Guarded optimism

[deborahjross]

I'm almost afraid to say so out loud, but my knee is significantly better. In fact, most of the time, it feels perfectly normal. I am not anywhere near back to my normal exercise routine, but I did walk 10 minutes the other day, and 10 on the exercise bicycle this morning, without any ill effects.

The knee started feeling better several hours after using the heel lift. I wore a different pair of shoes Sunday morning to Quaker meeting (I usually wear shoes I can easily slip on & off, as my preferred posture for silent worship is a half-lotus), and just the little bit of walking and standing, preparing a light meal for the meeting afterward, was enough to start the ouchies going. I iced it asap returning home and have been careful about shoes ever since.

Keep all digits crossed and prayer wheels spinning!

Comments

[norilana.livejournal.com]

Thinking good thoughts for you! :-) Yaaay, knee!

[deborahjross.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Today -- work, on my feet, constantly moving -- was hard on the knee, but it's nowhere as bad as it's been. I fully expect it to bounce back tomorrow -- after I ice it again tonight! Yoga tomorrow morning, which is always good for my soul, and PT again on Friday. Those healing thoughts are working!

[kateelliott.livejournal.com]

Good luck with the heel lift, and etc.

[deborahjross.livejournal.com]

As I remember, you had/have knee problems, too.

[kateelliott.livejournal.com]

Yes, it's a long story about poor followup to surgery causing serious long term problems, many of which are under control (although not resolved as they are unresolvable) due to months and months of PT and going to the gym and/or bicycling 6 days a week, as I still do.