still going with my fx 5
05-16-19, 11:40 PM
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still going with my fx 5
Iam 62 ...recently rode a trek fx 2....my leg started going bad...doctor said never to ride again....so got rid of my bike....started doing better...went got a trek fx 5...going to ride short distances....just cant quit riding...sorry about grammar.....but I enjoy riding...
05-17-19, 06:51 AM
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I would have got rid of the doctor instead of the bike!
Honestly, I would get a 2nd opinion.
Honestly, I would get a 2nd opinion.
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05-17-19, 08:15 AM
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What does "going bad" mean? Definitely get a second opinion, maybe a sports medicine doctor.
05-17-19, 08:21 AM
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I had a riding buddy whose knees started hurting bad on a longer ride. We stopped and adjusted his seat and the pain went away. I would go and get a proper bike fitting, or at least do some research on line as there is some pretty good information on this.
05-17-19, 08:22 AM
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05-18-19, 02:49 AM
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I have serious reservations about doctors (and the whole medical industry) when it comes to older folks. I'd say "us older folks," but I'm in denial, I'm a decade younger than you 
Okay, maybe your doctor didn't explicitly say anything about your age, but by saying never to ride again, it seems like he thinks you've reached a point in your life where you could and should stop doing certain things for the rest of your remaining years. Did he not work with you to see what could be done to impact your lifestyle as little as possible? Make a better diagnosis than "going bad?" Maybe see a physical therapist to work on the leg, or sports medicine specialist?
An "Accept it. Get used to it" attitude indicates a person who's not thinking of you as an intelligent- but not necessarily completely rational- being, but some doctors were taught to be like that: confident and authoritative otherwise the patient will doubt them and be problematic. Nowadays, I think doctors are taught to be more informative and let the patient decide (or at least steer them towards the "right" decision). "It looks like this is what happened, probably because of these things. If we don't do anything, this is what we can expect to happen. These are some of the things we can do, here are the advantages and disadvantages. I suggest we do this because it seems to have had the best results for others, given these conditions, which aren't exactly like your case, but that's the closest we could come while still being statistically significant. It will probably affect you in these ways. What are your concerns? What do you prefer?"
So, get a younger doctor. They (generally) are more empathetic and treat you more like a human being. Having been more recently educated, they are more up to date on the latest advances in medicine- treatment and diagnosis. And they aren't yet burnt out on people (their patients and their coworkers) and medicine (Pharma, administration, insurance, etc.). The biggest drawback is the lack of experience both in terms of street smarts (institutional workings and seeing the quality of other doctors' work) and to be able to diagnose some things instantly, but they still more recently have had that trial under fire that is called Residency.
Okay, maybe your doctor didn't explicitly say anything about your age, but by saying never to ride again, it seems like he thinks you've reached a point in your life where you could and should stop doing certain things for the rest of your remaining years. Did he not work with you to see what could be done to impact your lifestyle as little as possible? Make a better diagnosis than "going bad?" Maybe see a physical therapist to work on the leg, or sports medicine specialist?
An "Accept it. Get used to it" attitude indicates a person who's not thinking of you as an intelligent- but not necessarily completely rational- being, but some doctors were taught to be like that: confident and authoritative otherwise the patient will doubt them and be problematic. Nowadays, I think doctors are taught to be more informative and let the patient decide (or at least steer them towards the "right" decision). "It looks like this is what happened, probably because of these things. If we don't do anything, this is what we can expect to happen. These are some of the things we can do, here are the advantages and disadvantages. I suggest we do this because it seems to have had the best results for others, given these conditions, which aren't exactly like your case, but that's the closest we could come while still being statistically significant. It will probably affect you in these ways. What are your concerns? What do you prefer?"
So, get a younger doctor. They (generally) are more empathetic and treat you more like a human being. Having been more recently educated, they are more up to date on the latest advances in medicine- treatment and diagnosis. And they aren't yet burnt out on people (their patients and their coworkers) and medicine (Pharma, administration, insurance, etc.). The biggest drawback is the lack of experience both in terms of street smarts (institutional workings and seeing the quality of other doctors' work) and to be able to diagnose some things instantly, but they still more recently have had that trial under fire that is called Residency.
05-18-19, 05:01 AM
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true...but I am stuck with the va.Ijust dont ride that much and take it easy.used to ride fast no more..I decided that I am not gonna to quit....just slow down a speed.. somedays its hard for me to walk...
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Welcome to BF! There is the Pills and Ills section where you can read as much as you want about our old folks ailments. Enjoy!
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Iam 62 ...recently rode a trek fx 2....my leg started going bad...doctor said never to ride again....so got rid of my bike....started doing better...went got a trek fx 5...going to ride short distances....just cant quit riding...sorry about grammar.....but I enjoy riding...
