So there

[unixronin]

Six weeks and two days ago, I had bilateral knee replacement surgery.

Today, I GOT OUT MY MOUNTAIN BIKE and went twice up and down the road outside the house.

Stuff that in yer pipe and smoke it, Universe.

Comments

[bikergeek.livejournal.com]

YAY! That's really amazing news. I'm happy for you. :-)

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

Still have to take it easy, and I still don't think I can get my feet onto footpegs yet....

[bikergeek.livejournal.com]

Hey, progress is progress. Hope things improve quickly.

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

Yay!

(Just, don't fall.)

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

I had a few nervous moments. :) (And painful ones, more so until I raised the seat an inch. Right foot TDC is NOT comfortable.)

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

I remember that my surgeon (a few years back) banned the bike for a couple of months.

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

I wasn't planning on making a regular thing of it yet ... apart from anything else, it hurts. I just wanted to see whether I could.

[guppiecat]

About damn time. Hope the healing continues.

[glitch25.livejournal.com]

Go you! May the ass-kicking and the name-taking continue.

[kayre]

Way to go!

[databeast.livejournal.com]

fook yeah

[luxobscura.livejournal.com]

A heartfelt congratulations, sir!

I'll maintain the Injured Reserve lines. You've done your time.

[bbwoof.livejournal.com]

Hot Damn!

You've been broken long enough; it's GOOD to see that you're finally getting the kind of results that you deserve.

I've been out of the loop too long... have you gotten the broken toes/foot/ankle squared away?

Wishing you all good things,
}:-

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

Nope ... we're still looking for good treatment options on the foot and ankle. I can't seem to find any two specialists who agree on what's the best course of action. However, the current PT place gave me a name and phone number for a foot specialist in Concord.

[bbwoof.livejournal.com]

Good luck!

[cipherpunk.livejournal.com]

Sometimes… not often, but sometimes… the world works the way it should.

Your friends are all celebrating with you. :)

[n5red.livejournal.com]

"We can rebuild him"....

[smandal.livejournal.com]

Excellent!

[jilara.livejournal.com]

So, does this mean you would like me to send you your ice skates, which I recently found in the garage? :-) Glad to hear your knees are back working!

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

I don't know if I can skate yet. That'll probably continue to be difficult to impossible until and unless I can get my ankle fixed. And the knees are still a work in progress. This is just a good visible sign of it. :)

I don't know if I can even wear those skates, honestly. I've had to move up several sizes in shoes. But the thought is appreciated.

(Actually, cymrullewes points out that they might fit the Goose's feet.)

[jilara.livejournal.com]

Another thing for the eventual box o' goods!

[jmkelly.livejournal.com]

That is the best news I've had all day. Which isn't saying much, actually. But still, it's very good news.

[randwolf.livejournal.com]

Whoo-hoo! Great!

& belated happy birthday.

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

[ithildae.livejournal.com]

That is just too cool for words!

[Applause]

[mrakg.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! Most impressive!

[laurarey.livejournal.com]

Excellent! I'm glad to know the healing is going well.

[fatcook.livejournal.com]

Damn! See what clean living and pure heart with let you do?

My mom hadn't even started driving a car at 6 weeks! Damn!

[msa.livejournal.com]

Wooohoo! Congrats!

Gratz!

[zeekar.livejournal.com]

And woot! And other Internet-cultural expressions of felicitations. So the new knees seem to work...

how's the foot?

Re: Gratz!

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

how's the foot?

In short, "still fucked". But I have a new ... [rummages frantically] Oh good. Yes, I DO have a note from the new physical therapist with contact information for a reputedly top-rate foot/ankle specialist in Concord.

[wyrdling.livejournal.com]

yay!