My friend Arthur.

[baraff]

Originally Posted by RustNnails

Arthur has eatin away the miniscus in my knees, my doctor says I have to lose weight before I can get them replaced, kind of hard to do when it is too painful to walk.

I finally did a search online to see if there was a way to get some temporary relief so that I could exercise more. I found MendMyKnee.com. I purchased their Freezee and Inferno wraps and the ultra-sound unit with their gel. I can now walk without so much pain and some days pain free.

MendMeShop.com | home

Is their parent company nd they have a lot of products to help fight off Arthur, they also have a very friendly staff to help if you need help finding the right products for your problem.

Good Luck

Rusty

Rusty, both my knees are shot, both need total replacements. I too was faced with the same issue, how to lose weight when you can't exercise.
My solution was to join a fitness center and swim laps. I was never a good swimmer, but the internet is a good trainer/coach and I taught myself to swim. The result has been amazing. I have lost 25 lbs in the last year, toned up and I can now get by with 2 Advil in the morning for my knees. (takes the edge off) Swimming is great exercise and painless on the knees. It's a great way to lose pounds and good cardio too. I highly recommend it.

[CLIFFTALL]

Originally Posted by baraff

Rusty, both my knees are shot, both need total replacements. I too was faced with the same issue, how to lose weight when you can't exercise.
My solution was to join a fitness center and swim laps. I was never a good swimmer, but the internet is a good trainer/coach and I taught myself to swim. The result has been amazing. I have lost 25 lbs in the last year, toned up and I can now get by with 2 Advil in the morning for my knees. (takes the edge off) Swimming is great exercise and painless on the knees. It's a great way to lose pounds and good cardio too. I highly recommend it.

Here is my solution.



I walk two miles every morning and again some afternoons. Best thing I ever did.

Cliff

[Wayne M]

I really need to exercise to keep my shape,

but then,

round is a shape!

[99-Am.Star]

Originally Posted by DAN L

i quit taking statins. that helped a lot.
i take glucosamine- chondroitin- msm tablets.
i use a lot of absorbine jr. on my right hand before going to bed. i put it on with my hand dry, pores closed. otherwise, it burns.
animal feed stores have absorbine for horses in a quart bottle for about the same price as a small bottle from the drug store. i like the applicator in the small drugstore bottle.

Times 2 ....
I've been using this for 10 years or so and it has helped me greatly.
It yakes 2-4 weeks to start feeling the relief, but for me it was well worth the wait.

[jollyjim]

We also take Glucosamine/chondroitin. We both find that without it we will soon start feeling the pain again. We do take the one that contains sulfate.