Had a good ride this morning. Another 40 minutes followed by my PT exercises. I was hoping to get some new ones soon but she still wants me to do the ones I already have. I was on my feet a lot today and was able to get in a walk during my planning period. I started with 20 minutes on the treadmill and when I was ready to beat my head against the wall I decided to do the next 25 minutes on the track. Walking in circles was slightly less boring but at least it was outside in the fresh air.
I had a PT session today. Dr. Karyn called me out on a slight limp I had when I went to her office. I have noticed that when I sit for a while my knee gets stiff and takes a few steps to loosen it up again. I think the fact that I was on it a lot today had something to do with it as well. I'm looking forward to having spring break next week to allow for a week of rest and healing.
The exercises I did at PT today were pretty humbling, but she did say that I have come much further in a shorter period of time than most patients are able to. She almost gave me the green light to start swimming, but we both decided that it would be better to wait until after spring break. At the end of the session she did some massage work on the tendons at the back of my knee and my kneecap and worked some Vitamin E cream into the incision. Hurts so good only begins to explain it...
The only new thing I need to do is to make sure I rub some moisturizer into my knee every day to keep the skin pliable.
I did get an email today that said my new brace shipped today. I'm looking forward to trying it out and seeing how it hold up.
Workout for today:
Pull-ups 6x15
Push-ups 6x20
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