100 things, fitness and exercise, 20/100, physical therapy!

[labelleizzy]

Physical therapy went really well today.

10 minutes hard riding on the bicycle (unfortunately with some old white guys stuffed with Old White Guy Privilege on the bicycles next to me, partly why I went hard on the bicycle, to distract myself from Saying Something)

then I stretched a little and told Janet a little about dancing last night, and then she had me jump up onto the 4" step. Hop forward, and step back down. Forward, and hop off forward. Then (this was the part I was scairt of last time) hop up sideways from the right, and hop back the same way. Twice to prove the first time wasn't a fluke (wink). Then hop up the other sideways (from the left), and hop off.

and I wasn't scairt this time! but I also realized "hey, I never did this before in my pre-surgery life either, so, it's understandable to be a little scairt." And then I felt better about having been scairt and not trusting my right knee to Do The Thing, the first time.

and then, and THEN. She had me get on the treadmill and walk-jog. I was actually running! Whoo-hoo! Not very fast, and not very long, but running!

And after that, I was walking to cool down and she'd printed and brought over my List Of Goals for PT from awhile ago... "so you've started dancing again... Bicycling outside? Walking? Yoga?" I said how I do yoga at home but haven't tried a class since the surgery. She said, do the yoga carefully, with modifications, blocks and such. Then she reminded me I'd said I want to do rock climbing... she said, go ahead.

GO AHEAD. Though at the lowest, carefullest level. (eeee!)

She also said it looked like after one or two more sessions, if I keep up being physically active, I could probably be discharged from physical therapy.

(!!!!!)

Oh Gods, I'm high! from that and how good it feels to move and how it doesn't hurt or buckle or do weird things. It feels so good to move! I feel strong and healthy and so very very blessed today!

Comments

[fbhjr.livejournal.com]

I'm an old white guy. And, I'm pretty fat. I also like riding bikes!
Oh no! Am I stuffed with privilage? How can I tell?

Joking aside, I do worry about that. Somtimes it can be hard to tell. Certainly hard to tell if someone else thinks that about you.

[labelleizzy.livejournal.com]

The old dudes made a comment about a local community, context was that a concert venue had moved there... disdain= "I'd /never/ go to FREMONT...!"
And then something about how it's now 80% Indian over there, and 50% of them are driving taxis... then something about ha, ha, I'm really piling on the stereotypes now.

Then one of them said how his partial hip replacement was done by Sanjay. I'm like, that's DOCTOR Sanjay to you, mother plucker! Oooooh!

Somehow, Frank, I don't think I'd overhear you having that conversation.

I wish I'd said something.

[fbhjr.livejournal.com]

Fremont? I used to go there all the time. I worked for a company that had an office there and I had to fly out there 3 to 4 times a year.
Granted, back in the early 90's, but I have fond memories of it.
I remember being at an opening of a Chinese restaurant there where they had the big dancing dragon, fireworks and gongs. It was great!
They told me they were very impressed I came 3000 miles for their food. It was good.
But, I digress.

It is tough being a middle aged white guy knowing when I'm getting preferential treatment. It's easy when I see someone else not getting it. But, hard to know if it is just me.
And, I am not in any way claiming it doesn't happen. I know it does. It's just hard to tell how others would be treated if you can't see it.
But, I digress again.

Congratulations on your "go ahead"!
May it be the first of many, many more!

[labelleizzy.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Sorry for spreading my irritation around.

[fbhjr.livejournal.com]

No worries. I think it is good to let people know what is not acceptable.

[girlpurple.livejournal.com]

Wow, I guess I missed the memo about the racial and career requirements to live here... huh.

[labelleizzy.livejournal.com]

Eyeroll.

Stupid people are stupid, yanno?

[tatjna.livejournal.com]

I am over here squeeing hard for you. That is a whole bunch of different kinds of awesome all in one post. ;-D

[labelleizzy.livejournal.com]

I know. So happy!

[runeshower.livejournal.com]

Good news! And, it was great having lunch together today.

What were the Old White Guys doing, which prompted the remark?

[labelleizzy.livejournal.com]

Ugh, see above reply to Frank. I don't wanna say it again.

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[girlpurple.livejournal.com]

BTW, if you wanna come climb, there's a group of us that go to PG Sunnyvale a couple times a week. Both bouldering and top-roping, mixed group of women and men, experience ranges from rank beginner to spider. LMK if you want to join us sometime.

[labelleizzy.livejournal.com]

I have a gift certificate from tshuma from my birthday, to learn to belay and have a week of visits.

(I need to find it)

And then heck yeah!

[inflectionpoint.livejournal.com]

I'd be glad to go with you as well!

Schedule your belaying lesson and get that taken care of, and then you're ready to go!

I found that bouldering took more strength and grip than I had when I started, which made top roping the primary activity for me for almost a year. There's plenty of fun to be had with top roping, and you can always schedule to go with people or just show up and ask about belaying partners at the desk if you want to just up and go some day.

You'll likely learn different things from each person you climb wth, so it's good to try lots of different partners for climbing!