[at-l] "Corpsman, what's next?"

[Linda Benschop]

DewDrop,

I am so sorry to hear about your knees.  My brother had his done a few 
months ago and says that he feels like a new man.  If it were me, I 
would definitely want to get both done at once, so that it can be over 
with.  I had surgery on both of my feet a few years ago and decided to 
do one at a time.  I regretted it as I had to spend SO much time healing 
having one at a time.  I am sure you will get other opinions and 
suggestions to help with your decisions.  Whatever you decide, best of luck!
Hummingbird






Pete Randrup wrote:
> Well, good times have come up short . . . the knees have
> caved in.
>
> Came home (Baltimore) after doing the Maryland section
> southbound to Harpers Ferry.  Those knobs were hurting.
>
> My friendly sawbones took xrays and announced that I
> was now a good candidate for partial replacement of both
> knees
>
> "Doc, you think I could try a section right away and if it
> goes well, you can have my still breathing carcass during
> December . . . or earlier should the joints cave in?"  And
> he gave his blessing to it.
>
> Unfortunately this past Wednesday, 25-miles into the next
> section, and out came the DewDrop bag of bones.
> Tomorrow I expect to get set up for the operations.
>
> Any advice would be welcomed.  E.g., do both knees at
> the same time . . . or do one at a time.  I expect that doing
> the privy run will be exciting!  No idea on how soon I'll be
> doing the stairs (cellar, 1st and 2nd floor, and attic computer
> station).  And most important, how long will it be before one
> can expect to do the Trail again.  The part I missed, coming
> off the AT was immediately before the West Virginia roller
> coaster.  The next part after that will be Front Royal south
> bound.
>
> BTW, learned one thing, the AT maps show the blue trails
> in black dash lines, except not all of those match up with
> blazing.  I "escaped" from the Rod Hoilow Shelter by going
> out to the AT and heading north.  Picked up a blue blaze
> shortly, heading west as expected.  But the intersection to
> the trail heading westerly to VA-649 wasn't picked up, thus
> I completed in the counter clockwise fashion the steep
> Fishers Hill Trail . . . rats.  Back at the shelter, I got on the
> unblazed escape route and followed the old axiom . . .
> follow the stream.  The folks traveling alone the VA-649
> roadway were very friendly. I was parked on lush green
> grass, in the shade of the trees across the roadway.
> Only after a short wait did my wife, Elie, show up and off
> to my car in Chester Gap we went.
>
> It was a fine hike . . . met many nice fellow hikers,
> including in particular Arnold and his daughters from
> Florida, and Squeeze Parkay from Indiana.
>
> Will I do it again . . . you can bet on it!
>
>
> DewDrop
>
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