He told me not to get a puppy.

I want a puppy But I won´t want it to feel she is in jail. So she had to romp as puppies do. So, I want a puppy I can take for a walk

@ulqu1orra I want a dog who will walk with me or stay in my garden. I live in a city.

@marguicha That's really a good thing! A dog who is leashed and does not move or play around could get more lazy and grumpy if it doesn't interact with other pets and also to other people. I'm on a stay-in type of work environment and my boss have lots of dogs around here, well there are dogs that really do not bite people but there are breeds of dogs who are so loyal to their owner and also the family of his/her owner that if he feel threatens by people he would bark around and sometimes bite that person.

I am not going to run a marathon. But surely I can walk short distances.

He wants me to not walk, not have a dog, not have a life! He is nuts! If I overcame cancer, I don´t know why I can´t have a nice life with not too much rock and roll

@lovinangelsinstead21 I want a German Shepherd. Although they are big, they are very intelligent and fond of their human friends

@marguicha It it was me and only me I would get me a Boston Terrier and a small Persian Kitten at the same time and grew them both up together also. I know you want an Alsation but I see you better with a little dog like that as a Boston Terrier does a lot of talking I can vouch for that. Just saying eh? Nothing more. Who says that you cannot Rock and Roll he is a silly man to say for you not to move. If you don´t move a door it gets rusty right get it me pillas?

I will do some things that will help. Clearly what this doctor wants is to put me in a coffin

@rebelann No. I can´t report a doctor for wanting an exam.

Can you report him @marguicha ?

I will seek a second opinion, specially for my left knee. And then I´ll think about a dog.

@LadyDuck I´ll think about the dog.

@marguicha My sister in law has fallen two times walking the dog and the second time she broke an arm, also her mother had the same problem. The dog was the golden retriever of my niece, they are not big dogs, but very active and dogs are stronger than we think.

Nothing. I will certainly see someone else.

@sallypup This is osteoarthritis, it seems. But I will check on another opinion because if I don´t need surgery, I can get the pills I need without a MRI

@marguicha That sounds like a good idea. When I went to a knee doc cause my left kneecap is out of place, that doc said I needed to lose weight and do thigh strengthening exercises before he'd do surgery. And he said to avoid stairs! I'm not good with docs so I never went back. I live with my knee being weird.

Anyone will have better news. This man was stupid.

Yes. I think that this doctor is nuts.

I will certainly not do what the doctor said.

I´m sure there a lots of thinggs I can do that won´t hurt me.

I most certainly will. If I could beat cancer, hurting knees won´t do much to me.

@marguicha maybe.. maybe not..

I was so unhappy with whst he told me, that I will surely call another doctor.

@DesirousDreamer The only thing that is NOT a good idea is what the good doctor said

I agree. And I´ll buy glucosamine, as a friend here suggested

@marguicha that is a good idea!

I think he wanted me to get a coffin instead of my bed

@spiderdust No. I think that I spent my money for worse than nothing

@marguicha Wow, he doesn't sound like he was helpful at all!

@crossbones27 Thank you. This is a good suggestion

I just read your other post and see what happened. According to the internet this was more the answer I usually hear from a doctor about your condition. It's a catch-22 when you have knee pain from osteoarthritis. It hurts, so you don't want to move. But if you exercise, it can eventually make your knees feel better. ... There are many ways that walking helps ease the pain of knee OA. Might be able to get a puppy just yet if that is true.