April 9th - Change of Plans

So I was supposed to swim this morning.  I got up at 4:05am to make sure that I had time to do my PT work before I left for the pool and saw less than informative Facebook post from the Y.  They were letting members know that there was an "issue" with the utilities that was causing problems with the water temperature and pool heater.  Of course they didn't say that the pool was closed, but I have had bad luck with showing up at the pool at 5am only to find out that it was closed for cleaning or the lifeguard didn't show or some other reason.  And I couldn't call at 4am because there is no one there until five.  So I opted to do an hour ride and try to swim in the afternoon.  I already knew that I couldn't do my mid-day walk because we had a meeting scheduled. 

After track I decided to go to the Y for my swim.  Nice try.  Apparently swimming lessons started this week and the pool was loaded with kids (and, I'm sure their urine).  Considering that the last time I swam in the afternoon I nearly lost an eye to a 10 year old girl that landed a lucky punch I opted to leave and make my re-debut in the morning. What had happened was, she was swimming towards me in my lane and somehow got her pinky behind my goggles and cut my eyeball.  Yes it was as gross and painful as it sounds.  Another reason I left is that I am just not ready to get kicked in the knee yet while swimming. 

I have been noticing a few cracks, pops and other noises coming from my knee during my exercises.  The surgeon said it's most likely scar tissue breaking up and nothing to worry about.  I have been noticing some soreness but I think that is because I have been using it a lot.  I still get a very small amount of pain every once in a while and full extension / full flexion hurts a bit.  There is still some swelling behind the kneecap but little by little it's subsiding. 

Tomorrow's plan is to swim in the morning (for real this time) and walk during planning.  I might miss a few workouts this week because of track meets Wednesday and Thursday.

Today's workout:
Pull-ups 5x15, 6 negatives
Push-ups 5x22, 6 negatives