I will start this blog with some decent news. I stepped on the scale for the first time since December 26th, and I am down to 252. I have lost 13lbs! I am at the weight I always seem to return to so I am not that excited. Once I get into the 240's, I will be more excited. I will weigh in again in another month or so.
The frustrating news. Today, I went in for my pre-op appointment for my ACL reconstruction. So I thought. Back in November, I was told to call in December and scheduled my pre-op appointment for January. So I did. That appointment was today. I walk in, and he asks if I have decided to have the surgery. I said, "Yes, at my last appointment we discussed having it in mid-late January." He said, "Well, we are booked now. It will be February till we can get you in."
SOOOO, I now have a surgery date of March 1st. This will be 6 months since the MRI confirmed my ACL tear and 9 months since the injury!!!! I am so upset. I have spent the past two months mentally gearing myself up for surgery around January 20th, as we discussed at my November appointment. I am SO nervous for the surgery and now my mind has to think about it for another 1.5 months.
I do have to say that I DO like my surgeon. He is a very nice guy and takes the time to answer my questions. I have been seeing him for almost a year now as he is the surgeon who did my fasciotomy in June for the compartment syndrome.
One positive is it gives me another 1.5 months of running and weight loss before the surgery. On the other hand, it will suck to lose everything I built up to because I won't be able to run for 3 months after the surgery. If I had had it next week, I would have only built up to 2 miles. Losing that wouldn't have been as big of a deal as losing 3+ miles. Also, now that the surgery is pushed back, there is no way I will be able to recover in time for the Admiral's Cup soccer league in June. (I originally injured my knee playing Admiral's Cup.) I was really hoping that I would be ready to play again by then. :o(
Man, I am just so bummed. :o(
Day 18- Rest Day
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I'm sorry, Jenn! That really is the pits when you're mentally and physically geared up for something like SURGERY, and then it gets postponed. Keep focusing on the bright side of it...the extra time to run and to lose more weight. What you lose after the surgery you will get back over time. And there'll always be the soccer season next year! Stay positive.
First of all, congrats on running 2 miles nonstop.
With regards to your surgery, don't think about it too often. Its good to be prepared for it but take it from a man who's been in one too many surgeries last summer,
anticipation can and will probably kill you!
Like Lillie says, focus on the positive and keep on keepin' on!
Sorry about your surgery being put off so long. Look at it this way: you can build a nice base to fall back on when you can't run for a while. You'll be that much further ahead!
It stinks to have to wait, but at least now you have a date. You're lucky to have a surgeon who is supportive of your running. Take care of yourself, and be ready for some super cross training once you're through with PT. :)
I'm one of those folks that believe things happen for a reason... whether or not we realize it. While that doesn't always make you feel better about things, keep it in the back of your mind as you go forward.
And you are in forward motion - don't forget that. :)
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