Re: [Philmont]: How tough is it?

There is one "small" element of my situation that I purposely left out.
Maybe I'm trying to block it out. In the beginning of December of last
year, I had a benign tumor removed from my heart. I have since gotten up to
one half hour on the treadmill at the gym. My legs had always been real
strong, but I had never had knee problems. My knee was perfectly fine the
next day (after the additional weight of the pack was removed). Bad knees
run in my family. I also have mild asthma, which is very much under
control. I will check out the "PCI" and get to work. After being a Scout
and Scouter for 37 years, I really want to finally get to Philmont. I hope
this summer's trip to Sea Base won't kill me.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dr. Bob Klein" <drbob@troop111.org>
To: "Multiple recipients of list philmont" <philmont@troop47.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 6:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Philmont]: How tough is it?

>I forgot to ask, have you had the knee checked by a sports medicine expert?
>It's possible you have a minor tear in a ligament, or chips, or spurs, or
>something else, that is trivially fixed. They are able to do amazing
>things now with arthroscopic surgery, with minimal invasiveness and very
>short recovery times. Discuss with your physician and get referred to
>someone who really knows what they're doing.
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> - Dr. Bob
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> Scott Berger wrote:
>> I'm planning my first Philmont trip for next summer ('06). This past
>> weekend I did about 14 miles (11 miles- day one and 3 miles day 2) along
>> the Appalachian Trail over very mountainous conditions (Connecticut into
>> Massachucetts) with a full pack. Although my musceles still ache 3 days
>> later, I'm more concerned about my knees; which didn't too to well
>> either. I'm not over-weight. Should I expect Philmont to be as tough, or
>> tougher. How can I best condition myself, short of a knee replacement, or
>> should I give up on my dream of Philmont?
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