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Revision TKR Never give up, keep trying, don't settle - that's me, Bonnie

I know how you feel about stairs ,as well as stairs we have steps up to house and steps down into back yard plus we live on a very steep hill oh the joys of getting old.Property round here is very hard for selling so will stay here or swap you for stairs, steps, hill, no sun,on plus side 3 bed room large kitchen and living room very large garage plus fantastic views .
 
We're in a split level home, 9 steps to the basement from the living room, 5 from the living room to kitchen and 9 more to the bedrooms. Plus, 5 steps into the house front and rear. Or 2 steps fromt garage to living room. Love the home, but my wife has fallen on the stairs so many times that we will be looking at some point. If I could level a couple of homes to the north of me, I'd have a great view of the Great Salt Lake... But the mountains east and west of me are just awesome. Besides the commute from your house to where I work would be deal breaker!
 
Hi but think how fit you could be running cycling and boating on your commute.Today my view was 50 yards all day had fog all day so i can not even sell you on view, not that many mountains in uk .Found that if i click on location i go straight to google maps and shows area where people live ,does that work in usa bonesmart pages.
 
Well, house 3 days on the market, 9 showings and SOLD! Now the hardest part begins...packing and moving. My miniature Dachshund Gracie fell 1/2 down the stairs on Friday (she is ok) but with that to worry about and having no bedrooms downstairs it is time to move on. If I ever had to get my other knee done, I'd have a lot less trouble the next time "not" maneuvering the stairs. I spent about 4 months getting mine ready Roger, mostly cleaning out closets and cupboards. Then super cleaning my house, but it worked...just 3 days is all it took. We are getting a 2 1/2 car garage...ideally a 3 car garage would have been great but 2 1/2 is more than we have now (just a two). What part of the country are you in? I know some resale markets are doing better than others. In Texas we always seem to be the exception to the rule!
 
Very happy you sold steps can be a bind,we live in the north an old mining village ,my daughter lives down south she wants us to move down there but our house prices are below half of theres so no chance.On this site if i click on where it says location for anyone i get another google page open up and shows map where you live does this work for you it shows west dallas street.Have you seen lance riding possibly texas as big as britain.
 
RICBAK1 said:
Very happy you sold steps can be a bind,we live in the north an old mining village ,my daughter lives down south she wants us to move down there but our house prices are below half of theres so no chance.On this site if i click on where it says location for anyone i get another google page open up and shows map where you live does this work for you it shows west dallas street.Have you seen lance riding possibly texas as big as britain.
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Nope! Born and raised in Oregon and been a Texan since 1972! Not in Dallas either but rather in Houston!
 
What do you do with 1/2 a car take turns walking.Weather is getting a lot better so going to clean caravan will not be long before we are away for summer,we did not use last year due to having tkr grandkids went to Turkey and Spain for holidays but told me they did not have holiday because they never went in caravan so we must go this year other knee can wait till winter this time.Enjoy packing to move would not fancy that i have to much junk.
 
Awesome news Bonnie! Although moving is never any fun. We've been in this house almost 7 years, which is the longest we've been in one house. I certainly wish you well with the move!

Richard, I can get the locations thing to work too. My current 2 car garage isn't bad, but a full shop with a lift would be nice. Then I'd have more room for fixing the roof of my pop up camping trailer. Again. It will be nice to get it out and used rather than looking at it sitting. We could use our tent, but its probably better for our backs to get off the ground. Although the trailer might feel smaller than our bigger tent, which is 10' x 14'. It will certainly feel bigger than sleeping in the back of my Jeep! Good luck with the caravan camping!
 
Hi you can always come to uk with trailer i can walk onto my garage roof from back door of house we are that high,when i clean top of caravan i just pull it to side of house and use a brush to wash top no ladders.Just clicked on your location then zoom in and used little man it showed 6 utah 36 tooele that crossroads is enormous compared to uk streets.Click edlington zoom in look for bernard road you can see my house and caravan we are tiny compared to usa houses and caravans.Sleeping in cars gave up just after teenager years and our cars are a lot smaller than yours my citroen picasso which you do not have in usa is great 55 mpg at 70 mph and touch 120 mph anytime when camera are not looking .
 
Roger, 7 years in one house is a very short time. We've been in this house for 24 years! It is bitter sweet to leave. Right now moving day is scheduled for May 24. Once we get moved, we have to put everything away ;-(
 
Hi everyone...just checking in. Been very busy selling my house and buying a new one. Very, very stressful. I am late in making my 2 year TRK check up but I made an appointment today to see my OS on May 14. I will never tell him about my running, I'll just let him take the x-rays and he can tell me how it looks! I am still waiting for the day when I wake up, get out of bed and don't even think about my knee. btw the new neighborhood that I will move to has trails for running and cycling, can't wait for May 24 to get here!!
 
