Guest guest Posted January 5, 2001 Report Share Posted January 5, 2001 Hello, June! That doctor surprised me by listing downhill skiing as an allowable activity after a knee joint replacement. I wouldn't do it. I think that it's risky. I belong to a gym. I've tried every kind of machine they have. I believe that treadmills are safe for your knees as long as you have the proper shoes and you are walking and not running on them. The more padding underfoot the better. Although not a weight-bearing exercise, pedaling on a stationary bike is safer than the treadmill. Steppers are hard on the knees, and I would avoid them. My favorite total-body workout machines are the cross-country skier and elliptical trainer. They are both very low impact, weight-bearing, and work the entire body. If your shoulders, elbows, and/or hands can't handle the upper body portion of the workout, you can just use them for the lower body. Here is a good article on knee replacements and at the bottom there is a list of exercises that are safe for your joints and a list of exercises that are hard on your joints: http://www.lvhhn.org/health_disease/seniors/vitality/newsletter/ Asking your doctor before using any equipment or starting a new exercise program would be wise. Sorry that you couldn't go to your appointment because of the snow. That means you can keep your $22 until next week. Please let us know what the result is. I hope that your spleen is behaving itself. ----- Original Message ----- From: " JUNE " <juner24@...> " onelist " < egroups> Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 2:47 PM Subject: [ ] Joint Replacements > Hi a,I am just reading some of Monday's articles and came across > activities that can be done after knee surgery. It mentions > walking,skiing etc. but there is no mention of a treadmill. I have been > looking for one to strengthen my legs and maybe shift some of the weight > off my hips and thighs,now I am wondering if this is something I > shouldn't do. Any thoughts? Does anyone use a treadmill or exercise > bike? > > Hugs > June Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2001 Report Share Posted January 6, 2001 Thanks ,you covered all my questions with some great answers. I had looked at exercise bikes and I just may have to forget the treadmill. My son has a workout room fully equipped so I just might ask my dil to let me try some of the stuff he has. My family think because I am small I don't need this kind of exercise but I feel out of shape. Hugs June Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2001 Report Share Posted January 7, 2001 June, I was told a treadmill and a bike are fine. A treadmill is considered walking and walking is very good. I hope the article meant cross country skiing, because there is no way I would attempt downhill. It is to risky and injury would be to easy. Cross country skiing is just like walking. My parents CC ski and go to the hiking trails at our park. It is great exercise and not as risky as downhill. I like a semi-recumbent stationary bike. I can't sit on regular stationary bikes because it hurts my butt to much. It hits me right on my most tender fibro spots. The semi-recumbent have large comfortable seats and you can sit back and peddle away. Listen to your body. If it hurts don't do it. I would ask the doctor and see what he thinks. a ----- Original Message ----- From: JUNE <juner24@...> onelist < egroups> Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 3:47 PM Subject: [ ] Joint Replacements > Hi a,I am just reading some of Monday's articles and came across > activities that can be done after knee surgery. It mentions > walking,skiing etc. but there is no mention of a treadmill. I have been > looking for one to strengthen my legs and maybe shift some of the weight > off my hips and thighs,now I am wondering if this is something I > shouldn't do. Any thoughts? Does anyone use a treadmill or exercise > bike? > > Hugs > June > > Our websites: http://rheumatoid.arthritis.freehosting.net/ > http://www.rasupport.webprovider.com/ > Change subscription options: > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2005 Report Share Posted February 6, 2005 Welcome, Lori! Sorry that you've had RA for so long and are so severely affected, but it's great that you have had very good care. We do have many people here who have had various joint replacements, most often with very good results. I'm glad you mentioned them. I'll tell you where to go! Mayo Clinic in Rochester http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester s Hopkins Medicine http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org [ ] Joint replacements > > > > Hello everyone. I joined this group recently & have been lurking & > listening. Since I can only type with one finger, I don't > participate in online discussions too often but my curiosity has > gotten the best of me.Since joint replacements have become so > commonplace, I can't believe I've seen no posts suggesting > them...particularly with the knees. Shots, aspirations & rest go > only so far. Replacements are the answer unless you have no > insurance. I had both done about 10 years ago and haven't had any > problems. My 86 yr old mom had one done 4 1/2 weeks ago and is now > walking without pain or a cane. > > To introduce myself, my name is Lori and I was diagnosed with RA > about 25 yrs ago (3 years after my marriage). Somewhere along the > way I developed fibromyalgia too. Unlike many on this board, I've > been fortunate, except for one exception, to have caring, proactive > rheumys, who always included me when designing my treatment plans. I > have always considered them my primary physician. > > The RA required some footsurgery early on but then was relatively > calm til I had my daughter 5 yrs later. It flared when she was 3 > months old and I was on NSAIDS, plaquinal, gold pills, gold shots, > mtx, voltaren, arava, cyclosporin and finally enbrel. Prednisone was > only on an asneeded basis. Currently I'm on enbrel & voltaren, just > stopped mtx 1 1/2 months ago due to memory