[pct-l] Knee Surgery

[Jim & Janet Ake]

Hi Linda,

Glad to know you are home and doing better.  I had been following your
adventures on your website and so was a bit concerned when I heard you had
been evacuated and hospitalized.  I'm still reading tailwind's journal. 
Since I am an "older" female hiker, I have been very interested in your
progress.  Best wishes for a speedy recovery.  I hope I have the chance to
meet you and the other "pearl girls" someday.

Janet


--- Linda Rostad <lindarostad at verizon.net> wrote:

> I had knee surgery January 15th to repair a torn meniscus. I started my
> hike
> on April 3rd which was too soon for me. I should have taken the time to
> completely heal. I also have arthritis in the same knee which does not
> help.
> The consequences of taking too much Ibuprophen led to my emergency
> evacuation from Purple Lake on July 2nd. You can read about my adventure
> and
> evacuation here: http://www.creativedigitalimages.com/pctblog/ 
> 
>  
> 
> I recommend taking the time to heal and then strengthen your legs to
> avoid
> another injury. It is probably too soon to know if you can hike next
> year.
> My knee is getting better now that I am home. My hiking days are not
> over
> yet. I look forward to returning to the PCT next year. Good luck. 
> 
>  
> 
> OneStep. Linda
> 
>  
> 
> Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:35:05 -0700 (PDT)
> 
> From: "Neil Petersen" <neilp at cwo.com>
> 
> Subject: [pct-l] health and tent questions
> 
>  
> 
> hey folks just wondering if i might get some feedback on my recent knee
> problems. i am a 26 year old male who was planning on training and
> getting
> gear together to try a thru hike in 09 but i recently had a knee blow
> out.
> 
> i ended up having a partial removal/repair of my meniscus and am half
> way
> thru my four weeks of no weight bearing after which i can walk and begin
> to
> recover though the doctor says it will be four months from walking until
> sporting activity. just wondering if anybody out there has had this
> surgery
> or similar and how has it affected your hiking life. i still want to
> thru
> hike but think it will more realistically be in 2010 and am worried i
> might
> not be able to hike much at all after this whole fiasco.
> 
>  
> 
> also quite preemptively ive been looking at getting a new tent. i am
> thinking about a lunar duo by six moon designs and wondering what folks
> think about it. do you like it? what floor thickness did you choose? do
> you
> use a ground cloth, if so what kind?
> 
>  
> 
> thanks for all the great info i have already received and look forward
> to
> any feedback on this
> 
>  
> 
> -neil
> 
>  
> 
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