Does anyone Orthodoc, know anything about PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) shots and Prolotherapy? I am going for a consultation appointment on Thursday of this week. Supposedly injections in trigger point areas to help grow, strengthen and stretch the muscle/tendons/ligaments and thus more ROM. I've been working for over two years now trying to build muscle back in my TKR leg. Although I have built some muscle, even after two years, my TKR leg is still smaller than the non TRK leg. Going from a ROM of 135 down to 110 and still painful to get to 120, they say it is all in the soft tissue. I just feel like going down my quad from my hip flexor is a TIGHT thick band that keeps my knee from bending. Hoping that these doctors can help me. If any of you have any input or experience please let me know. I'd like to be able to just hop on a bike again and ride but my ROM won't let me.
 
You should be able to find a good bike shop that will properly set you up with shorter crank arms which lessens the ROM you need. I have read of others with far less ROM than you have cycling well. i have heard of PRP, but know little of it's specific efficacies. Best wishes.
 
trailspud said:
You should be able to find a good bike shop that will properly set you up with shorter crank arms which lessens the ROM you need. I have read of others with far less ROM than you have cycling well. i have heard of PRP, but know little of it's specific efficacies. Best wishes.
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I have many great bike shops near me Trailspud and that very well may be something that I need to look into. If I had not already achieved a ROM of 135 (then lost it) I might be more accepting of a lesser ROM. If I say 120...that is work to get to 120 so normally without too much effort I am probably most of the time 117 :-(
 
I know you won't quit seeking to get back the ROM you had previously, and post-TKR, but in the meantime get on that bike and have some fun. If memory serves me correct, I have heard of short crank arm adaptations working for 75 degrees of flexion. It sounds like you would need very little in the way of refitting.
 
trailspud said:
I know you won't quit seeking to get back the ROM you had previously, and post-TKR, but in the meantime get on that bike and have some fun. If memory serves me correct, I have heard of short crank arm adaptations working for 75 degrees of flexion. It sounds like you would need very little in the way of refitting.
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Well actually Trailspud, my move is coming up on May 24 and once settled, the area in which I will be living has great paths/trails for cycling, jogging and walking. I am sure that I will be out having fun before you know it! Moving is hard work...I just want to get it done, then I won't have to wake up and walk down 14 steep hardwood stairs each morning while carrying my wiener dog Gracie! I'll be in my new one story house!
 
RunA42K said:
Does anyone Orthodoc, know anything about PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) shots and Prolotherapy?
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Prolotherapy usualy consists of injections of an "irritant" such as dextrose (sugar) into the soft tissue in the attempts to get the body to produce a reaction causing some healing. This treatment has typically been used in patients with chronic back pain; however, some practitioners are using it for joints and tendons. I do not have any personal experience with using this type of treatment.

PRP (platelet rich plasma) injections are more commonly found in the orthopaedic community. However, the efficacy of this treatment is still being actively researched. The use of PRP has not yet become a mainstream treatment offered by all or even most orthopaedic surgeons.

The AAOS has put together a good article on PRP concluding:

"Treatment with platelet-rich plasma holds great promise. Currently, however, the research studies to back up the claims in the media are lacking. Although PRP does appear to be effective in the treatment of chronic tendon injuries about the elbow, the medical community needs more scientific evidence before it can determine whether PRP therapy is truly effective in other conditions. Even though the success of PRP therapy is still questionable, the risks associated with it are minimal: There may be increased pain at the injection site, but the incidence of other problems — infection, tissue damage, nerve injuries — appears to be no different from that associated with cortisone injections."

A recent broken link removed: https://www.aaos.org/news/aaosnow/jun11/clinical5.asp about PRP, including several prominent orthopaedic surgeons, presented the current status of PRP injections. Additionally, several very well respected organizations have provided their thoughts on PRP in these articles, including the Hospital for Special Surgery, and the broken link removed: https://thesteadmanclinic.com/bone-marrow-cell-concentrate-platelet-rich-plasma.asp.

I hope you find these resources useful.

Orthodoc
 
Bonnie, I just attended a Webinar this past Monday that discussed PRP therapy. The presenters were a doctor who had completed a small study and another doctor who had compiled research from over 1000 studies into a performance matrix. The bottom line was that current studies cannot show PRP to be consistently beneficial. It is very expensive and not covered by insurance. Sooooo.....it may not be the answer you're looking for. If you are interested, I can send you my synopsis of the webinar. Just PM me your email address.
 
Yes, Jamie I would be interested in reading it. Knowledge is power! I will PM you my E-mail address.
Thank you very much!
 
Bonnie, there is no need to quote a post to reply to it, specially when you then put your message in the very next post!
 
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