AOK

Teamed up with Pete for todays 10 kilometers and stretched it out to 12 wohoo! All seems cool, still noticable sensations but today I stood in the pedals for the small hills up to the gravel section of Round Mountain Road. All good. It was nice to break into a sweat for the first time in 5 weeks....

All Clear

The doctor (GP) gave me the OK to start riding and building up the distances (very slowly) so away we go. Starting at 10 kms each day monitoring the knee for swelling and pain. But I wont be pushing it in case it plays up before we take off for Sri Lanka in January. It is going to be hard with the three of us pulling in different directions with our own expectations but we should make it through unscathed. Well here's hoping anyway.

First Outing

I went for a one legged 10kms this arvo lucky no troubles or pain. Not quite one leg the op leg was used to reset the good leg pedal to the power stroke position and it was all flat... so all is right with the world.

All but the pain now

Today was the day of the OP so it has been a really hungry, waiting and napping day.

The Dr said it went well, the tear was cut out and so full recovery should be about 6 weeks away ie will have two weeks of holiday at 100% fitness -- I hope!

Anyway the local is probably still working as 4 hours after it still doesn't hurt any more than usual. Tomorrow we will see as I am going to work!

Stage 3

Good news of Sorts! There is a tear in the cartlidge the MRI shows it clearly and therefore the pain has a real source not an imaginery woosey one. Now to get the op in the next two weeks. Hope I then have enough recovery time befor we leave for Sri Lanka on January 7th But heh it seems that it will be a better trip than waiting to have the operation. Really six of one set of thoughts and half a dozen of another set of thoughts.

Stage-2

Well the $500 MRI is complete. They really pump us through, 30 minutes plus one after the other. and they run it 7 days a week I was there at 8:45AM today, a Sunday. As an experience I was surprised at the noise which made it hard to catch the few ZZZZzzzz i managed! 

Now to await the Surgeon's phone call some time next week....

Medical Intervention

Well I decided to finally pull my finger out and get the knee checked out!

Ok the Specialsts' prelim diagnosis is a Medial Cartilage Meniscus Injury, of the left knee with the X-Rays normal and showing no signs of arthritus phew!, but the proposed MRI will decide the actual treatment if any. Also the Coversyl has been fairly successful, 146/92 but the Local Quack has upped the dose to 5 mgs to try to get the BP below 140/90.  Strange thing I dont remember any impact so it must of happened when I was asleep???

I have noticed that I am now a lot less tired and don't often get a Nanna Nap in the arvo after work. And the little cough spasm is totally handlable as a side effect.

Wait and see if it starts to get worse....