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Thread: The health merry-go-round
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29th April 2022, 04:35 PM #181
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8th December 2022, 05:50 PM #182.
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Back in July 2016 the Lymph glands almost all over my body showed up as being over active suggesting I had either Lymphoma or Sarcoidosis or both. If you want to know what Sarcoidosis check out the first few posts in this thread. It took about 6 months and two biopsies to confirm it was not Lymphoma so then I started on a steroid and Hydroxychloroquine treatment. 6 year later I have finally got the all clear - well I still have to have 3 monthly blood tests and a PET sale this time next year.
This disease usually lasts about 3-5 years so not that far out although I might have had it for a few years before I was diagnosed. I've been off the Hydroxychloroquine but now I can go off the steroids as well which I'm grateful for because it has been messing a bit with my blood sugars and being diabetic it did not help.
If I'm still clear after 12 months the chances of return are about 2%
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8th December 2022, 07:47 PM #183
That's a great Christmas present
PTLThe person who never made a mistake never made anything
Cheers
Ray
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8th December 2022, 08:21 PM #184
Great news Bob
Just do it!
Kind regards Rod
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9th December 2022, 03:18 AM #185
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13th June 2023, 08:23 PM #186.
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Since I last posted in this thread my knees especially the left one slowly turned to rubbish and were both constantly swollen and hot. Couldn't kneel down to tie shoelaces, all walking (more like shuffling) increasingly painful and taking analgesics and anti inflammatories about twice a day just to cope with day to day stuff like getting to sleep, shopping, and short (2500 step) walks for the dogs. Just sitting still my knees would throb. The GP kept talking knee replacements but in mid-Feb I decided to ask my GP for referral to the Physio that treated my right knew a few years back and got me back to 10,000 step walks with minimal pain.
The previous physio was no longer there but her colleague said he reckoned he could sort me out. The first thing he got me to do was zero exercise, apply ice, and take anti inflammatories for a week to get the swelling down. Then in early March he assessed my pain levels and knee weight bearing capabilities and then started me on a light weight lifting program. The type of weight lifting is all leg based with minimal stain on knees but build up leg muscles to help support the knee and ankle joints.
There were 6 different exercises, = leg press with both legs and single legs, step ups carrying hand weights, something called a Romanian Dead Lift, calf raises, and hip thrusts with weight on top of your gut.
I'll just use one exercise as an example, the double leg press.
I started out at twice a week for 3 weeks just pushing 100kg with 3 x 8 repeats and similar repeats for the other exercises. Then 120 kg for two weeks and then he tested how far I could push it and I managed to lift 165kg (just a couple of times - and my knees did indeed feel sore after that)
Then he started me on a series of slowly increasing the weights and lowering the repeats over 6 week period..
Week 1: 2 sessions at 130kg @ 3 x8 repeats,
2: 2 sessions at 145kg @ 3 x 6,
3: 2 sessions at 155kg @ 2 x 5.
4: 140kg 3 x 8,
5: 155kg @ 3 x 6
6: 165kg for 3 x 5.
And similar otters for all the other exercises.
After the six weeks I could even do 3 x 8 repeats using weights 2.5 - 5 kg heavier than I had been originally assigned for week 6.
So after 6 weeks I can now kneel down and tie my shoe laces with hardly any pain, analgesic and anti inflammatory use is down to about twice a week.
I walk less on the days I lift the weights but over a week am averaging ~6000 steps a day over a week.
I still feel sore after walking for the longer distances but my recovery is much quicker - usually about an hour or so .
Last Saturday I even did 25 minute of Chainsaw work (~10kg chainsaw) and my knees pulled up just fine - shoulders and arms were a bit sore.
The one thing I find still makes my knees sore is carrying a heavy weight while walking - eg last week I carried a 23kg 4WD battery for about 200m and that was painful after just about 20 m - I forgot to bring a trolley with me )
Today I had another assessment and could leg press 235kg a couple of times - yes could feel my knees twinging.
So now I've started another 6 week period of going from 165 to 235kg in a similar pattern to the previous 6 weeks.
The physio reckons he I should be able to carry a 20+kg weight while walking some distance by the end of this period.
I can really recommend this program if like me you don't want to have knee replacement surgery.
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13th June 2023, 09:14 PM #187SENIOR MEMBER
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exercise program
Well done Bob. Glad you're getting your mobility back. Did you join a gym to achieve this or do you have a suitable gym at home?
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14th June 2023, 08:47 AM #188.
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15th June 2023, 06:10 PM #189.
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Just came back from my first full workout with the new weight regime - glutes and legs a bit jelly like, which is apparently a good thing, no worries with the knees.