When Will This be Over?

By this, I actually mean two things: the election and my knee recovery. Both seemed to have gone on forever. Did you know over $1 billion has been raised and spent on the 2008 Presidential campaign (Disbursements -$1,394,012,631; see FEC website). Could not have that money have been spent more wisely on education, transportation, housing, etc. etc. One will finally be over on November 4; the other - my knee recovery - seems to have no end in sight.

As for the knee, I’m getting impatient and wondering when I will not feel or think about my leg and knee on a daily, if not hourly, basis and when I can get back to my normal activities. It’s now over 5 months since I had ACL surgery and, among many things, I still have stiffness when I sit and get up, have pain in the back of my leg when I sit, especially in a car; and most importantly, still cannot run, let alone even attempt yoga.

I did attempt running for 4 blocks and had pain from almost the first step but I assumed it was the “good” pain the doc talked about. I had grand plans to add 2 block every week but that never happened. Instead I stopped running because I believe I overdid it on my bike. I rode my mountain bike 3 days in a row in Pennsylvania as the fall foliage was in full swing and Mother Nature was cooperating – it was so nice. The first 2 days were fine but I had some pain on the 3rd day so I took it easy. However, after the ride, I walked down and back up a very steep hill and I think the knee just said enough is enough. I’m hoping to try running again the end of this week. So that’s the update on the knee.

As for the election, I voted last week, via absentee voting, since I will be flying to Florida on election day. It took almost 1 and ½ hours for something I thought I’d be in and out. So for all of you voting on November 4, prepare for lines. I’d rather be in DC and watching the returns as the environment will be very pro-Obama and the Democrats and I think it will be fun. But, I’ll be in Orlando. The only silver lining is I’ll get to see the ducks at the Peabody hotel.

If you don’t vote, you can’t complain!

Around 5 Months or So

It's been some time since I posted and it's now about 5 months post surgery. I am now doing most things I did pre-injury at the gym. I have ridden my mountain bike a couple of times and that was fine. However, running is still not easy. I started running about 4 blocks twice a week. My knee hurts and I will check with the doc to see if the hurt is the "good" pain or the "bad" pain. If it's the "good" pain, I will up the ante and add on a few more blocks each week. I still haven't even tried yoga as I still can't touch my foot to my rear. I try this each am along with several other stretches. So that's where I am 5 months post surgery.