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I had my Arthroscopic Surgery on my right knee last week. Thursday I went in and spent the afternoon asleep as Dr. Day poked and sliced away the damaged portion of my meniscus.
The surgery went well - I was fine most of the weekend but the pain started on Sunday. I took the codine/tylinal pills and they made me sick, so I stopped and reverted to otc drugs.
Most of the range of motion is back, it is still wobbly and my knee is still not completely comfortable on steps. And its not extending fully. I searched the web and found this article on recover, typical for football players:
Cartilage Tear (Meniscal Tear) | Knee | Injury A to Z | PhysioRoom.com: Sports Injury Shop, News & Advice
Isometric quadriceps and hamstring exercises should be initiated:
* An isometric quads contraction is achieved by siting on the floor with the legs straight and then pushing the back of the knee down towards the floor. This contraction should be held for 4 seconds and then relaxed.
* To do an isometric hamstring contraction the patient should sit in a chair with the heel to the floor, and then dig the heel into the floor, as if trying to drag the foot backwards. Again this contraction should be held for 4 seconds.
The isometric quads and hamstring work should be done in 5 sets of 10, repeated 3-4 times per day.
Range-of-movement exercises should be initiated as soon as possible. Extension of the knee is achieved via the isometric quads exercises. Knee flexion is regained by sitting on the floor with the knees out straight, and then attempting to bend the knee. This can be made easier by placing something that slides easily, like a plastic bag, under the heel, then sliding the heel up and down. Another method of increasing the knee’s range of movement is to sit in a high chair with the feet hanging free. The affected leg should be swung backwards and forwards, with the range of movement gradually increased over time.
Today was the final 5K of the ATC season. It’s a rather large race as the low-key no T-Shirt races go. Maybe 200 people. It runs in Ansley park neighborhood in Midtown Atlanta. Kind of hilly and pretty fast. The top runners were 15-17 minutes. I find it interesting to see that the Seniors lead these races. Testament to the age, when we were kids racing was really hot. The 40-45 age group – my group – was won by three runners all within 15 seconds of each other’s 18 minute time. I ran a 24’15†and feel pretty good about it. I have to admit though, I’m thinking about how I can get my time down by 1 minute a mile and eventually 2 minutes a mile then, well… Once a runner, …
The start of the race was like coming home. Same surge of adrenalin that makes you lighter then air. Same urge to run to fast. In fact, my 1 mile split was 7’15†which is fast for me. The second mile was more realistic at 8 minutes with my last 1.1 miles at 8’55â€. I cramped up on the last hill at around 2.7 miles – it’s an equalizer. In fact I found myself slowing down on the hills, and that stabbed at my ego. I was a hill runner as a kid, always strong on the way up and able to check-off at the top, demoralizing whatever competitor I was facing at the time. Those were the days – 25 years ago ☺
And that is the point of this post. I’m not 16 anymore but I can still feel good. This is what I love to do and I owe it to myself to get out there for more ATC races. I’m older now, aches and pains. Oddly enough I felt pretty good during the race. My right knee didn’t hinder me, it hurts now though. Tuesday I go to Dr. Day for yet another pre-op appt. Thursday I go under his arthroscopic knife to have a tear in my medial meniscus repaired. This time on my right knee, two years ago it was my left. But this time I will work hard on recovery because I really want to run. It’s why I’m doing this.
The iFelix unofficial Airport Extreme and Express Printer Compatibility List
available.
I love geeks like this guy - they help the world.
Apple has a general process here
The Macworld solution complete with a link to Gimp-Print
Also - check here: HP All In One’s on the HP Website It basically says NO
HP wants to sell you a network printer which is essentially a printer with an Airport printserver built in. The real question is do you need an all-in-one? If you want an all-in-one you wouldn’t want to put in on the network anyway. Putting any printer on a printserver (which is what an Airport is) will only get you basic shared printing. To fax, scan or otherwise control the printer from your desktop in Windows or Mac it has to be plugged in a USB port on the computer. Its not a Mac thing, its a network vs. USB thing.
If you are looking to scan stuff, then get a Canon CanoScan LiDE 25 - they are less then $50.00 and plug it in your mac when you want to scan photos or a document to fax or email as a .pdf which the mac supports native, no Adobe Acrobat required. If you just want a network printer you should be able to find a printer that works on the AirPort (or any printserver for that matter) well below $150.
Workout with 2 miles on the treadmill; it was brutally boring. Calibration is off - treadmill says 2 miles but this watch says 1.93; 20′46″ AHR 136
Mile 1 10′58″ 130BPM
Mile 2 9′47″ 144BPM
Split run - ran to gym and then back home.
Run 1 2.16 miles 20′08″ AHR145
Mile 1 9′34″ 147BPM uphill
Mile 2 8′59″ 143BPM downhill
WEIGHTS
Run 2 2.03 miles 17′03″ AHR159
Mile 1 8′39″ 166BPM uphill
Mile 2 8′07″ 153BPM downhill
4.07 miles 36′16″ AHR154
Mile 1 9′21″ 140BPM
Mile 2 8′00″ 160BPM
Mile 3 8′02″ 164BPM
Mile 4 8′52″ 162BPM
4.45 miles 39 minutes AHR178
Mile 1 9′31.68″ 162BPM
Mile 2 8′39.11″ 190BPM
Mile 3 8′45.97″ 190BPM
Mile 4 8′36.98″ 170BPM
Mile 4.5 3′56.18″ 160BPM
Calibration has to be off - HR was too high for those number. Will I ever get this right?
4 miles 34 minutes AHR162
Mile 1 9′23″ 157BPM
Mile 2 8′20″ 163BPM
Mile 3 8′13″ 165BPM
Mile 4 8′21″ 166BPM
Calibration is not correct - these HR’s indicate I can run faster. Knee hurting.
