[pct-l] Knee Surgery

[Linda Rostad]

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