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Saturday Feb 4, 2012 #
Pilates 1:00:00 [2]
Elliptical 48:00 [3]
Thursday Feb 2, 2012 #
Pilates 1:00:00 [2]
Note
You know it's not good when the knee doctor tells you, "You have a complex situation without an easy solution." But, it wasn't much different from what I thought.
Left Knee: It's shot, and there's nothing left to do for it. So, I'm getting a brace for more stability, and I can keep going until the pain gets to be too much and/or I can no longer do things I want to do. Then, a full knee replacement. The good news is that my left knee doesn't really hurt; it's just unstable because I have no ACL. So, I'm in control of when/if I get a knee replacement.
Right Knee: There's still a little hope. He says to continue my exercises at the gym, I'll start with PT again, and maybe...maybe...another arthroscopic surgery to clean out more scar tissue if I can't get the flexibility I want from exercising. He also said that *he* probably would not have reconstructed my ACL back in 2009. He would have just seen what I could do without it, using a brace. And, if he had done it, he absolutely would not have used my patellar tendon, like I did. He would have used my hamstring or something from a cadaver. These are both conclusions that I had already come to on my own, so I felt good that he agreed with me. It shows we think alike.
So, not the best news in the world, but also not the worst. Just kind of the same.
Left Knee: It's shot, and there's nothing left to do for it. So, I'm getting a brace for more stability, and I can keep going until the pain gets to be too much and/or I can no longer do things I want to do. Then, a full knee replacement. The good news is that my left knee doesn't really hurt; it's just unstable because I have no ACL. So, I'm in control of when/if I get a knee replacement.
Right Knee: There's still a little hope. He says to continue my exercises at the gym, I'll start with PT again, and maybe...maybe...another arthroscopic surgery to clean out more scar tissue if I can't get the flexibility I want from exercising. He also said that *he* probably would not have reconstructed my ACL back in 2009. He would have just seen what I could do without it, using a brace. And, if he had done it, he absolutely would not have used my patellar tendon, like I did. He would have used my hamstring or something from a cadaver. These are both conclusions that I had already come to on my own, so I felt good that he agreed with me. It shows we think alike.
So, not the best news in the world, but also not the worst. Just kind of the same.
Wednesday Feb 1, 2012 #
HIIT 40:00 [3]
A new combo that included some walking lunges, kettle bell swings, squats with a baby hop, and....a little running! I think my knees will be mucho sore in the morning. Good thing I'm heading to the knee doc tomorrow.
Cycling 20:00 [2]
A little sumthin-sumthin to cool off. All at L5.
Note
RIP Don Cornelius. You made Saturday mornings just a little cooler for one painfully white girl.
Monday Jan 30, 2012 #
Note
Possible Hurdle #1: Inspection
The house passed with flying colors. The inspector was even impressed by how well the house had been maintained. Woo hoo!
The house passed with flying colors. The inspector was even impressed by how well the house had been maintained. Woo hoo!
Sunday Jan 29, 2012 #
Yoga 1:30:00
I love this class.
Cycling 46:00 [2] 10.0 mi (13.0 mph)
And this is why I moved to Denver: A nice afternoon bike ride on Cherry Creek trail with my friend, Marnie. We rode from Cherry Creek Mall to Confluence Park, where Cherry Creek meets the Platte River. Then we sat outside of REI, sipping Starbucks coffees, watching the river and everyone on the bike trail, talking about life and kids and work, etc. And then we biked back.
So, so, so happy I moved here!
So, so, so happy I moved here!