Re: off subject, ships and joint replacements

Posted by Ol Chief on January 18, 2007 at 22:58:47 from (69.91.92.199):

In Reply to: off subject, ships and joint replacements posted by ohioron on January 18, 2007 at 19:56:45:

I find this to be an interesting post and think a good source of opinion would be a bone specialist.Please do not base your decision upon the information that I can give because I have no bone replacements.I went to sea begining near the end of in WW II, 1944.I retired from that profession in 2002 after the better part of fifty six years.I generallry farmed in summers and sailed in winters so averaged about eight or nine months a year on ships.Over that span of time I cannot say that I ever knew of any seaman that had had any joint replacements,if they did have I never heard any complaints.For over twenty years I served on passenger vessels.Almost every bit of that time was as Chief Engineer so I had lots of close contact with the ships doctors and nurses.I never heard of any cases mentioned of discomfort of passengers with the subject condition.Further to that I have never heard of any passenger ship company warning people of suffering from joint replacement as a pre-condition of boarding ship.All ships have vibrations due to propellor operation.Some more than others.I should think that your intended voyage will most likely be a Pacific Ocean crossing that sailing should be calm for the most part unless the route is either great circle north or great circle south.In either case you would stand a good chance of rough weather with attendent heavy vibration.If the company says that the engine is causing the vibration then there is something wrong.The engines should not be a major source of the problem. Most likely this reference is a result of someone in the office that is not real familiar with ship operation.I suggest you call several companies that operate passenger ships because they have lots of elderly folks as customers.Surely many of those people could have had joint repairs.If you still operate tractors what sort of reaction do you have from that kind of vibration.I will be glad to discuss this matter with you at length if you wish to call me at 830-997-8296 or leave a message and I'll return your call.Good Luck,John Cooney

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