Le Rochefort build log by OlivierF

[BradNSW]

Oliver,

SOOO Sorry on the knee! I did my ACL/MCL and meniscus in Park City 3 years ago.

Ask your ortho doc if it's scaring in and you could go with PT vice surgery. Much of the latest literature is recommending this route.

I did 8 weeks of intensive PT and went skiing again (with a brace) on the 10th week.

My ortho surgeon said recovery from surgery would be over 6-months...glad he was honest about the benefits of PT over surgery.

Loving your progress on the build, thanks for posting so many good pictures!

 

[OlivierF]

Thanks Brad.
The only thing I can say is, “Don’t get old!” I’ve been skiing since I was 3 (now 70) and competitively in high school and college. I was also a volunteer ski patroller for about 25 years. I’ve wrecked my knees many times with ACL MCL and even PCL tears. I had about ½ my meniscus scraped off on that knee about 30 years ago. The latest X-ray (today) shows substantial scaring, arthritis and bone-on-bone grinding. We’ve done PT, collagen and steroid injections, various braces. I think the end is inevitable with knee replacement surgery. It’ll go along with the shoulder replacement I had last year.

Thanks too for following my build. Reciprocal admiration on your Salamandre build log.

 

[dockattner]

Bummer about the knee - but plenty of my friends have gone the route of replacement and they all say, "should have done it sooner."
At least we get to see more of your beautiful modeling...

 

[OlivierF]

Thanks Paul.
More than half my ski buddies have prosthetic knees and I think the rest of have other aftermarket parts. As I said earlier, DON’T GET OLD!.
Thanks too for the compliment on my work but in reality my efforts don’t hold a candle to yours!

 

[dockattner]

As I said earlier, DON’T GET OLD!

Indeed. If you gathered up a dozen men our age you might end up with one fully functioning body . Getting up from the floor after playing with my grandkids now requires careful planning... .

 

[ConsNZ]

Bummer about the knee - but plenty of my friends have gone the route of replacement and they all say, "should have done it sooner."
At least we get to see more of your beautiful modeling...

Exactly what I said "Shouldve done my bilateral replacements years sooner"

 

[Tony P]

Looking great, fast progress, fine work !

 

[GrantTyler]

Hello Olivier. Lovely progress with your Le Rochefort. I always say better to have lived than not even tho we may have to do some repairs and maintenance on our bodies as we get older. I had a full replacement 6 months ago and am one of the many who say “I should have done this years ago”. Cheers Grant

 

[OlivierF]

Well, our pitiful ski season is officially over today and I’ll have my knee joint replaced at the end of the month so it’s back to work on Le Rochefort.

I made this keel holder a while ago but it never worked well for me as it’s to tall. However it worked perfectly to angle the model so I could work on the exterior planking of the lower counter.




More to come as I start planking the exterior of the bulwarks…

Happy Easter every one!

 

[dockattner]

Happy Easter, Oliver!

 

[Jimsky]

Happy Easter