Paintball Debut Delayed 3 Months
After the latest visit to the old orthopedic surgeon, it looks like I'm not going to be in paintball shape until August or September. The goal was for full recovery from the surgery by May, but there's still swelling and the doctor wants to take it slowly. One bad step... and I start over. Basically, this knee issue, by the time it's healed, will have been in recovery for almost a year.
I'm in the stage where I feel better than I am. My knee feels ok, most of the time these days. But by the end of a work day or after any amount of walking on sloped ground, my knee is hurting. I have to be very patient not to push myself and still be careful. It's easy to do that when every move you make hurts, but now that the pain is subsiding, I'm more likely to do something boneheaded. Like trip over the dog coming to bed in the dark. Boy did that hurt.
So I'm still getting better, just slower than hoped. I'm pretty ready for this chapter of my life to come to a close.