Bitch About It, Joke About It, But Never Be Too Serious Group

by Robin_Tucker on Jul 1, 2008 at 7:35 am

Have you thought about going by CVS and picking up one of those latex knee braces and using one to see if it helps when you walk? Also taking some Aleve or Motrin every day to help with possible inflammatory issues and using ice several times a day..most especially after walking. I don't think I would do any high impact or lunges/aquats..I would just walk and be sure I was wearing good shoes. I would use an ice pack at least 3/4 times a day for 10-15 minutes front and back.

by elysem on Jul 1, 2008 at 7:48 am

I agree with Robin! no high impact and dont push yourself!! if you get really injured you wont be able to do anything for a lot longer...just be patient with yourself!

by birdsong on Jul 1, 2008 at 7:53 am

Two words...water aerobics.

by losemore on Jul 1, 2008 at 8:03 am

love you guys and your pointers. I did actually stop at CVS this AM and bought an ice wrap for knee and some Bengay. I did do a little swimming, thanks. I do have good shoes also. I just need to focus mostly on that ice part I think. I only noted this stuff you know I'm not a COMPLETE idiot!!! HHAHAHA

Thanks for the pointers and support!!!

by wcdunning on Jul 1, 2008 at 8:45 am

If your S.O. was working out under thos conditions, what would you tell him? You'd tell him to stop, or at least find something that doesn't hurt. You look great, and while you may really want to lose those 10 lbs., they are not worth permanent injury to your knee. I know too many people who just lived with the pain and then needed knee relacements as they aged. For your own good, try something different.

Finally, most Walgreens near me have a clinic where a nurse practicioner is on duty. If there's one near you, you could have them check out your knee at a much lower cost than a doctor. Maybe you should give that a shot.

by losemore on Jul 1, 2008 at 10:15 am

You're absolutly right wcdunning, as all of you are. I'm addicted to weight loss. HAHAHA. I promise to only do swimming, light walking (like on my 30 min breaks at work) and upper body until I figure something out.

I'll check on that Walgreens thing. THANKS.

by effectsjunkie on Jul 1, 2008 at 11:34 am

I feel your pain! I suffer from knee problems from years of racing motocross that keeps me from doing any strenuous excercise involving my knees. The one thing that I can do that is a great workout is swimming. I love to swim. Water is fun. Babes in bikini's. (mind digresses...)

Another excersise my therapist (physical not mental) had me do is to sit in a chair with my knee as close to the edge of the chair as possible. Place a 5 lb bag of sugar, dogfood, etc... on my foot and lift it in the air as high as possible and hold it for as long as possible. This helps strengthen the muscles on the top and inside of your legs. Then gradually work up to higher weights. (I had to do this because I dislocated my kneecap so bad that two of the tendon's on the left side of my leg actually snapped back into my leg.) Yeah it hurt, but I got over it.

Hope your knee gets better, mine did.

P.S. I agree with wcdunning, you look great! Don't over do it. Don't worry, be happy! Besides, you could look like me and that's just wrong on so many different levels.

Edited by effectsjunkie, on July 01st, 2008 at 11:39 am.

by primjula on Jul 1, 2008 at 1:46 pm

Hooray for good support and acceptance of the support. You're doing good things, here!