My trip to Europe and Israel officially begins today, October 22, with a flight to Paris at 6:40p.m. But at that same hour yesterday, I was icing a very swollen knee and on the phone with the Lancaster Orthopedic Urgent care.
I went on my usual Monday ride with Scott Haverstick and Delaine and Chris Peris. I turned off the ride for the shorter way home at 15 miles. I stopped at the bottom of a hill and put my foot down. My knee hurt, a lot. It was swollen. It had been fine before the ride. I managed to ride home, but slowly. I could not stand up and pedal. I remembered there was an orthopedic urgent care office, so I called and went there.
After the usual twists and pokes the doctor said I had a sprained MCL--the ligament on the inside of my knee. He told me to wear a brace and "listen to my body" as to how much I can do. Since this is the knee I got replaced six months ago, the doctor was not sure if the swelling was normal for me. I told him it was a lot less this morning.
I had planned to ride the Paris Training Races on Thursday and ride south and west of Paris before going to visit World War II battlefields on the weekend. It looks like my plans just changed. The doctor thinks if I might be able to ride in Israel if the swelling goes down in a week. If not, Israel road trip!
I planned to post about the trip. I thought I would be posting about riding, but maybe not so much.
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