Is it possible to ski after a knee replacement?

My husband has been told he will need a knee replacement sometime in the not too distant future.

He says he wants to enjoy skiing as much as possible now, but in reality it is quite painful after a day or so and swells badly.

Does anyone know of anyone who has managed to ski following this op? I hate to think he won't be able to enjoy skiing for years to come. He is only 46.

Dids.

I know slightly different my Mum had a knee replacement 3 months ago. She is 77. She did all the excercise, physio, rest she was supposed too. This week she is riding her bike again and doing a bit of light gardening. So there is def hope for some-one that much younger. She says its the best thing (well apart from a hip replacement a few years ago) she has had done and will consider having the ther knee done now.

J2ski has a contributor called "Pavelski". he has had both knees replaced. He was back skiing within a year, and he covers some challenging snow terrain.

Do a search for Pavelski on this page, and send him a PM. He is always busy, so it may take a while to respond, but he is a very helpful person.

I too used to get a swollen knee after a couple of days, so about five years ago, I committed to an exercise regime, that did make a difference ~ I was able to get through 7 weeks of skiing in the first season after the muscle build-up.

So there's hope...
Thanks for your replies and I'll send Pavel a message too.

My husband does a lot of cycling so has a lot of muscle in his legs which has probably got him through many ski holidays to date. Cycling has been great for his general fitness and well being, but anything high impact such as football and skiing just cause it to swell.

A few years ago he had a cartilage op which he feels was not entirely successful and he also has a cyst on the back of his knee which swells too. He also has arthritis in it... :cry:

Plenty of diclofenac and he will be fine.

Dids1 wrote:So there's hope...
Thanks for your replies and I'll send Pavel a message too.

My husband does a lot of cycling so has a lot of muscle in his legs which has probably got him through many ski holidays to date. Cycling has been great for his general fitness and well being, but anything high impact such as football and skiing just cause it to swell.

A few years ago he had a cartilage op which he feels was not entirely successful and he also has a cyst on the back of his knee which swells too. He also has arthritis in it... :cry:

I have a cyst in the back of my knee too, no pain or anything. I think it might just be 'there' as I don't have any swelling. Sorry this post is of no help :lol:

Edit: I am A LOT younger than your husband, I hope this isn't what is to come for me :(

Gareth Fair wrote:Plenty of diclofenac and he will be fine.

Works a treat that stuff!!

tino_11 wrote:

Gareth Fair wrote:Plenty of diclofenac and he will be fine.

Works a treat that stuff!!

Never heard of it, what do you do with it?

I mainline on Ibruproven during the season.