I really miss working out. Especially swimming laps. Many will agree that there is nothing like doing laps outside on a sunny day. Fortunately, I was mindful this summer. I made sure that every time I got into the lovely water at the OCC, I stopped for a minute and was thankful. Fellow lap swimmers complained: the water was too cold, too hot, had to many leaves....I thought: I am so lucky to be able to do this every day. The way the sun twinkles down to the bottom of the pool when you are swimming into calm water in an empty lane is the best. Just the best. Here is where you could have found me most every day of the summer at noon on the dot:
(thanks for the pic, chris)
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh.........
I am so very glad that I really took the time to enjoy it before my surgery. I was up to swimming around 3000 meters a day for the weeks leading up to my surgery and I was feeling great (but missing breaststroke!). I can't wait to get back into the water! My doctor says that the order of things will be stationary bike>elliptical>pool. Pool by December. That's a long time away!
In acl recovery news, I am still working really hard in my daily exercises and added another set of everything today. I need a challenge. My quads and glutes are sore and it feels so good. On the other hand, the top inside of my knee (the spot that has been bothering me most consistently) is still really sore. And yay, I woke up and another of my bandages had fallen off during the night.
Still swollen and Frankenstein- like, but getting better. The area from that large incision to about three inches above it is my problem spot. It throbs pretty much all the time. You can't tell from the picture, but that large incision is really one huge bump. No good.
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