Less than 24 hours after I wrote the PT update the other day, my sharp knee pain was back with a vengeance. Was it the weather? Did I do any different activity on those days? Was it because I missed my at-home exercises twice last week? No idea.
Today it felt better again until after PT, when it started to hurt again. I iced it and I took my prescription anti-inflammatory, but it’s still bugging me. Hopefully tomorrow it will be better.
I’m not sure — and the sports medicine office takes a VERY conservative approach to recommendations along this line: they say for this injury, if it hurts, don’t do it! — how much I should push myself in terms of pain and how much I shouldn’t. I am known for working through injuries and re-injuring myself. I am known for ignoring symptoms and pain. I am trying very hard to take care of myself here and not end up with a recurring, nagging injury that doesn’t ever heal.
It’s very frustrating. It still hurts to walk the dogs. I definitely can’t run or skate yet without sharp pain.
I really need to instead focus on the stuff I can do: ride the recumbent bike, do my mat exercises, do all of the weight machine exercises. I like doing this stuff just fine, but it’s not running or walking the dogs or hiking or pretending to play hockey.