It was four weeks ago today that I made the fateful mistake that sprained my knee so I thought I would provide a little update. My knee is feeling much better overall since that day but I am not completely healed. I have seen a great Argentinian Physical Therapist 3 times and she has been a huge help. I didn't get an MRI or x-ray but she feels that I did not tear the ligaments. The remaining pain and frustrating lack of mobility is coming from the meniscus that is STILL swollen. It is rather annoying, but she feels that it will continue to get better and I should be walking fully normally in just a few more weeks. Unfortunately, I am confident that someday, in a decade or so, I am going to need some serious surgery on both knees! I'm so happy it wont be considered a pre-existing condition.
Spraining my knee just 2 weeks into this adventure definitely tempered my spirits for a while as I felt so limited in what I could do and where I could go. Each outing accompanied by fear, uncertainty, and pain. But, now that it is feeling better and stronger each day, I feel like I am ready to gear up for some amazing times once again! This week I am determined to learn the public bus system so I can travel all over the city for just $.25.
This weekend I was able to hike back to the spot of the initial incident and grabbed a photo of the location where it all happened. This is the item I decided to cross (quite well) and jumped off the higher end (quite badly):
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