Elevation and arthritis...
Thought the full-timers would be the people to ask. Do your bad knees etc...get worse at higher altitudes or lower? Or do you not notice a difference? I know dampness is a definite factor. But it ...
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rockhillmanor wrote:BOY, that's the truth!!!! I fell last winter and broke both elbows. Yes, I knew the knee was hurt, but it was the least of my problems. It started hurting more and more this summer. Went to ortho doc yesterday........hmmmmm all that popping and cracking is NOT old age (yes, I qualify), but it's serious arthritis!!!!! Do NOT ignore these things!
As we get older I think we tend to write everything off to old age instead of really looking at the whole picture of how and what we are doing and if it can be changed to assist us.
Those RV steps are murder on the legs, ankles and knees! :B
OP --- I travel from 300 ft level to 4300 ft level and do NOT notice the difference. Have been at 7000 ft level and did not notice the difference. As another poster mentioned, COLD wind and rain does me in.......:) so I'll stay in AZ in the winter :) :)
