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<blockquote data-quote="Voyageur" data-source="post: 1071318" data-attributes="member: 17953"><p>The knee problems Alexander is having now are the same knee problems that put so many ex-NFL players particularly in wheelchairs by the time they hit their 50s. You understand it because you're going through it, but few people do. My second oldest son can attest to what you're saying.</p><p></p><p>He had 3 knee surgeries playing college football. Two on the left and one on the right. He rehabbed for nearly 8 years afterwards and was finally able to pass the Army physical fitness test. He became a combat medic, and did tours in Afghanistan. In the midst of a fire fight, he carried a wounded soldier over a mile on his back to a chopper for evacuation. He tweaked the knee in the process but went back and picked another one up and carried him to safety. In the process, he ended up blowing out both knees on the rough terrain but got him to safety too. Then he went back, with his damaged knees, and stayed with his team until the fighting ended and they returned to their COP which was well known. It was Little Blue for those that are interested. He refused being cared for and stayed with his team for the remaining two-months of their assignment, then when they got state side, he had surgery on both knees. He rehabbed and got his legs strong enough that they would have allowed him to stay in the military, but he would never be allowed deployment. He would be assigned to duties stateside until such time as he left the service or retired. Even that would be somewhat limited.</p><p></p><p>He finished his enlistment contract and left the service. Over the last decade plus, despite his being a workout freak, those knees reached a point where he's ended up with 80% disability but has rejected knee replacements. Until he needs a wheelchair, that's not going to be an option for him. But rest assured, he knows exactly what you're talking about.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voyageur, post: 1071318, member: 17953"] The knee problems Alexander is having now are the same knee problems that put so many ex-NFL players particularly in wheelchairs by the time they hit their 50s. You understand it because you're going through it, but few people do. My second oldest son can attest to what you're saying. He had 3 knee surgeries playing college football. Two on the left and one on the right. He rehabbed for nearly 8 years afterwards and was finally able to pass the Army physical fitness test. He became a combat medic, and did tours in Afghanistan. In the midst of a fire fight, he carried a wounded soldier over a mile on his back to a chopper for evacuation. He tweaked the knee in the process but went back and picked another one up and carried him to safety. In the process, he ended up blowing out both knees on the rough terrain but got him to safety too. Then he went back, with his damaged knees, and stayed with his team until the fighting ended and they returned to their COP which was well known. It was Little Blue for those that are interested. He refused being cared for and stayed with his team for the remaining two-months of their assignment, then when they got state side, he had surgery on both knees. He rehabbed and got his legs strong enough that they would have allowed him to stay in the military, but he would never be allowed deployment. He would be assigned to duties stateside until such time as he left the service or retired. Even that would be somewhat limited. He finished his enlistment contract and left the service. Over the last decade plus, despite his being a workout freak, those knees reached a point where he's ended up with 80% disability but has rejected knee replacements. Until he needs a wheelchair, that's not going to be an option for him. But rest assured, he knows exactly what you're talking about. [/QUOTE]
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