[at-l] Another one bites the dust…………..

[Jim and_or Ginny Owen]

Sir Toe - 

Thank you for the good wishes - 

 

The "new" knee probably would have made the thruhike - well, maybe.  The surgeon seemed to think I abused it with too many 20+ mile days.  But he didn't seem to be displeased with the results.  He'll scope the "new bad knee" next Wed.  We'll see what happens after that, but present plans are to head north to New England and Maritiime Canada.  

 

Walk softly (or in my case, gingerly),

Jim


http://www.spiriteaglehome.com/


 
> Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:05:58 -0700
> From: sloetoe at yahoo.com
> Subject: Re: [at-l] Another one bites the dust…………..
> To: spiriteagle99 at hotmail.com
> CC: at-l at backcountry.net
> 
> 
> ### BUMMER!
> 
> --- On Thu, 6/18/09, Jim and_or Ginny Owen <spiriteagle99 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > In reverse order – we DID have fun, the thruhike will have to
> > wait for another time and the intended non-destructive
> > “test” eventually became a “Kali test” for the right
> > (supposedly “good”) knee. 
> ### I would remind you though, that a knee replacement is a big deal, and your new knee saw you through 400 miles passably, right? 
> 
> > The left (replacement) knee performed well except for
> > a persistent (but gradually diminishing) pain on the outside
> > of the knee.
> ### Yeah. Yeah. That's the part.
>   
> > So we flew back to the East Coast to see the surgeon
> > – again.  We’ll see him tomorrow. 
> ### Best wishes and happy miles to you.
> 
> sloetoe
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