speedvegan

i gotta wear shades.

the property damage claim was settled. i can now afford to replace the bike and other accessories destroyed in the crash, including new shades.

in other news, the last scab fell off this morning ! yuck, but SO YAY !!

last but certainly not least, i met with my sports medicine doctor this morning to go over the MRI results. here they are in black and white:

1. extensive acute bone bruise of the distal lateral femur including extension involving the femoral condyle. no displaced bony fracture is seen.

2. there is slight edema such as from a posttraumatic change overlying the intact appearing medial retinaculum. the edema however raises the possibility of slight sprain of the structure.

3. signal in the medial meniscus consistent with meniscal degeneration seen to lesser extent laterally. no definite meniscal tear is identified.

so, good news ! my bone is just bruised and i have a slight displacement. the doctor said i can start cycling again, but no more than 50 miles per week for the first 3-4 weeks. fifty is greater (and therefore better) than zero. i can slowly increase the mileage after the third or fourth week, depending on how i feel. running is out of the equation due to the displacement. that’s where therapy comes in. i am scheduled for a couple of sessions to learn basic strengthening exercises which will prevent, or at least lessen the risk of future damage to the knee area once i start to run again.

other than that, things are wonderful. i can go back to swimming like a normal person and i am allowed to sub elliptical for running.

life is good.