Just chugging along with rehab. Usually three days a week. No real significant pain. Most days I still wear Ace bandage wrap, a few times I went with naked knee. I have been mountain biking and hiking on weekends. Mid week hikes are kind of hard to fit in with life and caring for my aging dog. It's OK, that is just the chapter of life we are in now. I haven't really had good sleep in a long time because of caring for my dog, so overall energy is kind of low - like all the time. Still I'm getting in maybe 10+ hours of kneehab a week.
I went on a group mountain bike ride on May 5 which was International Women's Mountain Bike Day. It was the first time I rode with other people since my surgery. I was kind of nervous, and thought if I had to drop out then the group can go on without me and no one is upset I flaked out. I have to say I was pretty good (3rd in the conga line) and I already did another ride that morning! That was a nice little motivational boost for my mental game. I did leave early, but only because the starting and stopping was taking FOREVER and I felt like I was wasting my time. Luckily I already got that ride in earlier. Anyway, a group of that size wasn't my cup of tea anyway. This summer or fall I hope to complete a hiking goal of 5 miles round trip with over 1400 feet elevation gain. Why so specific? It will get me to the location of my injury site where I tore my ACL while backcountry skiing. I think it will be a significant milestone for the first time in my recovery to be physically able to get there. I am not ready yet. Haven't hiked over 4 miles yet, definitely not that much vert. Overall, the strength gains are going much slower now that the weights are getting heavy to me. I'm still progressing though. Also no major pain flare ups in a while so that is good! I have no idea how long it will be until I'm ready for running, agility, and pain free. One physio guessed another 2-3 months, but I've read 6-12 months in papers for patellofemoral pain, so that's another 2-8 months going by that. I told myself 12 months - be patient - it could be a while.
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AuthorA 45 year old active female who tore her ACL in January 2017 (at the age of 40). Reconstructive surgery in February 2017 with bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft. Archives
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