👯‍♀️ Hips and Knees part 7

Walking on dunes is very hard work. I have to walk over quite deep gravel to get to part of my garden and I’m finding that difficult enough.

All I can suggest teabagwoman is to get somebody to lay planks of wood making a safer path for you especially if using a stick or other items. The deep gravel was a good idea at the time!

My garden is small so I had it block paved a few years ago. Would that be an option for a small part?

Where I live is very hilly and I prefer a flat surface with decent pavements. I know, dream on! Sometimes I use a rollator ansd it has problems with the cracked pavements.

I know just what you mean about rollators and uneven pavements. Add in cars parked on the pavement, scooters and bikes whizzing past and recycling bins left out and every trip is an adventure! I will have a think about having paving laid, probably expensive but may be worth it to keep my garden accessible.

You just need a small area I would have thought, to keep costs down.

You described my trip to the local shops perfectly. To help, the pavement slopes towards the road. It is a long street and a few people also have trees which overhang on to the pavement. These are not cheap houses, around 1/2 million but I suspect many are rented. I don't know what the answer is.

Hello everyone, just been reading through this thread (which has taken me ages!) to catch up on everyone, and to have a quiet whinge of my own. Nearly two years after my THR, my other one is giving up the ghost, and my knees are protesting! I am so disappointed! It’s not helped by the hard fact that I am now 87 and I have no wish to see out my declining years as a shuffling wreck, hardly able to move. My back won’t let me stand for too long either. I can’t walk far, but I have an exercise bike & use that everyday. I am also contemplating downing a daily tablespoonful of olive oil. Has anyone heard good results of that? It’s so b****y hard to get a doctor’s appointment these days to even start the process of getting xrayed, then on to a waiting list for a second THR. I paid for the first. Time was not on my side before, even less so now! Advice and help in the meantime please from all you lovely people whom I’ve got to know so well over the past two years. x

PS - re fungal nail infections, my podiatrist says there’s no cure, so how do you get rid of them in the event of surgery?

Hello Grammargran good to hear from
you though sorry anout your problem either the other hip. No doubt the knees are complaining due to inevitable compensatory pressure.
You seem to be keeping as fit as you can on your bike and that will help your case for your other hip to be looked at.
As for olive oil it Cant do any harm , we all had it as children but bite thd bullet and get an appointment to discuss with your gp. Keep in touch and good luck.

That’s miserable Grammargran, but don’t give up hope. I know these days it’s a hassle but please get a gp appointment. Physio and painkillers may improve life while you wait for surgery. I had a THR a year ago and was doing very well until my knees and ankles decided to complain. Physio has definitely helped as has being advised to exercise more gently. I’m now trying hot milk with a pinch of turmeric and a pinch of black pepper each evening. To early to tell whether it’s helping yet. But I’ll report back in three months time.

Grammargran I agree with silverlining and teabagwoman. You need to see a GP, get hip and both knees xrayed, (you will possibly have to ask for the knees), and then whilst that is happening, ask your GP to refer you to an orthopaedic surgeon. Have you chosen one?

You need to see a GP, and not a receptionist blocking your way.

I can't think of anything else you could be doing. Which joint is the most painful in bed?

The thought of hot milk (or any) makes me feel sick!

I am with you re hot milk Charleygirl.

I am not a fan of cold milk either. Being forced at school to drink the milk which had been warmed by the radiators, yuck. I drink a Americano with a little cold milk. About 3 times a year I have cereal, but the milk is straight from the fridge. I use as little as possible.

Would people object if I shortened their names to eg tbw gg and sl?.These are not everyday words and my eyesight is such I am having major problems. I can capitalise if wanted. It may look better I think.

I have problems signing an official form and I can no longer write in a straight line. A good job I am 83 and not 38.

Yes SL is fine CG…
As for milk I used to 3njoy a glass of cold milk from the fridge, but for some un remembered reason stopped. I have just a dash of milk in tea.
More recently decided I should drink more, so add a little to my morning oat, fruit and yoghurt breakfast.

grammargran this is just a personal observation but would cod liver oil not be better than plain olive oil? That is what we were given as children. Be careful as the prices vary. Morrison's reasonable at £4.99 for starters but look for strength.

TBW is fine Charleygirl. GN isn’t ideal for those of us with failing eyesight.

Hi Charleygirl, no, apparently it’s olive oil (Mediterranean diet and all that) and the ordinary run-of-the-mill supermarket ones will butter no parsnips, as my old Granny used to say. It’s got to packed with the magic ingredient: polyphenols, and these get lost along the way in the production of most of the oil that hits our shelves, especially if it is not cold pressed. I had my first taste this morning and was pleasantly surprised, it’s not too bad at all & leaves a slight peppery taste at the back of the throat. I have awful memories of cod liver oil and malt during the war …. (And GG is fine, by the way!)

I also have horrible memories of cod liver oil capsules at infants school in the early 1950s. To build us up after the war! I didn’t mind the milk though and still like it. Loved the malt and have the bad teeth to prove it!!