Mkay....I've decided to add jogging into my exercise stuff. I tried it with hubby before and that didn't work out well, but I've been doing some jogging/walking alone, at night around my neighborhood and I'm *almost* having fun with it! Trouble is my KNEES.
I cracked one just below the kneecap a few years ago, and it's given me trouble here and there ever since...it's not the one giving me the most trouble! My *good* knee is doing that.
Hubby says if it hurts, stop. I think my body just needs time to adjust to this new shock. How long do I go before I need to really stop? Earlier tonight as soon as I got home and cooled down outside and drank a protein shake I hopped in a hot bath with an ice pack, alternating knees in the hot bath/ice pack. They're not hurting awful right know, but I can tell it when I move them.
I suspect I may have arthiritis in them, or at least one...anyone a runner that has arthiritis?
Ugh...guess I should go to the doctor, but we're military and the military docs will see you for a cut off finger and send you home with a cold pack (aches and pains meds). I'm scared they'll tell me 'stay off of it' and that'll just make me sit on my behind and gain it all back and go back to feeling just as bad as before I started this. I've only lost 5-7 lbs but I certainly don't want to get it back or more!
Runners help!!!! Will braces really help? Ice more? Arthiritis OTC meds???? I KNOW I'm not the only one with hurting knees...do you keep running with the pain, knowing it'll go away? Or do you stop?
Kim