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August 18, 2006
Not ready to run yet
I was definitely less tired when I woke up this morning. My swim was a little better, but I still didn't feel like I had too much speed. I did what I could and that was good enough for today! I still like to think of Fridays as my "easy day" even though I'm not doing anything hard or long any day of the week! It's just an important mental break for me.
I spent the morning interviewing a long-time Georgetown faculty member for a story I am writing. She was really great and a lot of her work ties to courses I took over the past couple of years in grad school, so that was an added bonus. It was interesting to hear her say that she never thought she would end up doing what she is doing now when she started her career.
I was wondering if Barb would let me try a little running after I saw her today. Well, it turns out she doesn't think I am ready quite yet. She said my leg feels a lot better, but she wants me to wait until I see her again (Wed.) to add in running. I'm going to try some fast walking and ellipticalling and see how that goes. Of course I was disappointed to be relegated to the pool for five more days, but I trust Barb and I do agree that I'd rather keep moving forward in my recovery than hurt myself again and have to take a giant step back again. Plus I do not miss the amount of pain I was in.
I'm just finishing up my day here at work (well, I have a little while to go) and then I will do some errands and head home. We have a birthday party thing tonight at a bar and we are planning to go early and leave early too! I know I will stick to that plan--Fridays are tough. Happy weekend!
Posted by becky at August 18, 2006 2:05 PM
Comments
Hey Becky, have you seen an orthopedic doc who actually went to med school about your knee? I'm not criticizing your PT but if I were you with such a serious problem I would want to see a specialist who has medical experience interpreting connective tissue and joint MRIs and who can formulate an accurate prognosis...at least a second opinion. A future knee replacement surgery is no walk in the park and it doesn't work nearly as well as the real thing.
Posted by: Rob at August 18, 2006 5:50 PM