-----Original Message----- From: knelson_at_captivasoftware.com [SMTP:knelson_at_captivasoftware.com] Response: Chuck- You're nuts! Don't do those loads, it will catch up with you. One mistake with a 100 pound or even 60 pounds can leave you a. in agony, and b. unable to get out without a lot of help. I've done a, and was close to be. If you blow out a knee, I'll tell you, regardless of how good your surgeon is, it will NEVER, EVER be the same again. Better to make multiple trips no matter how distasteful. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FWIW, since my back operation several years ago, which removed the loose fragments of a ruptured disc, I try not to lift or carry anything heavier than 50 pounds, and preferably no more than 30 pounds. My surgeon, though, said some of his patients who were construction workers went back to carrying 100-pound loads after rehabilitation. Also, I had worked out a system in which about half the weight of the canoe and contents was transferred to my hips by my internal frame pack. Though that didn't relieve the stress on my knees any, it did take some of the weight off my back. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Sep 02 2002 - 15:26:41 PDT
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