[Leica] IMG: Liechtenstein Hike & hips/knees

[Wilbur Norman]

Monte,

If your replacement is a partial knee you will be fully up & running by week 7!  

In the old days the thought was to let the patient rest after surgery. Now, it is likely you will awake to find your knee being flexed by a machine in order to keep scar tissue from immobilizing you. Then, when home, some weeks of physical therapy, and then good for another 100,000 miles!

Hip surgery has similarly progressed so when all is said and done you will be loving life!

Wilbur

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On Nov 24, 2014, at 12:55 PM, Montie wrote:

> Tina, how long were you "out of action" after surgery, just curious
> as I'm replacing my right one soon.  :-(  (and my left hip early
> next year).  Definitely not looking forward to it.  :-/
> 
> Montie
> 
>>> Thanks, Ted!  And I carried my photo equipment up and down all of those
> mountains!  That's why I have two artificial knees today ;-)
> 
> Tina
> 
> On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 12:34 AM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
>> TINA OFFERED:
>> 
>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Liechtenstein Hike
>> From one of our hikes in 1985:
>> 
>> http://www.pbase.com/image/15832658,,,,,
>> 
>> Hi Tina,
>> I Love the photo immensely. You look at it and almost feel the environment
>> coming off the screen..
>> However two things bother me?
>> 
>> 1/ the word "hike" in the caption? Truly hike means walking along a simple
>> pathway or possibly a beach! :-)
>> 
>> What we SEE IN YOUR PHOTO WE might call.... "REALLY DEATH DEFYING BIG
>> HILLS!
>> ;-( that's indicative of humping up the breathing defying mountain side
>> hardly able to breath and trusting the working parts of your knees will
>> survive for another day.
>> 
>> It's a scene like this I'd buy a couple of post cards while comfortably
>> sitting on the pubs outdoor deck drinking a beer and enjoying the view and
>> sunshine!:-)
>> cheers,
>> ted
>> 
>> 
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