I learned traveling for business is not good for recovery from knee surgery. Flying and airplane seats are rough on a swollen knee. :( I also walked around a very large, concrete pressroom floor for 12 hours on Monday. OK, there was time at lunch or in the customer lounge, but I have to say I was relieved when one of the nice pressman at Imagine Print Solutions in Minneapolis, MN brought me a folding chair while I was on the last press check Monday night. Whew... it was a long day. I was very grateful to my boss Sandy, who told me not to come into the office when I landed at SFO at 1:30 PM on Tuesday. I didn't realize how much I needed to get off my feet until I got home and crashed on my couch.
Today was my first PT session. It was nice to see Susan, my physical therapist, who is also a proud graduate of Acalanes High School in Lafayette, CA. She wants me swimming, pool running, and on a stationary bike ASAP. My travel schedule over the next week is not going to allow for much of this, but I'm going to fit in as much as I can. I realized Presidio Sport & Medicine was the right place for me to go for my PT when Susan asked what my goals are for the future. I told her my short term plans are getting back to regular exercise. Then, I said my long term plans are triathlons and running races. She asked "Marathons?" I answered, "Yes." She did not laugh or give me that disapproving look I have been so accustomed to seeing over the last year and a half. After doing a bunch of strength and flexibility tests on my knee, Susan said my range of motion is excellent for this point in my recovery. Yeah! That was good to hear.
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