Knee, Tandem, & Hot Tubs
It hurts in the morning, walking the dog around the block, stiff and little twinges every footfall. It aches when I sit too long at the computer, but I was able to go a careful 80% hard last night in my jump workout (skipping the really ballistic stuff). I think lifting would be baaaaaad, so I am still staying away from the squat rack. It’s a maddening injury. Ok then pain, pain then ok.
When I first hurt my knee, I thought it was an “owie” not an injury. But it’s definitely an injury, yet seems to be slowly getting better. The doctor explained to me that knee problems of this sort can happen in “white tissue” or “red tissue” within the knee, and the red tissue injuries are the ones that are capable of healing themselves. The white tissue injuries are the ones that sometimes require surgery. I am hoping this is a “red” issue.
My MRI is scheduled for Monday, and my follow up on Wednesday. So we shall see.
Jess and I went for a really lovely tandem ride this morning (knee 100% normal). This picture, she shot over my shoulder as we were engaged in typical Ithaca climbing. We had been steeply and gradually climbing for a solid twenty minutes when she took this, and we still had some ways to go till we got to the top (this is waterwagon road, for Ithacan reference) .
Shouts go out to my “brother-by-another-mother” Evan Schaibly, the artwork you did back in 1992 for the Hampshire College bike racing team jersey is still beautiful! Notice our hot tub company sponsor! The day I first met Jessica I was in one of their hot tubs, but that is another story…….
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Watch the knee in the hot tub. That could be a painful combination.