It seems like January 8, 2011 was ages ago. So many things have changed in my life since then. The reality is this: On January 8, 2011 I blew out my knee snowboarding in the lovely mountains of Colorado, I tore my ACL and Meniscus in my left knee and ended my snowboarding season early. Since then, I have come back to the East Coast and started a new life and new career in Boston. All these new changes brought so much excitement that I almost forgot about the burden of my bum knee. The time is finally here. Tomorrow is the day I finally have knee surgery. That means many different things, but mainly it means today after today, I will not be walking normal or driving for several weeks to a month. This is somewhat of a disheartening feeling, knowing that for the next month or so I can't jump in my car to get groceries, I won't be able to bike along the river, or even walk up and down stairs normally. This might be a skewed or dark way of looking at this whole situation, I agree.
Let's look at the bright side. I will have matching ACL scars on both knees now. When I do recover, I will rehab back to 100% and then some. After I had knee surgery 8 years ago on my other knee, I began running regularly and become much more individually active. I will come out stronger and more motivated than I have ever before, and let's face it, I will have an unfair advantage on the soccer field with 2 "bionic" knees. In all honesty, no I am not looking forward to surgery tomorrow morning, but I am looking forward to rediscovering my own ability to stay motivated and become stronger than before.
And yes... I will be tweeting & facebooking the day of surgery, I believe in transparency. This is who I am, getting my knee fixed and getting back to my active lifestyle is a top priority.
