Here are some of my recent updates on the knee and the overall recovery phase:
- Two weeks ago we left for a family vacation. We flew to Florida and did the whole Disney World thing. We had a great time with the family but as you can expect...the knee wasn't going to take a full day walking around the park and definitely wouldn't take multiple days at Disney. Therefore, we did it in a wheelchair. It got old staying in a wheelchair the whole time but the plus side was we didn't have to wait in line for anything.
- While in Florida we also hit the beach. That proved to be more difficult than I first thought. Walking on a slope beach and wading around in the ocean was challenging and painful. I left my unloader brace on the entire time and had to take numerous breaks from walking and playing with the kids. At least I got some good sun when taking a break.
- Swimming is going well. I am still hitting the pool three times a week. Still if I kick too hard or move a little funny in the water the knee lets me know. It is nice to do something.
- Today I dropped my bike off to get ready to ride. Come November 1st I am cleared to start peddling around outside on my bike. I can't wait...as this is one of my favorite past-times. It will be nice to be on a bike again but it will be hard to ride slow.
- Overall, the past few days the knee has been feeling a little better. I would call it another break through in the overall healing. This past weekend we moved into our new house and that demanded a lot physically and the knee did much better than expected. I can't wait to hear in January the doctors report on my overall progress.
Here is to keeping up the routine. At least the routine will get a little change come November 1.
