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<blockquote data-quote="M77Fan" data-source="post: 2010403" data-attributes="member: 115996"><p>Tommytrees,</p><p></p><p>Bummer you have to pass on a season. I was afraid I might have to this year because COVID held up me getting my new shoulder for so long, but I have been out some for elk anyway. Have had to pull in my ambitions a bit, but still have had some nice days out, and will definitely get a good deer hunt in in a few weeks. But anyway, if you get a new knee this winter you should be good to go by hunting season in the fall - as long as you are diligent about PT. If you can go into it having been exercising the leg muscles beforehand, all the better. If you can, a bike (real or stationary) can save the knee, but work the quads. I did a lot of bike riding before my knee replacement 5 years ago, and I am sure that helped the recovery. I had the knee done in April, and by the first of October was taking my kid brother on his first elk hunt. Not that either of us is a kid any more.</p><p></p><p>Medical technology has improved a lot over time, and they are pretty good on knees now. The docs do a good job, but the patients have to do their part too. I went too long before I had mine done, should have done it earlier, but I was getting by. That and I had to have both hips replaced first <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> But now, man it is so much better. I am back to cruising hills again (but it did not return me to 20 years old unfortunately).</p><p></p><p>Best of luck with it. Lots of people I know have had knees done, and as said before, they wonder why they waited.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="M77Fan, post: 2010403, member: 115996"] Tommytrees, Bummer you have to pass on a season. I was afraid I might have to this year because COVID held up me getting my new shoulder for so long, but I have been out some for elk anyway. Have had to pull in my ambitions a bit, but still have had some nice days out, and will definitely get a good deer hunt in in a few weeks. But anyway, if you get a new knee this winter you should be good to go by hunting season in the fall - as long as you are diligent about PT. If you can go into it having been exercising the leg muscles beforehand, all the better. If you can, a bike (real or stationary) can save the knee, but work the quads. I did a lot of bike riding before my knee replacement 5 years ago, and I am sure that helped the recovery. I had the knee done in April, and by the first of October was taking my kid brother on his first elk hunt. Not that either of us is a kid any more. Medical technology has improved a lot over time, and they are pretty good on knees now. The docs do a good job, but the patients have to do their part too. I went too long before I had mine done, should have done it earlier, but I was getting by. That and I had to have both hips replaced first :( But now, man it is so much better. I am back to cruising hills again (but it did not return me to 20 years old unfortunately). Best of luck with it. Lots of people I know have had knees done, and as said before, they wonder why they waited. [/QUOTE]
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