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The Journey
Finally, many years of knee pain has caught up with me. I have had enough of walking up and down stairs compensating and grimacing, limping
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Final preparations
Just days away from surgery now and the nerves are starting to rise. Having had many discussions with friends, family and clients over the last
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Surgery and recovery
I survived! Surgery is done and dusted and I’m now at home resting with my leg elevated. It seems like the last couple of days
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Progress and trashy TV!
Already a week post-surgery now and I must say I’m pleasantly surprised at my recovery. I was very happy to ditch my crutches and bear
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It’s a fine line
I’m now just over two weeks post-surgery and seem to be coming along well. Each day I’m noticing little improvements in my range of movement
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Scar tissue is the issue
How time flies! This week marks two months since undergoing lateral release knee surgery so I thought I’d post an update on my recovery. I
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Is it time to run yet?
The million dollar question – can I run yet? I’m now four months post-surgery where I was told by my surgeon I should be fine
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Here we go again…
As it turns out, I am 12 days from it being a year since my lateral release surgery and sadly my knee functionality is certainly
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It’s D-Day
In the leading days to my surgery I put in some very long days in the studio in preparation for 19 days off. Thankfully I
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The long hard road to recovery
I’m almost 8 weeks post-surgery now and I feel like most of the pain and frustration is over, I think. I had a follow-up appointment
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The physical and mental game
It’s been quite a while since I have added to my blog, and there are a few reasons for this. It is now just over
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That pesky last 10%
I’m almost there… 15 months have now come and gone in my recovery journey of my partial knee replacement. It seems like a lifetime ago
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It’s time to race
Over the last 19 months since my knee surgery, spending time on my bike has not only helped strengthen my legs but also provided a
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Third time lucky
It has now been 2 years and 2 months (not that I’m counting!) since my partial knee replacement and it’s still bothering me. The knee
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Listen to your body
Surgery number three, done and dusted. Having the experience of multiple knee surgeries definitely puts me in a good place to know and understand my
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Runners high
It’s now almost 8 months since surgery and I’m finally pleased to say that I have taken some positive steps towards healing. In fact just