32nd Update - the 19th Month
How
time passes quickly - it's now 2009 and I realised that I've not
updated this blog for over 2 months. Perhaps it is a good sign - no
news is good news, right? It's over one and a half year since I went
for my knee surgery and I'm glad to report that my knee is pretty OK
now. Saw my doctor in late November 2008 and he was pleased with my
recovery. Knowing that I'm still updating this blog, he suggested that
perhaps we should start a special interest group of sort for the
growing number of people who have undergone similar knee operation, to
share experiences. I thought it is a good idea, after all, I started
this blog for the same purpose. He continued to prescribe another 6
months' supply of glucosamine pills.
I
have totally weaned off the walking stick and am now walking quite
normally, even going up and down staircases. At the last physiotherapy
session in early December last year, the physio checked on me
walking/jogging over 2.1 km on the rubberised track and certified that
I've recovered sufficiently to be discharged from the rehabilitation
centre. He advised that I should continue to exercise regularly on my
own, without over-stressing the knee. The recovery came at just the
right time as I was kept very busy running around the whole time,
preparing for my daughter's wedding on Boxing Day. My leg held up quite
well, especially on the big day itself, when I was practically on my
feet for some 15 hours!
I've
not resumed my golf game yet - it should be quite soon, I hope. Thought
I should get some light practice sessions first as I'm worried about
the twisting motion of swinging the gold clubs. Just 3 days ago, I had
my first session of bowling - although only for 2 games. My legs
weren't that steady and it was uncomfortable bending my knees, but I
did OK - none of my balls went into the drain! The knee was a little
sore afterwards, but rubbing some glucosamine cream relieved the aches.
My wishes for the New Year? Good health is top. Hope I can have good games of golf, that I can go jogging regularly, perhaps even cross-country running and playing social games of badminton and table-tennis (I've given up tennis and squash as it would be too demanding on my knees). Perhaps it may be too early to tell, my doctor says that eventually, I could even try snow boarding or skiing when on overseas vacation in future (but definitely no bungee jumping!).
