Fracture of tibial plateau

[Helene2013]

Went back to surgeon this past Tuesday. Fracture is now healed. Xrays look good. Yahoo!

I have no restrictions in my training, but must do things progressively. Never push to the point of feeling pain. Inside still needs to heal. My patella slips up/down sometimes when I walk (no pain just a weird feeling) and he checked it all out and said it will be ok once healing is done. I may not feel the swelling but it is still there.

I go back to work as of Monday for 3 days a week for 2 weeks and then 4 days a week for 2 more weeks.

He'll see me back on April 22 and he'll do Synvisc-One injections in my 2 knees. He does not want to do it before as the knee still heals and there will be a lot of "movement" in it until then. So waiting will give me a better chance of getting the best out of the injections.

Tonight I did a 5km on bike trainer. Pushed as far as I could and no pain whatsover. It's nice to do something fun as the past 9 weeks were a pain in the butt. When you are an active person (not only for sports) it's a killer to have to sit so much and avoid walking, putting weight on leg, etc. But it is the price to pay to avoid surgery. Which I'm glad I was able to avoid.

So now I'm getting back in shape. Hoping I have not lost too much with those 9 weeks out of serious training. At least serious in my way. I still have aquatherapy every Friday for 2-3 more weeks. Still do my daily physio, but I can add to it more cycling (with more 10+ watts per week) and some of my training plan pre-accident.

This coming Saturday forecast calls for 11c and sun. So we are getting our Crux ready to ride near home. Our area is flat (beside overpass) so it should not be asking my knees too much. And if I tire or feel some "stretch" in the knee, simply need to turn around and head home. Even if the ride is 30 minutes, it will be very good mentally to get some fresh air. Been stuck on sofa for way too long.

So that is excellent news. Just need to be patient and careful in getting back into shape, careful while walking, etc. Doc said fracture is healed, but still fragile at this stage.