04-08-2014, 11:18 AM
Regards your knee.
I'm sure you're a young guy but have you looked into or has anyone ever suggested replacement?
My father had his knee replaced about 12 years ago. Similar injuries in his youth from football and coped with it for years but was unable to do various things.
He did find cycling helped but of course every injury is different.
He's basically regretted not getting it done sooner.
Walks the dog daily a good 15 miles and probably 5 rounds of golf a week too.
Has no complaints at all about it and it's got plenty of life left in it.
I've got similar issues with my shoulder, many dislocations and it's never been right since.
I've also got similar drinking issues. It's never a glass of wine, always the bottle or maybe the second.
The shoulder contributed to that too.
I've done the cold turkey no alcohol thing a couple of times, longest stint being nearly a year.
I'm psychicing myself up to doing it again shortly and permanently. But have to be in the right frame of mind.
Have failed once this year to start. Same deal, it's all or nothing. Additive personality plus other stress factors.
The key for me is to find an alternative distraction. Same goes for food. If I'm not bored (watching TV) then I'll not even think about it.
The Mrs reminding me not to does naff all. It has to be based on personal choice and the inner ability to refuse when offered IMHO.
Approach it as a life style change, not just stopping drinking. I find that has helped me more than just stopping something.
That's how I went cold turkey on smoking. Just found a new social set that didn't partake. Now if I'm near smoking I feel physically sick.
I'm planning to join the gym and swim as an alternative distraction.
It would be nice to get back to the fitness I had in my early twenties.
I need to stop pretending I'm still that age now
I'm sure you're a young guy but have you looked into or has anyone ever suggested replacement?
My father had his knee replaced about 12 years ago. Similar injuries in his youth from football and coped with it for years but was unable to do various things.
He did find cycling helped but of course every injury is different.
He's basically regretted not getting it done sooner.
Walks the dog daily a good 15 miles and probably 5 rounds of golf a week too.
Has no complaints at all about it and it's got plenty of life left in it.
I've got similar issues with my shoulder, many dislocations and it's never been right since.
I've also got similar drinking issues. It's never a glass of wine, always the bottle or maybe the second.
The shoulder contributed to that too.
I've done the cold turkey no alcohol thing a couple of times, longest stint being nearly a year.
I'm psychicing myself up to doing it again shortly and permanently. But have to be in the right frame of mind.
Have failed once this year to start. Same deal, it's all or nothing. Additive personality plus other stress factors.
The key for me is to find an alternative distraction. Same goes for food. If I'm not bored (watching TV) then I'll not even think about it.
The Mrs reminding me not to does naff all. It has to be based on personal choice and the inner ability to refuse when offered IMHO.
Approach it as a life style change, not just stopping drinking. I find that has helped me more than just stopping something.
That's how I went cold turkey on smoking. Just found a new social set that didn't partake. Now if I'm near smoking I feel physically sick.
I'm planning to join the gym and swim as an alternative distraction.
It would be nice to get back to the fitness I had in my early twenties.
I need to stop pretending I'm still that age now