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[Hotrod50]

Update.  Had my right knee replacement 4 weeks ago yesterday.  Took bike out for first time last night.  Didn't feel too bad.  Knee recovery has been phenomenal.  I am 52 and I haven't been out of pain for a long time until now.  I feel so blessed that I am one of the lucky ones whose surgery and recovery has been very successful.  I am not going to try for BB&Q in Fayetteville later this week, but I do plan to ride to Arkansas Oct 12th.  Feeling very lucky.

JC, good luck in your future endeavers, and always enjoy your biking memories.  I know it had to be a tough decision.

[spydglide]

Great news on your 1st ride since the knee deal.........I know you were grinning.  Keep that new knee in the breeze as much as you can and ride safe.  spyder

[grandpadoc]

 ....sell the bikes, get a 5th wheel and keep traveling.

 

We feel your pain also. Terry and I decided this summer that this is it for us as far as long rides. We went to RibFest and Spokane and had a blast but the the arthritis is taking it toll on both of us. Thinking ahead we just upgraded our Hilton Vacations Club to more points and will be spending more time with the grandkids at local resorts, and ...
No doubt you wrestled with the choice between motor home vs fifth wheel. We have friends that have done both within a couple of years and they still can't make up their minds. What do you think    Doc

[JCZ]

We feel your pain also. Terry and I decided this summer that this is it for us as far as long rides. We went to RibFest and Spokane and had a blast but the the arthritis is taking it toll on both of us. Thinking ahead we just upgraded our Hilton Vacations Club to more points and will be spending more time with the grandkids at local resorts, and ...
No doubt you wrestled with the choice between motor home vs fifth wheel. We have friends that have done both within a couple of years and they still can't make up their minds. What do you think     Doc

You're right Lou.....we did go back and forth.  For us there were several major deciding factors.....to be able to run around and explore, once we get parked....especially when we're spending time in one place.  We wanted the freedom to go run around and see things without having to pack up each day.  We sure wouldn't have been able to take a motorhome on those 4x4 trails that we ended up on, going over the mountain to Lewiston when I punched in "shortest distance".   Couple that with the expense of a motorhome vs. a trailer or 5th wheel, the maint. issues of a motor home vs. a trailer or 5er, etc.  For us, it was a no brainer.  And we met a number of people in the campgrounds and RV parks in that nine days we were gone that had step down from a motorhome to a trailer/5th wheel for the some of the same reasons I mentioned.  Each has to decide for themselves, depending on what their travel goals and desires are.  Some people like have the Tajmahal to stay in and don't care about daily travel or access back in on the one lane roads, etc.

[Thermodyne]

I had a ruptured disk and a dislocated shoulder last winter.  Surgery in early April to remove the piece of disk that had been ejected.  Just PT for the shoulder.  I got back on the scooter in late May for some short runs.  Not quite six months now and I'm still limited to riding about an hour at a time.  I can't sit for more than an hour or so, not even on the sofa.  I took a road trip in early July, but with the back and my sore shoulder, I was having to take a break every 45-60 minutes.  The nerve to my left leg was damaged, so I'm a little uncoordinated with getting my foot down smoothly still.  My foot doesn't seem to know where the ground should be.  The Doc keeps telling me that I'll feel a lot better by next summer.

[JCZ]

Thermodyne.....let's hope the doc is right.

Hotrod....I totally empathize and relate.  I know what it's like living with pain for years then all of a sudden have a simple surgery procedure and that pain is gone.  For me, it was the hip replacement. 

I've also had the back surgery to have a couple of discs removed after years of back pain.  That was about 24 yrs. ago and it was significantly better for years but gradually got worse again to the point where I could no longer ride even half hour pain free.  The price I've paid for years of abuse to the body....now I really act like an old man

[Midnight Rider]

Thermodyne.....let's hope the doc is right.

Hotrod....I totally empathize and relate.  I know what it's like living with pain for years then all of a sudden have a simple surgery procedure and that pain is gone.  For me, it was the hip replacement. 

I've also had the back surgery to have a couple of discs removed after years of back pain.  That was about 24 yrs. ago and it was significantly better for years but gradually got worse again to the point where I could no longer ride even half hour pain free.  The price I've paid for years of abuse to the body....now I really act like an old man

Well, JC...if you guys get that 5th wheel down towards Alabama, I'll expect a stop at some of the great campgrounds we have around here and we can join you in our new big tent.  There's one of the nicest Army Corp of Engineers campgrounds about 40 miles from where I live now that I've ever seen.  My best buddy got a 5th wheel a year or so ago and we have a trip planned in early November to fully check the place out.

[2018_FLTRXSE]

I admire many of you for riding as long as you have.. thats truly the passion of riding.

I jacked my right knee and shoulder 10 years ago in a low speed wreck on my Fatboy... the shoulder was easy.. no major damage... The knee joint dislocated pretty bad and has never been 100% since... on occasion I've had to use my mechanical brace just to still be able to ride. The pain isnt bad (I'm tolerant) but the big concern is the sudden, occasional loss of strength/control.

Doc told me I'm too young to replace, (due to the age) but to try and live with it as long as I can tolerater it. Really dont want to drop a bike on its side and have to try to get it up again. Right now its on me to lose the weight I can to take excess weight off my knee for now... 20 pounds helps.... 60 more would be great.

[Keats]

I am out for a while with my ankle

[Keats]

This can happen if you loose your balance for a second and save the bike

[LovemyCVOgirl]

Whoa!  That look's painful  .  Did your MC fall on top on you. 

[FLY-DOG]

I ride with a guy at work (60 yrs young) who had his left leg blown off up to his knee years ago and wears an artificial leg on that side, then he died at work five years ago in the shop, fell out stone cold dead on the floor; lucky for him we had a defib on the wall and people you knew CPR, it took lots of pumping his heart by his co-workers and breathing into his mouth plus 5 separate electric shock paddle attempts to bring him back. When he came around he sat up and said what the fu__ are you doing to me!  He's been riding every since, that is until a stroke a month ago. Several of us drop by to see him everyday at home while he's recovering, yesterday I brought him a new Harley t-shirt for a little extra encouragement.  I know he'll ride with us again someday in the not too distant future.....he's a tough old former Vietnam era Marine so I know he'll be back!! Get well soon Charlie, we all love you!!

[spydglide]

This can happen if you loose your balance for a second and save the bike

Sorry to see this Keats.  Hope it heals up ok and as quickly as possible with no complications.  spyder

[Twolanerider]

I am out for a while with my ankle

Damn, that's ugly Jeff.  Sorry man.  How mobile are you and how much does it hurt?  Hope it heals fast.

[Ironhorse]

I learned decades ago (actually it was the 1st thing they taught us at police motor school), that if the bike is falling over at slow speed, or a stand still, to step off and away from the bike. Literally let go of the bars and step away from the bike so you don't get trapped under it. Hopefully you have crash bars, but let the bike take the damage, not you. It's a hard thing to instill in people, especially old timers with high dollar bikes. But the bike is easily repairable, the rider not so. At age 50 plus something, I would rather the bike be in the shop for 6 weeks getting paint and chrome, than I be down 6 months getting joints replaced and soft tissue repaired. it's easier to pickup a downed bike and ride away than it is to call a tow truck while you're being wheeled into an ambulance.

But that's just me. Others I'm sure will have their own suggestions.