Two Sisters, Two Paths, and One Road Back to Camping

Time now for the RV questions of the week.

Okay.

Jennifer, this is for you.

And I think you're the only person on this show qualified to answer.

It comes from Laura and she writes, I am told you just had a knee replacement.

Mine is scheduled for December.

The hubby thinks I could recover in the RV in January and wants to go to Arizona.

I'm skeptical.

Is this a good idea based on your experience?

We are all different.

I am 14 weeks and counting with my recovery.

I thought mine was going to be so easy and I'd be back out there in no time.

But I think there's only one person who can really answer that question for you.

And that is your physician, your doctor.

He knows all about you, what health issues you have, what kind of shape you're in, how many miles you're driving, your age, all those questions, all these things that you need to get straight.

And I think you also got to be pretty flexible about this one as to what if there's a bump in the road, then obviously you can't go.

Your skepticism, I think, is very well placed.

Not because it can't be done.

January is a lot sooner after knee replacement than it sounds when you're sitting at the kitchen table in October.

We all recover at different rates.

And right now, my frustration is trying to get my leg to go straight.

It is so important, that physical therapy.

But the bigger issue, the big issue, blood clots.

Sitting for hours in a truck or a motorhome raises that risk.

And some health services, for example, advise waiting about three months before you do a long trip by car or by plane.

Time now for the RV questions of the week.

Okay.

Jennifer, this is for you.

And I think you're the only person on this show qualified to answer.

It comes from Laura and she writes, I am told you just had a knee replacement.

Mine is scheduled for December.

The hubby thinks I could recover in the RV in January and wants to go to Arizona.

I'm skeptical.

Is this a good idea based on your experience?

We are all different.

I am 14 weeks and counting with my recovery.

I thought mine was going to be so easy and I'd be back out there in no time.

But I think there's only one person who can really answer that question for you.

And that is your physician, your doctor.

He knows all about you, what health issues you have, what kind of shape you're in, how many miles you're driving, your age, all those questions, all these things that you need to get straight.

And I think you also got to be pretty flexible about this one as to what if there's a bump in the road, then obviously you can't go.

Your skepticism, I think, is very well placed.

Not because it can't be done.

January is a lot sooner after knee replacement than it sounds when you're sitting at the kitchen table in October.

We all recover at different rates.

And right now, my frustration is trying to get my leg to go straight.

It is so important, that physical therapy.

But the bigger issue, the big issue, blood clots.

Sitting for hours in a truck or a motorhome raises that risk.

And some health services, for example, advise waiting about three months before you do a long trip by car or by plane.