Cleared . .

Not much time to write but I went to the Doctor today. It has been one week since my surgery. He gave me the green light to do whatever I want.

I, however, am not going to rush in to anything. Everything I read on the internet (because the internet is always right) talks about people waiting months and months before running.

I haven't exercised for 8 days now. If I can hold out a little longer, I would like to take atleast the rest of the month off.

This is what I have been listening to:

Her name is Agnes Obel

Survived.

Survived.

Home.

The bigger feat than having knee surgery today was not having any coffee . . .!

I have 5 lbs of bandages on me now so I haven't been able to see the damage. And though I won't be running tomorrow - I'll be a day closer.

More tomorrow.

Nervous.

2 1/2 hours I go in for my surgery.

I am nervous.

I ran Saturday and yesterday. I don't know when I am going to be able to run again.

However, I am getting this surgery  so that I will be able to run again . .without constant pain in my knee. For me, running is nothing more than a constant trading of pain. Once this knee is fixed, hopefully it will be a break and let the OTHER parts of my body trade the pain.

Next time I write I will be being missing part of a meniscus. . . .

3 Days

On Monday at noon I am going in for my surgery.

With the demands of my work, I plan on getting up early on Tuesday and getting on the road. Like everything else, I wish that I could postpone this a week. . .

I am tempted to sign up for a marathon tomorrow. Something that shows me that there is light at the end of the tunnel . . .or life after the end of the scalpel. In all honesty, I am not really scared of the pain. This surgery should be a piece of cake as compared to the 3 hour knee surgery I had in 2001. I am a little saddened that this procedure is just a foreshadow of more problems that are going to come my way . . . .when I was 9 I didn't have knee problems.

Yes, I have been running. Only a couple of times a week. . . . only once this week. I am going to run today and tomorrow. What? I should be careful? I could tear my meniscus and have to have surgery?

Ouch

I have run the past several days and haven't really felt much in my knee.

4.5 miles today . . . NOW I remember why I am having knee surgery!!!

Over sixty degrees here on the first of December . . . .I would have found a way to run today regardless of how tattered and torn I was/am.