knee or hip replacement and heavy mailorder ebay business like books
Have you or someone you know had knee replacement and was that the end of mail order heavy stuff like books? I am aware that you can't lift heavy stuff for weeks after the procedure. But will this be permanent?
I tell myself that if I quit selling heavy sets or lots and just did single books I would be OK for a few more years but it's horse hockey puck. right now I am doing a lot of inventory work and it's killing my knees to bring the weeded books upstairs to the car to dispose of them. My son lives with us and he helps some but it's my job not his.
My husband says JUST RETIRE but I am fighting that tooth and nail.
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jewelbiz
·5 months agoI had a knee replacement surgery 3 1/2 years ago and I am now 81.
It was rough going afterwards and I was laid up for a longer while than I expected.
I did have physical therapy 2 inferior places directly across the street from my apartment and I didn’t go to a superior physical therapy place I had been before with a brilliant therapist because it was so very far away from me and I figured knee replacement surgery is so common and routine that I didn’t need to go so far away with the cab fare about $100. A day for both going + coming back home.
I was penny wise and pound foolish.
I am left thinking that the knee replacement surgery is a rip off and I was pushed into it.
My knee now is still sore and almost feels like it’s no different before or after.
The operation was far more painful than I anticipated it would be!
grann-4629
·5 months agoThe gym I go to is primarily made up of 'elderly' members, many who had had hip and knee replacements, some more than once. Without exception, everyone I have talked to tells me that after 6 weeks or so, they feel better than they have ever felt and are able to do things that were difficult/impossible before the surgery.
Of course, it's not automatic - you have to get back to regular and consistent exercise as soon as your doc okays it. I go three times a week and it's done wonders for my hip(s) arthritis.
Good luck to you and listen to your doctor.
Maybe you oughta' listen to your husband too 🤗
keziak
OP5 months agoOur fitness center is loaded with seniors and i've been impressed with what I see them doing. Swimming is one thing I'll want to keep up. I did water aerobics for a year but quit in favor of swimming laps. Those ladies could do anything!
krazzykats
·5 months agoI once built a pulley system and laid sheets of plywood to slide boxes of books up and down the stairs in a store I used to own.
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inhawaii
·5 months agoPlease consult your Physician.
soh.maryl
·5 months agoA relative who is now 77 years old had a right knee replacement at age of about 75.
He currently does about everything he did before and is/was quite an active person. This did not happen immediately of course. One of the important keys in rehab after knee replacement is to follow the doctor's orders exactly afterwards. The therapy and exercises are extremely important. Another friend, for example, spent a lot of time sitting around after her surgery and thus still limps.
This is none of my business, and I have no idea how old your son is, but helping you after your surgery will be his chance to really show his mom how much he loves her and wants her to have an uneventful recovery and to continue doing something she likes and that keeps her active.
Don't know about your husband's health, but could he help too?
Personally, had one hip replaced in 2013 and the other in 2017. Had excellent recovery after both, but, of course, I wasn't hauling heavy cartons of books around either. Now my limited mobility is due to back issues. I am 92.
keziak
OP5 months agomy husband could but won't help. My son loves me and does what I ask but when the day comes that I can't do most of it myself I'll need to quit. For a few years swimming really helped but I guess I no longer go as often as I need to, often too busy or too tired.
One other problem is that I used to be a keen gardener but over the past few years I've been struggling with it because anything I do out there, any way, hits me in the knees. Weeding in particular is a big problem. I've hired help with some heavy jobs but not weeding. So the knees are just an all around bummer.
grann-4629
·5 months agoWow that sounds familiar!
Our garden is our sanctuary, but it gets a little harder every year. We're reducing the workload by planting more perennials. When it comes to things like mowing the lawns, we still do it but it takes longer. Our last home had a frontage of 35 feet - the one we moved into 9 years has no stairs, but 66 feet frontage. Snow shovelling we still do with shovels (only our boys have snow blowers!).
Cleaning eavestroughs, anything on the roof, renovations, appliance repairs etc. that we used to do .... phone the guy.
keziak
OP5 months agoI Paid a crew last fall to dig out a large bed so I could plant for bees and some berries. I just did some "weeding" with Round up and it got my knees. The best thing I"ve done is plant heavily in large containers by the house, they are easier to tend and not as hard as bending over.
grann-4629
·5 months agoNice post youngster!
(just kiddin')
dhbookds
·5 months agoAsk your doctor.........people react in different ways....... I had 2 hip replacements and walking is still not easy (though 1000x better than before)........ I have friends who have had them and "just as good a new".
I'd let them accumulate in the basement and then "hire" someone to remove and dispose of........Your son might like a few extra bucks.
meme6253
·5 months agoIf it's killing your knees I would stop, You can make things worse for yourself, Try the single books for awhile, But this is entirely up to you, You are the one who has to deal with the pain & only you know the level of pain you can tolerate.Good Luck to you no matter what you decide.