problems. I've had both > knees, hips,shoulders, and one elbow replaced. My MCPs n my right > hand have been replaced twice and my left ones once. my wrists, > ankles and cervial spine are fused and I won't even talk about my > feet which were an 11B and now measure a 5XXXX. My jaw is receding. > > I'm 62 now, still married and my daughter is in college. I retired > in 1999. Reading about what so many of you are going through really > saddens me. I thought that by now, most younger people would be > relatively pain free due to the recent advances in treatment butI see > that is not the case. Many of you are where I was 15 years ago If > there is anything I can say or sny info I can pass on, please feel > free to email me at sunlori224@.... In the meantime I will be > praying for all of you. This is a kind and caring group and I'm > happy I found you. > > God bless, > lori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2005 Report Share Posted February 6, 2005 Hi Lori... I don't know about everyone else but I have talked to my doc about knee and hip replacements, and they have gotten to where they don't like doing it on patients under 60 years old. My doc won't even consider it and neither will my insurance. Maybe in some places they will do it, but down here in New Orleans...they won't even talk to me about doing it until I am older. Larry in New Orleans sunlori42 <sunlori224@...> wrote: Hello everyone. I joined this group recently & have been lurking & listening. Since I can only type with one finger, I don't participate in online discussions too often but my curiosity has gotten the best of me.Since joint replacements have become so commonplace, I can't believe I've seen no posts suggesting them...particularly with the knees. Shots, aspirations & rest go only so far. Replacements are the answer unless you have no insurance. I had both done about 10 years ago and haven't had any problems. My 86 yr old mom had one done 4 1/2 weeks ago and is now walking without pain or a cane. To introduce myself, my name is Lori and I was diagnosed with RA about 25 yrs ago (3 years after my marriage). Somewhere along the way I developed fibromyalgia too. Unlike many on this board, I've been fortunate, except for one exception, to have caring, proactive rheumys, who always included me when designing my treatment plans. I have always considered them my primary physician. The RA required some footsurgery early on but then was relatively calm til I had my daughter 5 yrs later. It flared when she was 3 months old and I was on NSAIDS, plaquinal, gold pills, gold shots, mtx, voltaren, arava, cyclosporin and finally enbrel. Prednisone was only on an asneeded basis. Currently I'm on enbrel & voltaren, just stopped mtx 1 1/2 months ago due to memory problems. I've had both knees, hips,shoulders, and one elbow replaced. My MCPs n my right hand have been replaced twice and my left ones once. my wrists, ankles and cervial spine are fused and I won't even talk about my feet which were an 11B and now measure a 5XXXX. My jaw is receding. I'm 62 now, still married and my daughter is in college. I retired in 1999. Reading about what so many of you are going through really saddens me. I thought that by now, most younger people would be relatively pain free due to the recent advances in treatment butI see that is not the case. Many of you are where I was 15 years ago If there is anything I can say or sny info I can pass on, please feel free to email me at sunlori224@.... In the meantime I will be praying for all of you. This is a kind and caring group and I'm happy I found you. God bless, lori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 oh lori... is that what they are going to say, replacement of my knee, if it does not get better??? YIKES, that sounds terrible painful! i have not cartlidge in the inside part of my knee, but i do have cartlidge in the outside part of the joint.... where did the inside part go????? rae [ ] Joint replacements Hello everyone. I joined this group recently & have been lurking & listening. Since I can only type with one finger, I don't participate in online discussions too often but my curiosity has gotten the best of me.Since joint replacements have become so commonplace, I can't believe I've seen no posts suggesting them...particularly with the knees. Shots, aspirations & rest go only so far. Replacements are the answer unless you have no insurance. I had both done about 10 years ago and haven't had any problems. My 86 yr old mom had one done 4 1/2 weeks ago and is now walking without pain or a cane. To introduce myself, my name is Lori and I was diagnosed with RA about 25 yrs ago (3 years after my marriage). Somewhere along the way I developed fibromyalgia too. Unlike many on this board, I've been fortunate, except for one exception, to have caring, proactive rheumys, who always included me when designing my treatment plans. I have always considered them my primary physician. The RA required some footsurgery early on but then was relatively calm til I had my daughter 5 yrs later. It flared when she was 3 months old and I was on NSAIDS, plaquinal, gold pills, gold shots, mtx, voltaren, arava, cyclosporin and finally enbrel. Prednisone was only on an asneeded basis. Currently I'm on enbrel & voltaren, just stopped mtx 1 1/2 months ago due to memory problems. I've had both knees, hips,shoulders, and one elbow replaced. My MCPs n my right hand have been replaced twice and my left ones once. my wrists, ankles and cervial spine are fused and I won't even talk about my feet which were an 11B and now measure a 5XXXX. My jaw is receding. I'm 62 now, still married and my daughter is in college. I retired in 1999. Reading about what so many of you are going through really saddens me. I thought that by now, most younger people would be relatively pain free due to the recent advances in treatment butI see that is not the case. Many of you are where I was 15 years ago If there is anything I can say or sny info I can pass on, please feel free to email me at sunlori224@.... In the meantime I will be praying for all of you. This is a kind and caring group and I'm happy I found you. God bless, lori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 larry, you live in new orleans??? my husband just said, last night, that he wants to go there and eat the food! ha ha ha.... i would omeday like to travel there and take the river boat ride.... have you ever done that?? rae Re: [ ] Joint replacements Hi Lori... I don't know about everyone else but I have talked to my doc about knee and hip replacements, and they have gotten to where they don't like doing it on patients under 60 years old. My doc won't even consider it and neither will my insurance. Maybe in some places they will do it, but down here in New Orleans...they won't even talk to me about doing it until I am older. Larry in New Orleans sunlori42 <sunlori224@...