The diagnosis was Chrondomylacia, and the prognosis is I can reverse this if I get the 30 pounds off of me. I have spent a lot of time over the last month working on my knee rehabilitation, and I have seen improvement.
Some thoughts to consider if you are having knee trouble
* An Anti-inflamatory diet
* Ibuprofin instead of aspirin. Ibuprofin is anti-inflamatory
* Strength training instead of yoga
* Per my doctor
1) For each pound of weight loss there will be a 5% increase in knee function
2) Bicycle, Elliptical, Swimming and strength training are my friends. I have spent a lot of time
on the stationary bike in front of a news source at a gym - this is do-able for cardio.
3) In his words - if I can get the 30 pounds off "My Knee would be Golden". He believes I can
completely reverse the damage.
4) I will post more about that doctors visit after I find my notes.
* Chrondomylacia is torn cartilege. Found in aging athletes or after a trauma such as a bruise, it can be reversed and rehabilitated.
The strength training has been good for me. I did a lot of that when I was younger, and I find it helps me to focus into my body, into this here and now.
What is the old adage - Evolve instead of Dissolve - or Evolution instead of Revolution. More on all this - thoughts are changing because the body is changing, and the body is changing because the knee needs healing, and the knee represents Saturn which is the material world....and boy yes I need to get a clue.
I am connected but I need to learn to "Be Here Now" this is a north node in Virgo in the second house.
Perricone and Pritikin and Dr. Mehmet Oz are great reads for nutrition. I am not into being hungry or creating an eating issue - but what I knew when I was young and what I am re-learning now - is that if you eat the right things and exercise - your body will do what it needs to do.
Pritikin and all their friends advocates
* 4 Fruits
* 5 Vegetables
* a protein
* a carb (good carb like brown rice)
* a tree nut (almonds anyone?)
a day.
Health and wellness pay off in the long run. I will keep you posted on my progress.
Kat Daffodil signing out
