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Gentle exercise helps mine, spinning lighter gears etc. I also do yoga each morning.
I have had three arthroscopies (two in right knee, one in left) surgeons have described my cartilage as being like a soft wet sponge and there is already joint degradation. Long term I am likely to need artificial knees.
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That sounds a pretty bad deal... hope it's not too painful.
Stuff definitely feels "not good" in my knee. It's like someone dumped some pebbles in there as I can feel grinding and movement in the joint. Not really painful at the moment but quite stressed about how fast it went from "occasional twinge" to "prescription painkillers for the bad days". I guess it is what it is.
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Doctor has diagnosed me (pending an MRI in the new year) with arthritis in my left knee. I had an injury as a teenager and the doctor told me I'd almost certainly get it earlier than I would have otherwise.
Other than keeping active and discussing the medical options, is there anything I can do to help mitigate it/live with it? Had the wind knocked out of my sails a bit so trying to focus on doing something than the possibility that the end of "doing something" years might be looming into sight.