A week of celebration and reflection (March 15-22, 2013)
Past weekend, Hammer and I drove down the south coast to attend a nephew's wedding at Gerringong. A glorious weekend spent with family and sharing their special day. The south coast continues to inspire with wild and stunning scenery.
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| A rainy Sunday morning sunrise at Werri Beach. |
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| Sunday morning sunrise at Werri Beach. |
On the Friday before heading down the coast I saw an orthopaedic surgeon for advice on the knee pain. He turned out to be a lovely and approachable kind of guy - he is a runner. After reviewing the scans and checking out my knee his advice was surgery. The tear will not get better and will cause more problems as time goes. It has been almost 12 months of various conservative therapies - it will not get better. So after mulling on it over the weekend and trying to run again, I decided to go ahead with surgery - next Wednesday. After chatting to him about running and the recent of the Six Foot Track Marathon, which he has also completed, and me saying that I do want to get back to running, he said maybe set your sights on something like the Mothers Day 4 km - next year. He advised that about 30 % of the medial meniscus will need to be removed and running would not be recommended if you value your long term knee health. I am hoping that he is just being conservative.
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| I hope I am not making a mistake - time will tell. |
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1 comment:
Mmm, big decision. I don't know what I would do. I don't think there is a wrong answer. Fifty percent of the time I remember the 2004 Sydney Half and curse Mike for challenging me to run a marathon, and the other half I am happy. Recovering from an injury is so satisfying, I think its worth it. Here's to two happy knees next year.
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