Five Months 10 January 2010

Things have really changed this month. I have gone for a few 3km runs not on the treadmill and the knee doesn’t feel any different than the other one. My left quad is about 85% the size of the right and everything feel great. I don’t really get the pain when twisting my knee any longer.

The popping is still happening but it doesn’t really bother me.

I saw the physio and he gave me some hopping, squatting and skipping exercises to do. He told me to do those for 2 weeks and then come back and see him for the agility exercises. I only got around to seeing him 1 week ago so hopefully next month I will be fully into the agility training.

I no longer feel like I have any injury. I am tempted to get back into the sports but I know that my knee is not quite there yet so I will follow the doctor’s orders and keep doing the exercises...

Four Months 10 December 2009

Over the last month the clicking in my knee continued but it got a bit easier to lock the knee fully. By the end of the month I was able to do the locking in a continuous motion but the popping occurred. I went for a 2km run in the real world (not on the treadmill) this month and it was OK. I find it much easier to run on the treadmill as there is less change in level of where your foot lands.

I saw the knee surgeon for my 4 monthly check-up. He said that the popping is normal and it is most likely scar tissue getting in the way. He said over time that should go away but it is possible that it won’t . However, he said as long as there is no pain related to the popping then there is no issue. As for the other pain when putting a change of direction pressure on my knee as I mentioned last month, the doctor said that was likely still bruising healing, maybe from the original injury. He said that would go away over the next few months.

The surgeon told me to go see the physio to get some agility training started.

Three Months 10 Novemberr 2009

Over the last month my knee has been feeling pretty good. The pulling inside my knee has gone away just near the end of the month. However, something different started happening, when extending / locking my knee fully I get to a point where it can’t go any further. Then, it pops and I can go further with the locking. Once I bend my knee it is like it resets and the same thing happens again. It doesn’t hurt when it pops, it just feels odd.

I don’t really have any pain in my knee except occasionally when I change directions quickly or put a twisting motion on the knee. Then I feel a sharp pain in there that doesn’t really hurt bad but I can still feel it.

My quads are starting to gain strength and I am feeling much more confident. Going for lots of runs but wishing I would have the time to work out more frequently but work has been blocking that.