I'm all recovered now. I sprained my MCL and went into the doctor. The practitioner came in after looking at my knee caps and was about to give me the bad news. I stopped her and said, "It's ok. I've been hearing this since I was 18."
Basically, I have severe arthritis under my knee caps. The rest of my knee, which used to have some tears, etc. is all healed up. That's great news. It turns out that they now have a surgery where they can replace only my knee caps. We talked about the reasons that would push me toward getting replacements.
1. I can't sleep at night. I sleep great (except my shoulder... hmm. Not related but I should work on that.)
2. I'm taking Oxycodone for the pain every day. Nope, just motrin. Ooh, better got take that...
3. I can't live with the lifestyle retrictions caused by my disability.
Ok. well, this one is tougher. The short answer is yes, I can live this way. The reality is I've lived this way since I was 18. I'm not ready for knee replacements and I'm not sure I ever will be. As long as I can keep moving, I'm good. The key is that I keep moving so that I can keep moving in the long run.
The doctor said I could run, if I needed it to feel a fulfilled life. Well, no.
Here's my plan. I intend to keep up on trying to exercise at lease 1 mile of walking per day or .25 miles of swimming. If I make it to 356 I will be super happy. ( 365 - 8 days for injury )
This inertia has gotten me into the pool. I like the ability to walk out my door and run. But, I find I like my time in the pool a lot too. I am going to both walk and swim.
Here are the stats so far this year:
1/11-1/28 ( I had to take a week off because of my knee.)
Walking = 1.35 miles
Swimming = 2.05 miles x 4
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Total = 9.5 miles
Total for 2014 = 19.5 as of 1/28. 336.5 to go and 337 days. I can do it!
Walking = 1.35 miles
Swimming = 2.05 miles x 4
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Total = 9.5 miles
Total for 2014 = 19.5 as of 1/28. 336.5 to go and 337 days. I can do it!
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