> wrote: Hello everyone. I joined this group recently & have been lurking & listening. Since I can only type with one finger, I don't participate in online discussions too often but my curiosity has gotten the best of me.Since joint replacements have become so commonplace, I can't believe I've seen no posts suggesting them...particularly with the knees. Shots, aspirations & rest go only so far. Replacements are the answer unless you have no insurance. I had both done about 10 years ago and haven't had any problems. My 86 yr old mom had one done 4 1/2 weeks ago and is now walking without pain or a cane. To introduce myself, my name is Lori and I was diagnosed with RA about 25 yrs ago (3 years after my marriage). Somewhere along the way I developed fibromyalgia too. Unlike many on this board, I've been fortunate, except for one exception, to have caring, proactive rheumys, who always included me when designing my treatment plans. I have always considered them my primary physician. The RA required some footsurgery early on but then was relatively calm til I had my daughter 5 yrs later. It flared when she was 3 months old and I was on NSAIDS, plaquinal, gold pills, gold shots, mtx, voltaren, arava, cyclosporin and finally enbrel. Prednisone was only on an asneeded basis. Currently I'm on enbrel & voltaren, just stopped mtx 1 1/2 months ago due to memory problems. I've had both knees, hips,shoulders, and one elbow replaced. My MCPs n my right hand have been replaced twice and my left ones once. my wrists, ankles and cervial spine are fused and I won't even talk about my feet which were an 11B and now measure a 5XXXX. My jaw is receding. I'm 62 now, still married and my daughter is in college. I retired in 1999. Reading about what so many of you are going through really saddens me. I thought that by now, most younger people would be relatively pain free due to the recent advances in treatment butI see that is not the case. Many of you are where I was 15 years ago If there is anything I can say or sny info I can pass on, please feel free to email me at sunlori224@.... In the meantime I will be praying for all of you. This is a kind and caring group and I'm happy I found you. God bless, lori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 Gee Larry, I'm really sorry to hear that. Is there a chapter of the Arthritis Foundation there that might be able to advocate for you? Do you have to have your rheumy's OK? Is your doc a rheumy & board certified? Most of them know that the RA patient is an exception to the age rule. If your ins. allows you to select your own MD..can you at least consult with a knee surgeon at a teaching hospital near by? If your ins covers nursing home or at home health care they should realize it will save money in the long run to allow those replacements now. Cordially, Lori > > > Hello everyone. I joined this group recently & have been lurking & > listening. Since I can only type with one finger, I don't > participate in online discussions too often but my curiosity has > gotten the best of me.Since joint replacements have become so > commonplace, I can't believe I've seen no posts suggesting > them...particularly with the knees. Shots, aspirations & rest go > only so far. Replacements are the answer unless you have no > insurance. I had both done about 10 years ago and haven't had any > problems. My 86 yr old mom had one done 4 1/2 weeks ago and is now > walking without pain or a cane. > > To introduce myself, my name is Lori and I was diagnosed with RA > about 25 yrs ago (3 years after my marriage). Somewhere along the > way I developed fibromyalgia too. Unlike many on this board, I've > been fortunate, except for one exception, to have caring, proactive > rheumys, who always included me when designing my treatment plans. I > have always considered them my primary physician. > > The RA required some footsurgery early on but then was relatively > calm til I had my daughter 5 yrs later. It flared when she was 3 > months old and I was on NSAIDS, plaquinal, gold pills, gold shots, > mtx, voltaren, arava, cyclosporin and finally enbrel. Prednisone was > only on an asneeded basis. Currently I'm on enbrel & voltaren, just > stopped mtx 1 1/2 months ago due to memory problems. I've had both > knees, hips,shoulders, and one elbow replaced. My MCPs n my right > hand have been replaced twice and my left ones once. my wrists, > ankles and cervial spine are fused and I won't even talk about my > feet which were an 11B and now measure a 5XXXX. My jaw is receding. > > I'm 62 now, still married and my daughter is in college. I retired > in 1999. Reading about what so many of you are going through really > saddens me. I thought that by now, most younger people would be > relatively pain free due to the recent advances in treatment butI see > that is not the case. Many of you are where I was 15 years ago If > there is anything I can say or sny info I can pass on, please feel > free to email me at sunlori224@a... In the meantime I will be > praying for all of you. This is a kind and caring group and I'm > happy I found you. > > God bless, > lori > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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