May 25 2011 I was at Sophiahemmet in Stockholm, prepped for surgery. In my lovely room with TV, locker and curtains for privacy, I lay down for my fourth knee surgery in 7 years; second in 8 months.
That was four whole months ago. 1/3 of the total rehabilitation time.
Now, September 25 2011, I have run 2.5 km, started interval running (60 secs intervals), and doing squats and dynamic lunges. Even though the knee feels far from 100%, or even 80%, even I can admit I'm a far cry from what it was on Day 1, or even the day before the surgery (in terms of capability).
Before the surgery I had not run once since July 2010, not been cycling any longer periods for a while either, and certainly not done any intervals at 14.5 km/h. It's painful, it hurts, it aches, but sometimes I think about this progress and smile. There is a long way to go still, but 30% is done, and in a few months I'll be able to try sporty things. But that is looking a bit too far ahead. One week at a time, lady.
However, the completion of four months post-op has awarded me a voucher of 4 nashi pears, now posted on my wall. Considering the effort yesterday, I thought I deserved all four of them.
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