disneyfool_1202
The countdown has begun!!
- Joined
- Jun 11, 2002
Our trip is 3 weeks away and while every day I get more and more excited, every day I get more and more nervous! I have bilateral osteoarthritis - so severe that the MD said at the age of 46 I have 96 year old cartilage and they are "possibly some of the worst knees he's ever seen". Let me tell you how encouraging THAT was! I am scheduled for a total knee replacement on the right side in December as that is the worst of the two, and the second knee will most likely be done some time in the summer months.
Anyway, I have rented an apple scooter for our LOS. I'm not immobile- on an average day I can actually get around quite well, but when I over-do it I can really end up in pretty significant pain and then my knees start locking, grating more, and popping - not to mention my right knee fills so much with fluid that I can't bend it. About 6 months ago before they got "this bad" I went for a 3 mild walk - I couldn't bend them byt he time we got back to the starting point and had trouble driving home. So I know that what is a good day at home will not suffice as a good day at the World so I got the scooter.
That being said, I don't want to spend the entire day IN the scooter. I need to walk around some. I want to stand in some line if they aren't too long and don't have too many stairs or steep inclines.
Are there area's in each park in the differnt "areas" where I can park for a while and walk around- and use the scooter when I need it???
I have a stability brace for additional support and some days my knee feels so good I can go without it - IF I don't over do the activity. Once I do one thing to many I'm in trouble!!!!
I totally appreciate your expertise as this is a whole new area for me!!!!! I need the ECV just to keep up with my 7 and 9 year old kids!!!!!!
Anyway, I have rented an apple scooter for our LOS. I'm not immobile- on an average day I can actually get around quite well, but when I over-do it I can really end up in pretty significant pain and then my knees start locking, grating more, and popping - not to mention my right knee fills so much with fluid that I can't bend it. About 6 months ago before they got "this bad" I went for a 3 mild walk - I couldn't bend them byt he time we got back to the starting point and had trouble driving home. So I know that what is a good day at home will not suffice as a good day at the World so I got the scooter.
That being said, I don't want to spend the entire day IN the scooter. I need to walk around some. I want to stand in some line if they aren't too long and don't have too many stairs or steep inclines.
Are there area's in each park in the differnt "areas" where I can park for a while and walk around- and use the scooter when I need it???
I have a stability brace for additional support and some days my knee feels so good I can go without it - IF I don't over do the activity. Once I do one thing to many I'm in trouble!!!!
I totally appreciate your expertise as this is a whole new area for me!!!!! I need the ECV just to keep up with my 7 and 9 year old kids!!!!!!