I missed Monday's CrossFit session as we attended a lecture at our son's college about going to university; it was very interesting and the presenter was very witty making a potentially dry subject quite interesting. On Tuesday I headed off to CrossFit and we had a good session, all upper body (pull-ups and handstand press-ups (or variations thereof)) but then I managed to damage my knee whilst we were doing the 'extra' session into the cool-down. On Wednesday I was at the Med Centre first thing and after an initial examination by a medic and a review by the physio I was whisked off to the local hospital for an x-ray to confirm there was no one damage. There wasn't, which in one way is good but in another is very bad, as it means it is a soft tissue injury that may take a lot longer to heal/fix. The x-ray also confirmed that the 3 staples in my knee from when I had my anterior cruciate repair in 1986 were still in place so I think that is another plus point. It is now Sunday and I still can't walk and am unable to weight bare fully, and any twisting force appled to the knee is VERY painful; I suspect medial ligament damage. I am at the physio Monday morning so will hopefully have a better idea after that, but the knee is still swollen and my leg raises and knee bend exercises just seem to make the swelling worse. Maybe it's time to slow down a lot more than I already have?
On Friday, we headed up north to see our daughter perform as the Mock Turtle in 'Alice', her school performance of Alice in Wonderland. Our daughter has always been a confident performer and has appeared on stage several times singing as part of a group and dancing, so it was no surprise when she delivered her lines with great emotion and enthusiasm. What we were not prepared for was the way she sang her solo; we have no idea where her ability to sing comes from, it certainly isn't her parents! Can't wait for the DVD so we can re-live it again (and again!). It was one of those occasions that make you, as a parent, glow with pride.
All the best
Resetting - 5K Fitness Baseline Race
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2 comments:
Knee - rest, rest and more rest, ice, ice and more ice and elevation (not easy whilst at work I appreciate).
Daughter - no, I have no idea where her singing ability comes from either! LOL! Cherish those proud parent moments because there are times when you need to draw on them ... you know what I mean!
No word from Mat; I hope that means beer tent not medical tent.
Slow down? When did that happen? :-)
Hope the knee feels better soon.
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