Osteoartiritus

[Mike_P]

Turns out the 2 months was for post scan appointment, the scan itself now being in a week and a bit, and they have pulled the post scan appointment forward a week so if it turns out to be something quickly fixed there might be a chance to unearth the bike from its slumbers before autumn arrives.

 

[albion]

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/arthritis/in-depth/arthritis/art-20047971

Get advice/the OK from your doc with regards to ecercise. I was bed ridden a few years ago, muscle wastage likely made things far worse.
Conversely, my knees are still fine, its really just my right hip now.

 

[davidphilips]

Finally have an appointment arranged for the last week of the month with a specialist over the lump, really getting me down as I dare not go out on the bike. Have a indoor folding exercise bike which gets trashed for 20 mins most days, but the leg typically feels very strange whist peddling.

good luck with the mri and hope it turns out theres nothing to be concerned about, after the scan and you finally get results hopefully the all clear did you ever consider biopace chain wheels, can only be used with up to 8 speed cassettes i know on the internet some they can be used with 9 speed but i failed to get them set up with anything more than 8 speed.
a lot of cyclists view them as failed technology but others say they pose a lot less strain on your knees may be worth a try i use them on most bikes i own and have and have had.

 

[albion]

I liked my Biospace, but being 52/39 it was so high geared that, even fitting a 32 cassette, I had to be very selective on routes.

 

[stearman65]

I have ostearthritis in both knees, had a cartilage (meniscus) removed 50 years ago, when that was the treatment for a torn cartilage. 3 months ago when moving house, my right knee finally gave up the ghost & the joint clicks with every step. I am know scheduled for a replacement knee. Last week I got a sudden pain in my left calf when walking but managed to get back to the car & home. Didn't go to the docs & the pain is gradually subsiding, suspect a ligament or torn muscle. When my knee finally went we were due to go on holiday, so to ensure some mobility I bought a mobility scooter & took it with us. What concerned me using it was my weight increase & the exercises I was supposed to do before the knee op'. So after much prevaricating, decided to swap it for a Triad Tracer semi recumbent trike. Went for a spin on it yesterday & was pleasantly surprised how easy it was to use with no clicking in my right knee. I'm in the process now of trying to convert it from fixed gear to 6 gears & there is a thread on the mobility forum.

 

[albion]

I had something similar stearman.
Even the doctor could feel the ratchety clicks.

I cannot quite recall what I got advised, but like you, it simply righted itself over time.
As long as I take extreme care, I do not need the risk of an operation.

 

[stearman65]

Hi Albion
The Xrays show my cartlidge & meniscus in both knees has completely gone & the bones are rubbing together. There are experiments going on with stem cells which in time my be available, but at present no, according to my specialist. The clicking knee is not giong to get better & may fail completely, so the lesser of two evils is a new knee joint. Hopefully it will be OK.

 

[albion]

I forget how much I lost, it was 15 years ago. Apparently 'they do not keep the x-rays'.

A couple of years back, likely when the hip pain got to me, I had a 2nd x-ray which showed nothing untowards.
I'd rested a couple of weeks before that 2nd xray, and nothing showed up. A touch worrying for me that rest now makes my hip pain worse.
Knee operations are heaven compared to hip ones.