Well, I am about one year one month post op. My knee is feeling pretty good. Still feels “not normal” on stairs, but I can go up without using the railing (with some effort). I did a 15 mile bike ride over the weekend in a pretty hilly area and did not experience any pain, stiffness or swelling afterward. Thinking about doing a 30 mile charity ride in a month to see how I like doing bike races. I do not like biking nearly as much as I did running, but I figure it has got to be good for the knee and surrounding muscles and it gets me outside. I broke down and bought the padded bicyle shorts – because – well – biking gives me a sore butt… Definitely not as cool as my running gear, as they make it appear as though you are wearing a diaper under your too tight shorts! I am still hoping that I will at some point return to running, just not sure when that will be. My doc says that the new STAR study shows continued hardening of the area for 5 years… Ughh – I’ll be too old to start running if it takes that long. Hope all of those out there that commented on having surgery soon are hanging in there!
Archive | April, 2013
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