When I decided to have knee surgery, I knew that it would take some focus time to recover and get things back on track. But a whole MONTH?? I guess I should count myself lucky. Story swapping tells me that most people took 6-8 weeks to recover fully from their knee scope, and mine was a little more extensive than just a scope.
I think I can sincerely say that I have never had the experience of focussing so purely on the physical part of my development. After two weeks of physical therapy, my therapist told me basically that he was disappointed in my progress and if I didn't start making some better progress, I was going to be in "trouble." I never had him elaborate on what "trouble" meant. But I felt ashamed enough that I decided that I never wanted someone to be disappointed in me like that again. I worked so hard!!
I have to do an exercise called heel slides-- probably the most painful part of the therapy. I consists of lying on the floor with my bum 6-8 inches from the wall and my legs resting against the wall. I then slide my heel down until my knee won't bend anymore. After the "disappointment" visit, I increased the rotation in my knee by 20%-- more than double what I had done in all of my previous visits combined. I'm now at a 131% rotation in comparison with 145% on my un-injured knee. My next appointment is on Thursday this week-- wish me luck in gaining full rotation!
I'm still having quite a bit of pain, but it's the dull constant pain rather than the who-took-a-saw-to-my-knee? kind of pain. I think I need to focus on resting more than I have been-- work hard, rest well, right? If I can do that, I'll be able to play hard again soon. (playing is MUCH more fun than resting;))
My current goal is to be on my bike on September 9th.. riding on the Jordan River Parkway. Bring it on!!
On another note, classes began for Fall Sememster at the college this week. I have to find a way to differentiate between the school I work for and the school I attended. When I was studying, I found that I wrapped them all into a single event, and confused people in the process. They never knew whether I was referring to work or my studies.
That should resolve itself pretty well now, since I'm not taking classes for myself. I felt a little bit off last week, and couldn't put my finger on it until I remembered that this is the first Fall Sememster in two years where I haven't been in a bustle to get my school supplies ready to attend class. There's a little bit of melancholy with that fact, and a little bit of relief. :) but life has a way of keeping us from dwelling on the subject too long.
