Congratulations Jimbo,

You crossed the bridge and now after the initial therapy it should get easier every day.  Work hard to increase your flexibility ahead of the scar tissue that tries to form and you will be very happy with your end result.

MossBack

Different joint.  Knee replacement in November 2009 and I carried a canoe and a small pack up the Louisa Falls portage 9 months later, making good on a promise to myself from 20 years prior.

I now use the ongoing need to continue canoe trips as a prod to eat better, exercise more, and generally live a healthier life than I did for the first half.

Your therapy will  not be enjoyable, but your improved mobility certainly will be.

MossBack

Rumor has it they replaced the wrong hip on Jimbo so now he'e walking in circles and meanwhile, we're almost out of PODs again...

We'll soon run out of the POD's that I've submitted... and I've been reaching back for these past few.  Today's POD goes back to 2005.  From left to right: my son Ben, Kawishiway, me, Magic Paddler, QPassage, Magic's brother Floyd, WoodsWalker, and (seated) Intrepid Camper.  We were camped on an island on Cairn Lake.  This was the morning after a soaking, dreary, cold, foggy day in which most of these folks were guided by the pink flamingo signposts to our camp. 

Later that day, most of this crew attempted the Bushwhackers' Jamboree challenge.  No one who approached the targeted area for the Jamboree (due east of camp) from the west succeeded in the mission.  In fact, only one party reached the destination.  Not even "Stumpy", the guy who conceived the challenge (and who had been there before) was successful.  My account of this adventure can be found in the QJ Stories section (see: (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links) ).  Since then, there have been Bushwhacker Jamborees every five years.  I think MagicPaddler has been the only person to participate in all of them.  Me?  Well, I've opted for "Jimboree" vs. "Jamboree" experiences since that very first event.  Admittedly, the quest of a Jimboree is somewhat less ambitious than that of a Jamboree.  Essentially: wherever I happen to be on a given trip, well, THAT is the target location.  Nevertheless, we've had numerous festivities, shirts, pink paraphernalia (pink lures, whirl-a-gigs, buoys, mugs, balloons, etc.), and an assortment of foods - including pink stew - to commemorate our underachievement and the attainment of our less-than-lofty goals.

Strangely enough, the pink flamingo campsite marker thing "caught on."  After everyone paddled back out of the park with pink flamingo hood ornaments AND after a BWJ story ran about the event, Piriagis immediately began to market "pink flamingo campsite markers" in their catalog.  Sure wish I could have hit them up for commissions!

Anyway, please send db more POD's, if you can.  I'm drawing on ancient history now....

Jimbo      

There should be a few more recent ones showing up as soon as Jimbo's run out.

pd