Today was my one month follow up with the surgeon. It was a pretty quick visit...all he really did was talk to me a bit about my PT, check to see how the incision was healing, check the tightness of the knee joint and schedule me for another check up in 2 more months. He made sure to remind me that I CANNOT run until I see him again the first week of June. He did say that I can begin swimming next week although he was a bit hesitant. After I told him that the PT was the one asking about the swimming he was OK with it. He did make sure to tell me to go easy on the kicking though, and I can only use the crawl stroke. Good thing too, because that's the only one I know. He mentioned that things are progressing well and that I'll be ready for Ironman Florida in the fall. I didn't mention that I'm working towards IM Lake Placid in July because I know that he is NOT on board with that. Even though I am very happy with the work that he did, Dr. Karyn works more closely with me and if she thinks its possible then that is what I am going with. Of course, I won't be doing much running during the event anyway. One thing I do need to be a bit more careful of is the amount flexion that I am achieving because of the stitches in my meniscus. I'll make sure to talk to Dr. Karyn about that at my PT session on Monday.
The rest of today went well. I did another 50 minute ride this morning, but I used the other trainer that we have which seemed to have more constant resistance then the one I have been using. I am hoping that this will help me build strength on the bike. My 50 minute walk was good as well. I will probably be increasing both next week.
Tomorrow I'll weigh in and see what the scale says. Here is today's workout:
Core 12x25
Planks 4x1min
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