My aching knees...

[TheMailMan]

I'm doing PT for my knees twice a week. I also moved a bunch of heavy reloading stuff between PT appointments. I was going to go get more reloading stuff today but both my knees are hurt'en like hell.

I could barely put weight on the right knee this morning.

Being broken sucks, growing old while being broken sucks donkey testicles.

 

[gdr_11]

I can no longer lift my right arm above shoulder high, if I get on my knees I need to make sure there is something sturdy to pull myself up with, my left elbow hurts 24/7 and I go through 16 ibuprofen a day. The golden years are not what they told me they would be.

 

[Sam7sf]

i Have Monday and Tuesday off. I’m a bit away in Bedford but if you have anything that’s too much for you and those knees, pm me if you can’t get help.

 

[pbratton]

We are all of the age where we no longer use the terms 'Right' or 'Left' when we talk about ourselves, we use the terms 'Good' and 'Bad"...

 

[karlac]

Check out your diet ... yeah, I know.

Everyone is different, but it's been damned amazing what cutting out sugars and going low carb has done for my 76 year old joints.

My helicopter knee, and punching bag shoulders will still twist on a misstep and ache, but the recovery time has gone from months to hours, literally. Go to bed hurting, wake up fine ... until the next misstep

Haven't taken pain killer/Tylenol in almost three months now.

 

[karlac]

I can no longer lift my right arm above shoulder high, if I get on my knees I need to make sure there is something sturdy to pull myself up with, my left elbow hurts 24/7 and I go through 16 ibuprofen a day. The golden years are not what they told me they would be.

See that out of place piece of furniture/ottoman on the left on the floor.
Without that last year, I'll still be laying on the floor trying to get up.

 

[popper]

Dog sure would like for me to get down and play with her, only happens when I'm down to straighten the back.

 

[jrbfishn]

The golden years suck.
I would take the bronze years back.

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[Bozz10mm]

You guys are not making me look forward to getting old.

 

[oldag]

OP, have you considered knee replacement surgery? With a good doc, I have seen folks do fantastic. Many wonder why they did not have the surgery sooner.

If mine keep getting worse, I may have to pursue that option.

 

[single stack]

The terms"Good knee and Bad knee" switch sides from time to time.

 

[FireInTheWire]

If I was closer, I'd come help. But... I live in BFE

 

[Inspector43]

I had a frozen shoulder and had therapy for 3 months. Nurse Goodbody was my therapist. She thought therapy was a contact sport. 3 months was not enough. I had to argue to get an extension.

 

[Army 1911]

If I had known I'd live this long I would've taken better care of myself.

 

[vmax]

Not being critical at all, but when I got my weight down to normal, all of my back and knee pain went away

 

[deemus]

OP, have you considered knee replacement surgery? With a good doc, I have seen folks do fantastic. Many wonder why they did not have the surgery sooner.

If mine keep getting worse, I may have to pursue that option.

My MIL did both hers at 65. Said she wished she had done it 10 years prior. More active than I had ever seen her.

 

[deemus]

Not being critical at all, but when I got my weight down to normal, all of my back and knee pain went away

Same for me. I actually did some jogging this week. Could not go far, but I will build up distance again. First time since my 30's.

 

[karlac]

Not being critical at all, but when I got my weight down to normal, all of my back and knee pain went away

Yep, dropping 36 of the lbs put on since retiring has reduced the effects of gravity on this earthling’s joints...

 

[sidebite252]

Glucosamine Chondroitin with MSM

I have no idea if this will help with your knee pain and it may not but after using this for joint pain off and on for over a year all I can say is without a doubt it has made a lot of difference with joint pain I experience in my hip, all joints in the lower extremities, & finger joints (knuckles). I actually use the CVS brand for better value but nature valley brand at Walmart seemed to work as well?

 

[Dawico]

Listening to y'all makes my joints hurt.