{"id":94702,"date":"2023-02-22T13:58:19","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T18:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/?p=94702"},"modified":"2023-02-22T13:58:19","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T18:58:19","slug":"the-old-coot-explains-the-knee-generation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2023\/02\/22\/the-old-coot-explains-the-knee-generation\/","title":{"rendered":"The Old Coot explains the \u2018knee\u2019 generation"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Baby Boomer Generation was designated as the \u201cMe-Generation\u201d by author Tom Wolfe in 1976. (Me, Me, Me – I want it all and I want it right now!) But, I think it would be more accurate to call it the \u201cKnee Generation.\u201d That\u2019s the subject that infiltrates their conversations. <\/span><\/p>\n

My crowd, the old coot generation, has knee issues, but we\u2019re not obsessed with them the way the knee generation is. Our knees creak, groan, snap, ache, and \u201ckill\u201d every once in a while. We wait it out, hope it goes away, and use it to get sympathy.<\/p>\n

But not the knee generation. They are experts on the joint between the femur and the tibia. They get technical. \u201cWhat\u2019s your problem,\u201d someone will ask. \u201cIs it the meniscus, the MCL, LCL, ACL?\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s a lot of \u201calphabet\u201d talk, the kind that sends me searching for my old anatomy textbook. Old coots simply say, \u201cMy knee hurts.\u201d  <\/p>\n

I think the me-crowd overreacts to their knee condition. They get Symptom Disease. It\u2019s a condition that usually affects medical students. When they study heart disease they think the next twitch in their chest is a heart attack. The next headache is a brain tumor. Every mole is skin cancer. The more they study, the sicker they get. <\/span><\/p>\n

We all suffer from symptom disease to a degree. The pharmaceutical industry exploits that susceptibility, and floods the airways with symptoms that they can cure. Just buy their magic pill. They have us right where they want us, our wallets too! So much so that we hardly pay attention to the possible side effects.<\/p>\n

If you discuss your knee ache with a Knee Generation person they will ask about your meniscus, your medial and anterior collateral ligaments. That\u2019s when you need to get up and leave! If you don\u2019t, they\u2019ll convince you that surgery is the answer. <\/span><\/p>\n

Sure, some people have an issue so bad it requires knee surgery or replacement, usually after years of chronic pain. But, many others get caught up in the science, fall victim to Symptom Disease. Knee surgery has become a status symbol. It introduces a whole new line of conversation that starts with, “Who did yours?\u201d<\/p>\n

The knee is a marvelous, flexible joint, but it gets mad when we mistreat it. And, it lets us know. Old coots know this better than anyone. We don\u2019t know if it\u2019s because of the ACL, MCL or another of the knee structures. We do know how to use it to get out of unpleasant tasks like shopping, weeding, art shows, and operas. It doesn\u2019t seem to hurt when we go to a car show or wander around the golf course. <\/span><\/p>\n

Use it or lose it, is our motto. Not the knee, the excuse!<\/p>\n

Comments? Send to mlessler7@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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