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Jan. 25th, 2002 09:46 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
asherisFinally heard back from the doctor about the results of the MRI. Seems there is no tearing, "just" a severe sprain of the MCL. Said it's usually at least a 12 week healing time.
Said to stick with the hinged brace, and that letting the knee take a little weight will help healing. He suggested I get a cane- I mentioned that I'd just ordered one last night because I'm sick of crutches- and let's be honest, its hard to look professional when you're on crutches. He chuckled and commented that canes do have a bit more saviour faire. (very true)
Anyway, I ordered one last night. Ended up with something similar to the slim line design derby-handled adjustable aluminum folding cane in the "canterbury" pattern.
Have to admit, I liked the look of a lot of the canes available. (including this faux amber handled cane, and the one with the leather-bound handle. Something like 1303 with the chased silver wouldn't be bad, either... but at that price, keep dreaming, eh?) I would very much have liked a cane in ash, oak, or hazel, but what with figuring sizing, price, shipping costs, and all, the aluminum adjustable folding cane just seemed more practical.
I least I found something sensible that ought to look nice (and somewhat individual) and not like a nursing home escapee!
Lots to learn about canes online. Many of the places also sell walkers- and these ain't your grandma's clunky old steel things with sliced tennis balls on the bottoms, either! I guess a lot of them are called "rollators" nowdays. They come in all sorts of colors, have nice baskets, seats, bike-style brakes, swiveling wheels with bearings... Even if you do choose an "old-fashioned" walker, they come in all sorts of patterned finishes. (floral, pastel, "blue ice", black chrome, etc.)
I'm horribly tempted to add "you've come a long way, baby"...
Said to stick with the hinged brace, and that letting the knee take a little weight will help healing. He suggested I get a cane- I mentioned that I'd just ordered one last night because I'm sick of crutches- and let's be honest, its hard to look professional when you're on crutches. He chuckled and commented that canes do have a bit more saviour faire. (very true)
Anyway, I ordered one last night. Ended up with something similar to the slim line design derby-handled adjustable aluminum folding cane in the "canterbury" pattern.
Have to admit, I liked the look of a lot of the canes available. (including this faux amber handled cane, and the one with the leather-bound handle. Something like 1303 with the chased silver wouldn't be bad, either... but at that price, keep dreaming, eh?) I would very much have liked a cane in ash, oak, or hazel, but what with figuring sizing, price, shipping costs, and all, the aluminum adjustable folding cane just seemed more practical.
I least I found something sensible that ought to look nice (and somewhat individual) and not like a nursing home escapee!
Lots to learn about canes online. Many of the places also sell walkers- and these ain't your grandma's clunky old steel things with sliced tennis balls on the bottoms, either! I guess a lot of them are called "rollators" nowdays. They come in all sorts of colors, have nice baskets, seats, bike-style brakes, swiveling wheels with bearings... Even if you do choose an "old-fashioned" walker, they come in all sorts of patterned finishes. (floral, pastel, "blue ice", black chrome, etc.)
I'm horribly tempted to add "you've come a long way, baby"...
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Date: 2002-01-25 10:49 am (UTC)The cane website was an eye-opener - it's transformed my (fixed) ideas about canes - these look great as well as being functional..
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Date: 2002-01-25 12:49 pm (UTC)I kinda think doctors can get away with more than we mere mortals, too. *grin*
As to the canes... I always thought you simply found one of those hook-handled ones and that was it. Bleh!
Once I got looking, though, and started finding out about derby and fritz handles (better for you, anyway!), and all the variations- wow! You can feel like one of those 18thC gentleman (gentleperson) heading for the opera. Snazzy! (Mom said all I need now it a top hat- she hasn't seen the picture of the cane yet. ;)
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