I'm of the belief that there's always hope, no matter the circumstances. I have a friend, Dave Mackey, who lost his leg and is now running 100-milers on a prosthetic (I wrote a story about him for Runner's World). I'm not a doctor, but what kind of surgery did you have, and how did you injure it in the first place?
I'm of the belief that there's always hope, no matter the circumstances. I have a friend, Dave Mackey, who lost his leg and is now running 100-milers on a prosthetic (I wrote a story about him for Runner's World). I'm not a doctor, but what kind of surgery did you have, and how did you injure it in the first place?
I had a type of gel inserted between my bone to create Cartlidge. I was bone on bone and needed the cushion. It wasn't an injury as much as over time my knee just kept hurting after a run. Scan's showed no broken kneecap or tear other than the loss of cartlidge.
So, Kara Goucher had a similar situation with her knees and is now running pain-free and racing. May wasn't all THAT long ago, but I bet it seems like it was. Are you strengthening muscles around your knee, like quads and hamstrings, calves? Seems like strengthening supporting muscles would take some strain off the knee...Also, I'd ask around for other opinions in your area (from docs) about what's a safe way to get back into running.
I did not lead with telling you I'm a cancer survivor (2x) since I donтАЩt believe that disease defines me. Yes, to your strengthening muscle questions and I believe that helped get me back on my feet. But, thank you for the information and words of hope as I also believe that we are limitless.
As a two-time cancer survivor you have proven that you are limitless. I'm rooting for you to find a way back into running that works for your knee and brings you joy.
I'm of the belief that there's always hope, no matter the circumstances. I have a friend, Dave Mackey, who lost his leg and is now running 100-milers on a prosthetic (I wrote a story about him for Runner's World). I'm not a doctor, but what kind of surgery did you have, and how did you injure it in the first place?
I had a type of gel inserted between my bone to create Cartlidge. I was bone on bone and needed the cushion. It wasn't an injury as much as over time my knee just kept hurting after a run. Scan's showed no broken kneecap or tear other than the loss of cartlidge.
So, Kara Goucher had a similar situation with her knees and is now running pain-free and racing. May wasn't all THAT long ago, but I bet it seems like it was. Are you strengthening muscles around your knee, like quads and hamstrings, calves? Seems like strengthening supporting muscles would take some strain off the knee...Also, I'd ask around for other opinions in your area (from docs) about what's a safe way to get back into running.
I did not lead with telling you I'm a cancer survivor (2x) since I donтАЩt believe that disease defines me. Yes, to your strengthening muscle questions and I believe that helped get me back on my feet. But, thank you for the information and words of hope as I also believe that we are limitless.
As a two-time cancer survivor you have proven that you are limitless. I'm rooting for you to find a way back into running that works for your knee and brings you joy.