32nd Update - the 19th Month

How time passes quickly - it's now 2009 and I realised that I've not updated this blog for over 2 months. Perhaps it is a good sign - no news is good news, right? It's over one and a half year since I went for my knee surgery and I'm glad to report that my knee is pretty OK now. Saw my doctor in late November 2008 and he was pleased with my recovery. Knowing that I'm still updating this blog, he suggested that perhaps we should start a special interest group of sort for the growing number of people who have undergone similar knee operation, to share experiences. I thought it is a good idea, after all, I started this blog for the same purpose. He continued to prescribe another 6 months' supply of glucosamine pills.

I have totally weaned off the walking stick and am now walking quite normally, even going up and down staircases. At the last physiotherapy session in early December last year, the physio checked on me walking/jogging over 2.1 km on the rubberised track and certified that I've recovered sufficiently to be discharged from the rehabilitation centre. He advised that I should continue to exercise regularly on my own, without over-stressing the knee. The recovery came at just the right time as I was kept very busy running around the whole time, preparing for my daughter's wedding on Boxing Day. My leg held up quite well, especially on the big day itself, when I was practically on my feet for some 15 hours!

I've not resumed my golf game yet - it should be quite soon, I hope. Thought I should get some light practice sessions first as I'm worried about the twisting motion of swinging the gold clubs. Just 3 days ago, I had my first session of bowling - although only for 2 games. My legs weren't that steady and it was uncomfortable bending my knees, but I did OK - none of my balls went into the drain! The knee was a little sore afterwards, but rubbing some glucosamine cream relieved the aches.

My wishes for the New Year? Good health is top. Hope I can have good games of golf, that I can go jogging regularly, perhaps even cross-country running and playing social games of badminton and table-tennis (I've given up tennis and squash as it would be too demanding on my knees). Perhaps it may be too early to tell, my doctor says that eventually, I could even try snow boarding or skiing when on overseas vacation in future (but definitely no bungee jumping!).