Alright! I am at my 12 week mark. I went to see my orthopedic surgeon, and my knee is looking good. He said that I could get on the tennis court on May 1, but only with a pro hitting balls to me. No competition until mid-June.
Also, the weakness in my hamstring is to be expected, he said. Since I had a hamstring graft, it just takes time for the hamstring to recover.
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What am I doing in physical therapy, you may ask? Well, we are really working on lateral moves, and change of direction. I am doing some running, quickly stopping, changing directions.... running forward and backwards. Also working on quick steps, and jumping exercises like I use to do when doing plyometrics.
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On my non-physical therapy days, I am riding my bike for at least 20 minutes. I want to ride for 30, but it gets really boring... even though I am watching tennis on tv while riding. I am doing about 200 situps and working my upper body as well as my lower body. I am lifting almost the same weight I was before I got injured on my leg press and my calf raises. I am back to my weight on my hamstring work.... now, though, I am realizing how weak my hamstrings were before I got injured.
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I pretty much have forgotten about my knee during the day, driving, and while at work. My gait is almost completely normal. I did start wearing high heels, but have backed off a bit because sometimes my leg is tired after a day in high heels.
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