the knee thing

[willagurl]

I went to the orthopedist on Monday, so it's all official -- I'll be having knee surgery sometime in June (so as not to conflict with the Texas festival, or Miss Exotic World). Like lots of other people, I have a torn meniscus, and the ragged bits need to be trimmed. I have two small marks on either side of my kneecap denoting where the holes will

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[cbbro]

You could, of course, spend time on an actual bike.

[raithen]

my thought exactly. Fresh air and scenery!! ;)

[willagurl]

Not likely.

[datawhorevoyeur]

I watch all my DVR'd TV while I'm on my bike. It makes me go for over an hour at a time, which is good...

[babygotbass]

May your recovery time be short and painless.
I will be recovering with you - foot surgery for me this summer. I have been putting it off and putting it off, because who has 2 months to sit still? But, it is finally time to do it.

[dick_grayson]

Me, too! I'm trying to get my doctor to officially schedule the surgery to repair a torn ACL. It's been six weeks since the injury, and even with physical therapy, I still can't completely bend my knee (plus, there's worrisome pain when I try to do so). Anyway, I'm tentatively scheduled for reconstructive surgery next month (they have to make a new ACL out of a tendon because the original ACL is completely gone), and I won't be fully up to speed for three to four months afterwards. I totally feel your pain about the bike -- it's just not cutting it for me, and my legs are starting to look and feel like jello. Meanwhile, I'm eating everything in sight ...

Good luck with your surgery and recovery!

[willagurl]

A torn ACL is a serious matter! I do not envy your upcoming journey! Good luck!

The thing about the bike is...when I first started hurting all the time, I switched to the bike to see if it was better. It was! And I learned that my legs are not conditioned at all for biking. In the back of my mind I made a deal with myself that I'd trade in the bike for some of my runs, to see if I could get some additional toning. But, now that it's mandatory, I don't wanna. :)

[babygotbass]

I was talking with my PT today about my lack of love for the bike, and I mentioned that I just don't feel like I'm getting as much accomplished as I do when I can run. She's a huge runner -- will be running in the Boston Marathon soon -- and said that she once had a stress fracture. She had to switch to the bike for a number of weeks prior to another big run and was convinced that she was not going to be adequately conditioned for the race. But she did just fine and didn't at all feel under-conditioned for running. So that was helpful to hear. Now I just need to motivate myself to get on the darn thing and ride!

[texaslawchick]

What about doing spin class? I never find those boring, though some of the stuff out of the saddle may be hard on the knee.

My gym has these bikes which makes the whole stationary bike thing much easier to bear. Once a month or so the gym has competitions using the chases.

[willagurl]

Your gym is way cooler than mine! Our bikes are pretty lame.

Sadly, spin class is out. It's too rigorous. Even the basic biking last night left me shaky.