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As I've gotten older, my knees have been the main signal letting me know. I tore my meniscus years ago. This is exciting news for people like me.

fallinghawks 9mo ago
The joint at the base of my thumb started telling me it's 60 years old. I stopped being able to open jars easily last year and would like to get my grip strength back.
- chaps 9mo ago
  Broke this one in a motorcycle accident and I'm really, really not looking forward to the late life implications of it.
- jMyles 9mo ago
  > The joint at the base of my thumb started telling me it's 60 years old This is my biggest apprehension. I've become quite a good guitarist, and I know that can't last forever. Getting my accomplishments in while I can.
  - jacquesm 9mo ago
    You better. I have an uncle who was a very accomplished pianist and who can't play anymore due to arthritis. Play the paint off it while you can.
  - marbro 9mo ago
    [dead]
  - fallinghawks 9mo ago
    Ironically, last year i decided to relearn piano after some 40 years. Learned one piece (a pretty good one, fortunately) and a once a day play triggered it. So. It's more like once every 2-3 weeks now, not long enough to forget, but long enough to keep the thumb feeling all right.
  - circlefavshape 9mo ago
    Your accomplishments? For me playing music is for joy, not for status
    - Brian_K_White 9mo ago
      1: They didn't say anything about status. 2: Developing a capacity or facility is an accomplishment regardless what purpose it's put to. Trying to tell someone they don't have the right attitude based on something they didn't even say was an interesting way to profess joy.
    - jMyles 9mo ago
      My first bluegrass record: https://justinholmes.bandcamp.com/album/vowel-sounds https://justinholmes.bandcamp.com/album/vowel-sounds Second record in progress: https://justinholmes.bandcamp.com/album/4masks https://justinholmes.bandcamp.com/album/4masks
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abrookewood 9mo ago
I've torn mine as well and am yet to get it repaired. Did you get surgery? Anything working for you?
- RealityVoid 9mo ago
  I got surgery about 8 years ago, after 10 years of on/off knee pain that I ignored. I had locking in the knee so I needed to so something so I could walk. Surgery was fine, they opened me up and my meniscus was all stringy as if you cracked an egg in boiling water, so no fixing it and they cut off 50% of my meniscus. I recovered quite easily, stupidly did not do any formal physio but proceeded to do mostly moderately heavy lifting with some light running and cycling (very light cardio for the runners around, but still something compared to couch potatoes). Since about 2 years I have pain and a pressure in the knee, not very intense pain but more unsettling. Pain also seems to show up after some sort of activity threshold and the effort accumulates. I eventually took an MRI about a month ago, I have first to second degree condroathy. A couple of physio sessions seemed to help but I need to take the time to do a full physio cycle. I can't wait for cartilage Regen tech. It's very nice being physically active. Worst case, I use it until I can't anymore, do a knee replacement and after that fails hop on one leg as a pirate. My hope to pull another 15 years of functional use out of it, enough to do fun activities with my son.
  - giardini 9mo ago
    Every son dreams that his Dad has a little bit of pirate! Congrats!

fallinghawks 9mo ago

The joint at the base of my thumb started telling me it's 60 years old. I stopped being able to open jars easily last year and would like to get my grip strength back.

chaps 9mo ago
Broke this one in a motorcycle accident and I'm really, really not looking forward to the late life implications of it.
jMyles 9mo ago
> The joint at the base of my thumb started telling me it's 60 years old This is my biggest apprehension. I've become quite a good guitarist, and I know that can't last forever. Getting my accomplishments in while I can.
- jacquesm 9mo ago
  You better. I have an uncle who was a very accomplished pianist and who can't play anymore due to arthritis. Play the paint off it while you can.
- marbro 9mo ago
  [dead]
- fallinghawks 9mo ago
  Ironically, last year i decided to relearn piano after some 40 years. Learned one piece (a pretty good one, fortunately) and a once a day play triggered it. So. It's more like once every 2-3 weeks now, not long enough to forget, but long enough to keep the thumb feeling all right.
- circlefavshape 9mo ago
  Your accomplishments? For me playing music is for joy, not for status
  - Brian_K_White 9mo ago
    1: They didn't say anything about status. 2: Developing a capacity or facility is an accomplishment regardless what purpose it's put to. Trying to tell someone they don't have the right attitude based on something they didn't even say was an interesting way to profess joy.
  - jMyles 9mo ago
    My first bluegrass record: https://justinholmes.bandcamp.com/album/vowel-sounds https://justinholmes.bandcamp.com/album/vowel-sounds Second record in progress: https://justinholmes.bandcamp.com/album/4masks https://justinholmes.bandcamp.com/album/4masks
  - deleted 9mo ago
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abrookewood 9mo ago

I've torn mine as well and am yet to get it repaired. Did you get surgery? Anything working for you?

RealityVoid 9mo ago
I got surgery about 8 years ago, after 10 years of on/off knee pain that I ignored. I had locking in the knee so I needed to so something so I could walk. Surgery was fine, they opened me up and my meniscus was all stringy as if you cracked an egg in boiling water, so no fixing it and they cut off 50% of my meniscus. I recovered quite easily, stupidly did not do any formal physio but proceeded to do mostly moderately heavy lifting with some light running and cycling (very light cardio for the runners around, but still something compared to couch potatoes). Since about 2 years I have pain and a pressure in the knee, not very intense pain but more unsettling. Pain also seems to show up after some sort of activity threshold and the effort accumulates. I eventually took an MRI about a month ago, I have first to second degree condroathy. A couple of physio sessions seemed to help but I need to take the time to do a full physio cycle. I can't wait for cartilage Regen tech. It's very nice being physically active. Worst case, I use it until I can't anymore, do a knee replacement and after that fails hop on one leg as a pirate. My hope to pull another 15 years of functional use out of it, enough to do fun activities with my son.
- giardini 9mo ago
  Every son dreams that his Dad has a little bit of pirate! Congrats!