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A lot of us do but most work around the issues.

SidecarFlip wrote:
A lot of us do but most work around the issues.

I suppose I'm one of those. I don't consider myself "disabled", but I did have a total right knee replacement on July 31 this year. I worked my keester off for 4 weeks so I could:

1) put on my own socks and tie my shoes again
2) drive an automobile

I met both those goals in 6 days!

Been working that leg and knee like there's no tomorrow ever since. In my 4th week after surgery, I was splitting firewood again. I mowed my yard 3 days after surgery. We went camping 1 week after surgery, 2 weeks after surgery, 3 weeks after surgery, and the 4th week after surgery. My wife and I both work from home, she is full time home, and I'm 50/50 home and in-office. So we made sure she had wifi and we went camping on long week-ends, between physical therapy sessions, and ... yes ... splitting that fire-wood.

Today... well ... put it this way ... night time is the time I feel the agony. Walking is magnificant!

I don't consider myself "disabled". I told my wife, if I were strapped in a wheel chair the rest of my life, I'd find a way to use my radial arm saw ... one way or another!

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I was hoping to convalesce at a campground somewhere, but TV broke down and I've had to wait until I recover enough to fix it. After a little more than 2 months, I hope to get it fixed soon.

Took a sudden and hard downturn just after our big trip this year...not quite 48hrs after I was in an ambulance. Must've pushed too far this time ;)

Maybe head a bit south for the extended season and have been reading about snowbirding. Not sure how the winter weather will go this year.

Not sure I want to be "in the club" but the Dr has been telling me for years...

I am hoping to bounce back. Do I need to reserve a seat here? LOL.

So here's a question for you guys. WHY camp with health problems?

Do you find it easier, more relaxing, do it for your family, cabin fever, bucket list, or something else?

Do you avoid traveling when you have a bad turn, or go travel to convalesce?

Just curious and possibly help make some future plans.

Happy trails!

DutchmenSport wrote:

SidecarFlip wrote:
A lot of us do but most work around the issues.

I suppose I'm one of those. I don't consider myself "disabled", but I did have a total right knee replacement on July 31 this year. I worked my keester off for 4 weeks so I could:

1) put on my own socks and tie my shoes again
2) drive an automobile

I met both those goals in 6 days!

Been working that leg and knee like there's no tomorrow ever since. In my 4th week after surgery, I was splitting firewood again. I mowed my yard 3 days after surgery. We went camping 1 week after surgery, 2 weeks after surgery, 3 weeks after surgery, and the 4th week after surgery. My wife and I both work from home, she is full time home, and I'm 50/50 home and in-office. So we made sure she had wifi and we went camping on long week-ends, between physical therapy sessions, and ... yes ... splitting that fire-wood.

Today... well ... put it this way ... night time is the time I feel the agony. Walking is magnificant!

I don't consider myself "disabled". I told my wife, if I were strapped in a wheel chair the rest of my life, I'd find a way to use my radial arm saw ... one way or another!

Excellent! My dad had the surgery and didn't get up and moving right away and he had to repeat it several years later. Best thing is to use it.

DiskDoctr wrote:
I was hoping to convalesce at a campground somewhere, but TV broke down and I've had to wait until I recover enough to fix it. After a little more than 2 months, I hope to get it fixed soon.

Took a sudden and hard downturn just after our big trip this year...not quite 48hrs after I was in an ambulance. Must've pushed too far this time ;)

Maybe head a bit south for the extended season and have been reading about snowbirding. Not sure how the winter weather will go this year.

Not sure I want to be "in the club" but the Dr has been telling me for years...

I am hoping to bounce back. Do I need to reserve a seat here? LOL.

So here's a question for you guys. WHY camp with health problems?

Do you find it easier, more relaxing, do it for your family, cabin fever, bucket list, or something else?

Do you avoid traveling when you have a bad turn, or go travel to convalesce?

Just curious and possibly help make some future plans.

Happy trails!

For me, it was dependent upon my particular health issues, medication, etc. Before I got electrocuted in my neck, I couldn't drive any distance without major pain and headaches. The meds I was taking affected my reflexes and response time. So camping was out of the question. When I had the kidney stone, camping was out of the question due to the sporadic extreme pain - all I needed was for the pain to kick in while driving.

Other issues didn't stop me at all, and I found the camping trips to be therapeutic.

I think for most folks, it's a personal decision.

My husband had congestive heart failure, kidney disease-stage III, COPD, colon surgery 2 times, and many other health problems. Although he did not drive and could not help set up or disconnect, we still managed to log maybe 35,000 miles during those times. Fell in a vets office, broke his nose in 3 places,
spent 3 days in hospital... just go with whatever happens. Last long trip was to Texas in 2012, he passed away in 2015 at 97. Some people check out sights along the way, think we checked out hospital ER's....

I could have one of those 'handicapped' things in my car and park up front at Wal Mart and everywhere else but, I don't want one. I prefer to let those who really need to park there, park there. By the same token, I'm all about admonishing those who park in the blue lines with no handicapped tag because they are too lazy to park more than 10 feet from an entrance.

I could, but I don't have one. I can still motivate pretty darn well and do just about everything I could before. Just takes longer now.

SidecarFlip wrote:
I could have one of those 'handicapped' things in my car and park up front at Wal Mart and everywhere else but, I don't want one. I prefer to let those who really need to park there, park there. By the same token, I'm all about admonishing those who park in the blue lines with no handicapped tag because they are too lazy to park more than 10 feet from an entrance.

I could, but I don't have one. I can still motivate pretty darn well and do just about everything I could before. Just takes longer now.

Yep! I've been unable to walk across the room. So when I can, I leave those spots for someone else.

Good for you, giving your "good days" to someone else who needs to be closer.

LadyRVer wrote:
My husband had congestive heart failure, kidney disease-stage III, COPD, colon surgery 2 times, and many other health problems. Although he did not drive and could not help set up or disconnect, we still managed to log maybe 35,000 miles during those times. Fell in a vets office, broke his nose in 3 places,
spent 3 days in hospital... just go with whatever happens. Last long trip was to Texas in 2012, he passed away in 2015 at 97. Some people check out sights along the way, think we checked out hospital ER's....

Sounds like you guys were resilient campers! Sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing ;)