tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29272013.post1149806402803396569..comments2024-03-20T03:44:08.507-04:00Comments on Horses of Follywoods: Fessing Up on a Rainy DayJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29272013.post-59822198613630350512009-04-12T14:23:00.000-04:002009-04-12T14:23:00.000-04:00Ouch those knees sound painfully! Frustrating when...Ouch those knees sound painfully!<BR/> Frustrating when you body holds you back from doing the things you want to do never mind the constant discomfort you must be in.Nicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03343007017098358402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29272013.post-75398427582518591862009-04-12T03:01:00.000-04:002009-04-12T03:01:00.000-04:00Good point Claire. I am sure it would be one knee...Good point Claire. I am sure it would be one knee at a time. You just have to plan for it. Having been in the horse world for so long I am sure that you have lots of friends that would love to help. You might be able to teach in exchange for help - start the process before you need to have the surgery and your students/help will already know the ropes. And you could resume teaching long before you can do the barn chores. Hmm, I just thought that you probably would have to go to another barn to teach and you probably wouldn't be mobile, it seems, for three months. Ah, details.<BR/><BR/>It's natural to put these things off, but there is a good case for doing it sooner rather than later. The younger you are the faster you will recover and the longer time you will have with fixed, hopefully pain free knees. Not that I follow my own advice. <BR/><BR/>Can you wrap or use a supportive sleeve on your knees to help stabilize them?Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09369843518823655377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29272013.post-10475416745048773662009-04-11T20:53:00.000-04:002009-04-11T20:53:00.000-04:00It's such a treat to be able to take care of the h...It's such a treat to be able to take care of the horses yourself. I'm sure they love being close to you too.<BR/>I had a total knee replacement in Sept. and it took a good three months to be really mobile. I could have taken care of the horses in two months but it would have been a chore. Thank goodness I have my daughter to take care of the horses and barn. There is a lot of physical therapy involved and it can be painful. But on the whole I'm glad I had it done, as now there is no more pain in the knee itself, just still getting the muscles and ligaments back in shape.<BR/>Hope you don't need to do this for a long time.Grey Horse Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837575441967937196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29272013.post-50829715347251220232009-04-11T15:36:00.000-04:002009-04-11T15:36:00.000-04:00Nice to have your boys so close at hand! Hope the...Nice to have your boys so close at hand! Hope the knees last a long time in their current configuration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29272013.post-68804163264467855442009-04-11T15:09:00.000-04:002009-04-11T15:09:00.000-04:00ah. that's the trouble with having animals.....yo...ah. that's the trouble with having animals.....you would not only need someone to care for them, of course, but also to care for you - and you'd probably have to do them one knee at a time... nightmare!Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02888698683201580237noreply@blogger.com