Geek Habitat

Visited my OS today for the overdue checkup. He looks like he’s put on some weight since I last saw him on April 1st, but I didn’t mention it. (That’d be kind of evil, and since he’s the man with the power to tweak and torque my knee, as well as tell me what I can and cannot do on it, I try to remain on his good side!)

Anyway, I reported that I’ve been doing great with no issues, and have been hiking and recently started mountain biking. My OS indicated that if I jog or run, it still needs to be on flat, soft surfaces, but as a non-runner it’s a moot point to me. He was absolutely fine with the mountain biking, with the usual surgeon’s admonition, “Just don’t crash!” Ha, ha, very funny. Like anyone ever plans on crashing, falling, wiping out, etc.

He wants to see me again in 2 months, on August 24th, specifically. I’m scheduled for a 9:15 AM appointment with him, and an 8:15 AM appointment at a nearby locale to take the KT2000 test that morning. Ack, a test I cannot study for! I’ve already posted a query on Bob’s Knee Board so I can go into that test in the best shape possible. Like I said in my query post, although I don’t necessarily have anything against my OS (though he’s way too busy and very hard to actually engage in real two-way communication), I would like to stop having to see him every couple months, y’know?

In the meantime, I’ll step up my biking, walking, indoor rowing, Theraball hamstring curls and so forth. I haven’t posted photos of my post-op leg because, quite frankly, it’s still scrawnier than I’d like — certainly noticably more scrawny than the non-operated leg.