I haven’t been writing in a while.\u00a0 Sometimes life just gets busy.\u00a0 Sometimes you just have nothing new to talk about.\u00a0 Both of these things have prevented me from blogging lately.<\/p>\n
At the beginning of June I saw Dr. Beim for another follow-up appointment for my knee.\u00a0 There wasn’t much new to report except that she approved me to run outside and to do some hiking.\u00a0 The only catch with the hiking was that I’m not allowed to hike downhill.\u00a0 That’s nearly impossible around here, except by hiking at the ski area, then taking the lift downhill.\u00a0\u00a0 I haven’t done that just yet, as I’m having fun on my bike.\u00a0 And running- well, I pretty much gave that up about 5 years ago.\u00a0\u00a0 Otherwise, the doctor didn’t have anything new to say.\u00a0 She still said no single track riding until 6 months post-op.<\/p>\n
My knee (muscles) is getting stronger and stronger.\u00a0 At three months my physical therapist bumped up the routine to incorporate an elastic “sport cord” to provide resistance.\u00a0 I do step-ups (front and sideways), lunges, and step sideways through cones with this cord.\u00a0 Otherwise, my physical therapist is also focusing my recovery on core stability.\u00a0 He says I have a strong core, but I don’t use it enough.\u00a0 In retrospect, this is probably related to me actually tearing my ACL in the first place.<\/p>\n
I am working on getting a custom fit brace.\u00a0 Most docs around here don’t require it.\u00a0 It’s becoming less common than it used to be.\u00a0 But, I remember my custom brace from my previous ACL and I liked it a lot.\u00a0 I actually wore it skiing for 4 years, since it was so comfortable and increased my confidence.\u00a0 Once I get my brace, I can do more things a bit earlier than I would without it- maybe even ride some single track.\u00a0 But, getting a brace takes a while.\u00a0 I started initiating the process at the beginning of June.\u00a0 Since then, we’ve looked at my insurance policy and made sure a brace is covered- thankfully it is.\u00a0\u00a0 Then there’s the step of making sure the actual brace I want is covered by my insurance and that is where I’m at now.\u00a0 I should have that figured out next week.\u00a0 Then, I’ll go down to the physical therapy place in Gunnison (as required by my insurance company) and get fitted for a brace.\u00a0 After that, the brace should arrive in about 1-2 weeks.\u00a0 I hope to have it by the end of July.<\/p>\n
I’ve been riding my bike a lot.\u00a0 My dad came to visit last week and we rode for 6 days in a row- many of them long days.\u00a0 The rides were fun, despite the lack of single track, and I’ll be posting TR’s soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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