Cross country skiing and fat biking won't start any time soon. My physical therapist always phrases things in such a positive way. "Keep it on your wish list and we will work towards it!" I will be focusing on getting in some decent rehab weeks at the gym and walking! I hope to get out for walks in the snow more regularly. Last year, any snow walking was too intense for my knee. I bought some Kahtoola microspikes to prevent any slips. I borrowed an old dog this past weekend for a short snow hike. I am coming off a 4 week cold and lungs and heart still need a little more time. I've added a few things to my DPT-issued rehab moves. They include:
I learned about 2 weeks ago, that I have a suspected ligament tear in my wrist. It's the triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC). Back in June I remember picking up my old sweet semi-disabled doggie to help her outside and immediately something really hurt in my wrist. I was nonfunctional in that hand for a few days. The major pain subsided, but lingering pain always affected everyday tasks and was quite the bothersome. Now that biking season is over, I decided to finally get it checked out. The first option is to usually to brace it for 4 weeks. I have an ulnar wrist brace. I keep it on when I work out. I had to modify one rehab move. The Romanian dead lifts. Now I just hold a 25# plate in my hand rather than the Smith rack. It always hurt when pulling up a weighted up bar. The news was a bit hard to swallow at first. There was some concern about it being an old injury. Maybe if it's a partial tear, there is enough blood supply in the ligament to allow healing. If it doesn't work, then we try a cortisone shot to see if it feels better (doesn't actually heal it). If no luck then MRI and surgery are next. I really don't want surgery. I worry about recovery affecting my ability to do knee rehab, doing daily life, my ability to heal in 2-3 months (things just seem to take longer for me!), having to stop playing the mandolin until healed. Mandolin has been my special outlet especially for winter (I do currently take the brace off to play - wrist is kept pretty straight when strumming). I will focus on being grateful that I have good medical insurance and that medical care is available to me.
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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
November 2022
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