On Monday Dr. Karyn tried one of the new Active Release Techniques (ART) she learned at her conference last week. It was as if she performed a miracle. It has greatly reduced the pain at the back of my knee when flexing to almost nothing. I still get a little sore when working out but nothing like it was before. Whoever came up with this stuff is a genius. Yesterday I did a 2000yd swim in the morning with some sprints at the end. I was also able to get a 4.8 mile walk in during planning which was good because we had the Coweta County Middle School Coaches Banquet last night as well. I ate my fair share of cheeseburger and steak fries. By 8:30pm my eyes were drooping and I was more than ready for bed. Getting up at 4am to work out takes its toll.
Today I did a 5.2 mile walk in the morning with Kelly and Hank. My knee was a bit sore but it ended up feeling good most of the day. It's clearly the end of the school year because I went to PT today and when I got there I realized that my appointment was actually for tomorrow. Dr. Karyn agreed to see me since I was already there and it ended up working out better for everyone anyway. Today was more of a progress appointment for her to report to the surgeon when I go see him on the 4th. Karyn will be on a cruise next week so I will have 2 sessions with Tina instead. She hurt me last time (in a good way) but I think we did some moves that I wasn't quite ready for. I think Karyn will lay out a plan this time for me since last time was an unexpected switch.
After PT I did a 31 mile ride in an hour and 45 minutes and it felt great. I'm getting used to more time in the saddle so I will be increasing my riding length as time allows.
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