Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
General Discussions
The Watercooler
Loth...or anyone with exp in ortho issues
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 85851" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Janet, I'm looking at this from the fibro side of things. How you handle surgery and rehab will depend on a lot of things, but mostly it will come down to - what is your response to pain now? Do you fear the pain and do what you can by avoidance to minimise it? Or are you so accustomed to pain that you tend to not notice pain in other areas, such as banging your thumb with a hammer? How good is your pain management?</p><p></p><p>From my own observations, people who try to minimise movement to avoid pain are going to have a much harder time with the necessary rehab, but the people who are already so accustomed to pain that they have their own methods of dealing with it, will probably sail through rehab.</p><p></p><p>The rehab exercises - these are not so much weight-lifting, load-bearing exercises so much as mobility and stretch exercises. You won't be expected to overdo exercise with muscles except to make your legs learn how to move again.</p><p>I would suggest you talk to a physio NOW, to find out what will be expected of you and why, and to assess for yourself what you feel you would be able to do, fibro-wise.</p><p></p><p>Only you know how you deal with pain, and how this will affect you later.</p><p></p><p>And your weight - is it related to the joint degeneration? I mean, is it the joint pain that has stopped you exercising and allowed the weight to pile on? Or is it the fibro? Or both? Because if it's the joint pain, the surgery may make it possible for you to move a little more freely, which could help the weight reduce to a more comfortable level.</p><p></p><p>Something else you could do, is make sure you are doing your utmost to get your pain managed as best as you can. Also do homework with a pain specialist on how post-op pain could be controlled, in order to allow you to do the rehab.</p><p></p><p>If you discover it's not going to be as easy as you hoped, either with pain management or the degree of exercise needed in rehab, now is the time to try to put something positive in place. But if you find you CAN put something in place, it's got to help you feel encouraged.</p><p></p><p>And if you DO decide to do this, and come through it, think how unstoppable you will feel!</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 85851, member: 1991"] Janet, I'm looking at this from the fibro side of things. How you handle surgery and rehab will depend on a lot of things, but mostly it will come down to - what is your response to pain now? Do you fear the pain and do what you can by avoidance to minimise it? Or are you so accustomed to pain that you tend to not notice pain in other areas, such as banging your thumb with a hammer? How good is your pain management? From my own observations, people who try to minimise movement to avoid pain are going to have a much harder time with the necessary rehab, but the people who are already so accustomed to pain that they have their own methods of dealing with it, will probably sail through rehab. The rehab exercises - these are not so much weight-lifting, load-bearing exercises so much as mobility and stretch exercises. You won't be expected to overdo exercise with muscles except to make your legs learn how to move again. I would suggest you talk to a physio NOW, to find out what will be expected of you and why, and to assess for yourself what you feel you would be able to do, fibro-wise. Only you know how you deal with pain, and how this will affect you later. And your weight - is it related to the joint degeneration? I mean, is it the joint pain that has stopped you exercising and allowed the weight to pile on? Or is it the fibro? Or both? Because if it's the joint pain, the surgery may make it possible for you to move a little more freely, which could help the weight reduce to a more comfortable level. Something else you could do, is make sure you are doing your utmost to get your pain managed as best as you can. Also do homework with a pain specialist on how post-op pain could be controlled, in order to allow you to do the rehab. If you discover it's not going to be as easy as you hoped, either with pain management or the degree of exercise needed in rehab, now is the time to try to put something positive in place. But if you find you CAN put something in place, it's got to help you feel encouraged. And if you DO decide to do this, and come through it, think how unstoppable you will feel! Marg [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
General Discussions
The Watercooler
Loth...or anyone with exp in ortho issues
Top