[AT] was fly nets now joints

Mon Nov 24 19:11:32 PST 2008

Hi Larry and Charlie,
This is Marilyn, George's wife. George thought it might be a good idea for
me to share.

One year ago I had a knee replacement. I am very happy with the outcome. It
is now my good knee. For the first three months after surgery I wasn't sure
it was a good idea, but then improvement took over and I am very happy with
it. I can only stress how important the exercises and therapy are. You
absolutely have to grin and bear it and do them, if you want success. I need
to have my other knee done, but with George's recent problems it will have
to wait a while. For now Synvisc shots are helping that knee. Good luck in
your recovery.

Marilyn

> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com [mailto:at-
> bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Larry Goss
> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 9:32 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] was fly nets now joints
> 
> I've been that route, Charlie.  Believe me, I know the whole routine, what
> you're thinking, what the doctor is saying, what the opinions of your
> friends are, and what your fears and concerns are.  I put up with the
> jelly stuff for a year.  When I complained to the doctor that it wasn't as
> effective as it used to be, his response was something like, "What did you
> expect?"
> 
> Last month he told me, "You'll know when the time is right."  I said,
> "That's the point.  The time is now."  That decision set off the wildest
> activity of medical checking and counter-checking I've ever experienced.
> It all started when I flunked my EKG.  I ended up having doctors mumbling
> under their breaths about their colleagues expertise, but the bottom line
> is that I got a new knee last Tuesday.  By Wednesday morning, I was
> walking on the new knee, and exercising to fight the atrophy and
> disability that is sure to set in if I don't.
> 
> The hospital stay was four days and there were about a dozen people in the
> same "class" with new hip and knee replacements.  On Wednesday, there was
> a lot of body language among the patients that fairly screamed out, "I'm
> not going to do this.  You can't make me do this. and Where's the closest
> six-pack and a smoke?"  By Friday afternoon, everyone was walking, doing
> their exercises, and looking forward to going home and getting on with
> their lives.
> 
> I won't bore you with more gory details, but simply repeat what my doctor
> told me in October -- You'll know when the time is right.
> 
> Larry
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: CEE VILL <cvee60 at hotmail.com>
> Date: Monday, November 24, 2008 17:53
> Subject: Re: [AT] was fly nets now joints
> To: new atislist <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> 
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks for the suggestion. I had not heard the inversion term
> > before, but have been trying to think of a was to safely hang
> > either upright or inverted to decompress joints.  Have not
> > come up with a way to do this in the house.  When I was a
> > kid, I used to spend a lot of time hanging from the knees on a
> > "skin the cat" bar.  It felt good to do that.  Now
> > having seen a hip x-ray showing bone on bone contact, I am not
> > sure it would help.  The medical plan now is to literally
> > grease the joint with some injected jelly.  If that helps
> > even for a short time, it will be assumed the joint causes the
> > pain.  That is not an adventure i am looking for, but I am
> > pretty useless as it is now.
> >
> > Charlie V
> >
> > > From: charliehill at embarqmail.com
> > > To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> > > Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:42:22 -0500
> > > Subject: Re: [AT] Fly nets
> > >
> > > Steve a friend of mine did that years ago before there were
> > inversion
> > > tables.  He had a balcony overlooking his family
> > room.  He hooked an
> > > electric boat winch up to it.  He had a couple of ankle
> > cuffs attached to a
> > > single tree so to speak.  He'd hook himself up, lay on
> > the floor and with
> > > the remote winch control in his hand hoist himself up until he
> > was hanging
> > > above the floor.  It worked.  He had terrible back
> > problems and it helped
> > > him a lot.
> > >
> > > Charlie
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Steve W." <falcon at telenet.net>
> > > To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
> > <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 2:37 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [AT] Fly nets
> > >
> > >
> > > > CEE VILL wrote:
> > > >> The bad news, Charlie, is I am taking no medicine for pain except
> > > >> aspirin or Tylenol.  All of the stronger stuff out
> > there messes my
> > > >> stomach up, and I have enough problems already, so living
> > with the
> > > >> pain.  It keeps my groaner working good.  Ohhhh,
> > that hurts, etc.
> > > >> Another test this week.  If it turns out to be from
> > the hip, rather
> > > >> than sciatic nerve, I guess I will be going for an
> > aftermarket hip.
> > > >>
> > > >> Charlie V.
> > > >
> > > > Charlie, Try inversion. I have had a screwed up hip for a
> > long time
> > > > after a few wrecks and being fat. My right hip would go numb
> > and after a
> > > > while it gets hot as well. Docs said take this medication
> > and don't walk
> > > > on it. RIGHT....
> > > >
> > > > Tried an inversion table and discovered that 20 minutes a
> > week inverted
> > > > took all the pain away.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Steve W.
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