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Whew, no surgery, no tendon or ligament tears. Yep, could be worse. Arthritis happens to most/all of us. I've got it in my big toe joints, lower back, and probably other areas as well. But I walk, run, ride, and do yoga, all within the limits of my abilities. Glad the brace feels good and that you'll be able to get back to your training!
They sent my MRI report directly to me, which is nice. It also means that I fell to the temptation to visit Dr. Google and wish I hadn't.
How could I avoid it though? I mean, sentences such as this:
Extensive patellofemoral disease with broad regions of high-grade chondromalacia laterally.
Prominent notch spur effaces the ACL. Notch synovitis
Medial cartilage thinning (grade 2-3) - no medial meniscal tear (whew)
Ok, perhaps it is no mystery now why landing on that knee in my fall had...repercussions. And why I can no longer run. Why most of the cardio machines hurt my knee. And...
On the OTHER hand, I had a great 37 minute intense kettlebell workout this morning that felt great. So my coach had to change two of the exercises in the kettlebell circuit to prevent pain - but I was able to do it without holding back. I will take it!
Now I know why when I went to pick up my breast films and biopsy report they had it in a sealed envelope...so I wouldn't be tempted! ☺
Yep, that was it :pQuote:
Originally Posted by thekarens
That is GREAT news! Go Catrin!Quote:
Originally Posted by Catrin
They gave me a report in a sealed envelop once, I just opened it, figured it was mine I'd look at it if I wanted to. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Catrin
That is exactly what I would have done ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Pax
Oh I could have. They seal it for HIPPA reasons I assume, but I know better than to open it. I would just obsess. If it hadn't been sealed I wouldn't have been able to resist. It's not like they think I'm not perfectly capable of opening some tape and glue.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pax
I just know me. I know what I need to know at this point. I don't need to obsess and analyze something I'm not qualified to analyze in the first place.
Nose seems healed, and working hard on my knee recovery. I can still do about half of my usual fitness activities without pain - and thankfully most of those include kettlebells :-) Not quite brave enough to try hiking yet, but I don't think it is too far away. Will just need to resist the temptation to start out with a 5 mile hike on broken terrain :o
Glad you're mending! Feels like we might have some real spring weather so being out and about a little will be nice!
It's amazing how fast we heal, Catrin. Maybe a short hike next weekend, 1-2 miles, to test the knee?
That will probably be a good idea - if they get me the new brace at PT that they discussed the other day. Today I did spend 25 minutes on the ArcTrainer. Level 1, wave setting which translates to very small changes in incline and much less resistance than I ordinarily use on that machine. It was fine :-) Not saying the knee is close to normal, but I can work with it!Quote:
Originally Posted by Crankin
My next goal is to get back to the KB Long Cycle (clean and jerk)!
Glad you're healing! Definitely get some sunshine if you can, even if it's only sitting out ... it'll help your mood, besides vitamin D is so important for healing!
Glad you're doing better all the time, Catrin! :-)
I took Crankin's suggestion & did a short hike today :D It was a three hours after my usual Sat morning KB group, and already over 70 degrees by early afternoon so I went for it. I hit dirt trails rather than pavement, and went to the most gentle trails I know with very little climbing. I didn't want to tax the knee more than needed. My phone is the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active and used a couple of the fitness features to keep track of my efforts/mileage/route mapping/etc. (Really surprised at how robust they were!). I had hoped for at least 1.5 miles, but I was back at my car at .85 mile - my knee was hurting by then. Seemed best to call it a day instead of forcing myself to hit an arbitrary distance. Thankful that I selected trails that didn't get me too far from my car as the crow flies, it helps that I chose a park I am very familiar with.
On one hand it was humbling that very easy hiking bothered my knee, but I am wearing a brace for a reason. I can work with this - just have to be smart. Thinking it might be good to get a hiking staff or something, once I am able to hit more challenging trails. At least I DO have a non-impact cardio option at my other gym, and I've learned what I can do with the kettlebells and what I need to avoid for now. All good!