Thank you very much for asking,  John!

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                Started by metmike - April 22, 2025, 8:50 p.m.    

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If you'd asked me earlier in the week when I was having a temporary set back, my answer might have been different.

According to my physical therapist and doctor, I'm making incredible progress especially considering that I'm 69 years old.

The great progress is that I'm pushing extremely hard with the exercises and also doing lots of things, like working outside doing basic stuff with my brace on which also resulted in the set back.

I've gained around 5 pounds of water weight(not fat) that is giving me kankles, especially my right side from fluid pooling/building up to the point that my skin feels like it going to burst. 

Part of this is probably related my kidneys and heart not working as well as they used to. 

I have Ehlers Danlos, along with a Lupus like autoimmune disorder and severe osteoarthritis with lots of complications. The ruptured quadriceps tendon was caused by the Ehlers Danlos, which is a collagen disorder that weakens tendons and other connective tissue. 

Much better to rupture tendons(I did this to my left distal bicep tendon 4 years ago) than to rupture key components related to my heart functioning. 

Or to hit my head hard which would have caused a deadly brain bleed  because my blood takes a while to clot even with tiny bleeds. 

Anyways, I was making great progress until this last weekend/early this week with several days  of set backs (including a loud, painful pop under the knee cap when I first stood up) which meant fighting to maintain a positive attitude.......then yesterday and today were back on track to positive progress!

The hope is to get to 85-90% of what that leg could do before the injury. At least so that I can use the Jacob's Ladder again.

My right shoulder needs a replacement surgery so I can only use my legs but its an AWESOME way to do cardio work and I usually go for 30 minutes each time with enormous benefits.

Losing that because of the knee would be devastating but I'm very hopeful.

      Jacobs Ladder Demo    

https://www.google.com/search?q=jacobs+ladder+exercise&client=firefox-b-1-d&sca_esv=67c9ef1e67f16235&sxsrf=AHTn8zry1az82MOwz4q46zR6W7cfFAXGnw%3A1747936178520&ei=smMvaMG3H5K0ptQPua2CkQk&ved=0ahUKEwjB2IrY0beNAxUSmokEHbmWIJIQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=jacobs+ladder+exercise&gs_lp=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&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:f745c5d1,vid:TBt5lKyt1yg,st:0

I've also gradually been able to bend the knee a bit more enough to get back in to my portable steam sauna.

This is the one device that anybody and everybody can use at home and should use at home.

The benefits are huge and all you do is sit inside of it!!!

                Re: Instead of statins for high cholesterol!            

                            By metmike - Dec. 19, 2023, 9:33 p.m.