Dr. Behr is a man I truly appreciate, but he is not one I want to see on my own accord.  You see, when it is time to visit him, it means something is bad with my knee.  This time it was a pleasant surprise.
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Saturday was the longest ride in about 2 years.  Maybe more… I don’t remember how long my knee was hurting my riding before the surgery.  At around 2 1/4 hours, I rode about 63 km.  The 2 1/4 is the key number in my rehab.
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It has been roughly 20 months since my surgery.  At around 14 months I really started to feel good.  Now, 6 months later, I feel like I am back to pre-surgery abilities. >> Read Full Article

The second storm of the year is coming through and I feel good.  I had feared these storms since they have made my bones hurt in the past, but I don’t seem to be bothered by them.  I’ve even been riding more and doing some weights.  All in all, I am on my longest streak of time without majore swelling and setbacks!
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I got out for a Hot Rum “race” to see how my knee would react to being on the boat again.  It is hard for me to not be active and involved on the boat.  I did another casual sail on one of the summer beer can races that left me pretty sore.
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The good news is that I haven’t been thinking about my knee too much recently.
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I can’t believe it has been a year since my microfracture surgery. A year ago today, I wasn’t sure how I was going to make it through the next 6 weeks of my life on crutches. A lot ended up happening in those 6 weeks.
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It has been a while since I’ve posted anything about my microfracture surgery. Largely it was for the same reason I started this site; good news means no news. I was doing great, but I had a little flare up.
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March 25th marks the 8th month since my microfracture surgery. I recently heard a professional athlete say that his expected recovery time for his microfracture was 8 months. Based on the way I feel, the 8 month number sounds about right.
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I went for my first ride on the road today. It felt great. My big concerns were with manuvering and if I would have the ability to keep myself safe in traffic.

Well, I did just fine.
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