Ironman Lake Placid is 6 months from today. And, two and a half hours of my day was spent at an Orthopedic Surgeon's office. He confirmed the torn lateral miniscus. He took some more x-rays and concluded that there is no arthritis. He suggested surgery but we agreed with a less aggressive treatment of Naprosyn and some exercise. He cleared me for cycling and swimming, but nothing that put shock on the knee... no running, jumping or lifting weights with my legs.
So, in the meantime... I act as if. Cycling, swimming... and EATING RIGHT. But no running. Let's see if this treatment has an impact and wait a month. If it clears up, good. If not, I can do the surgery and still have enough time to recover prior to race day.
At least, that's how I feel right now.
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