Its been almost 2 months since my last post, and a lot has changed since then.
I've finally found time to write this, but I don't want this to get too long so I'll just sum up my last two months.
Aug 24th - Started junior year of high school
It's been much better than last year, partly because I am actually spending a legitimate amount of time studying, but also because last year I had to deal with curriculum changes because I transferred from a different school district. I've finally started caring about school, and it's actually quite fun. I'm naturally a competitive person so I enjoy the struggle and the hard work of pushing myself to be better.
September 7th - Finished work as a lifeguard
This was a good experience considering that it was my first job I've ever had. I met some amazing people and learned some great things.
September 24th - ACL surgery
I was out of school for two days but that completely threw me off track. Although I only missed a few tests, I was met with a deluge of work when I returned. It was extremely difficult to get around the house, let alone complete everyday tasks as I was on crutches for the first week after my surgery. I took painkillers for the first three days and my body was completely messed up by them. I felt dizzy and I couldn't focus for the entire duration I was taking the painkillers. I quickly weaned myself off those even though I still had pain in my knee because I didn't want to get addicted to those drugs.
On Friday, I had my 2nd PT checkup at exactly 1 week after surgery. I had almost complete extension and about 86 degrees of flexion.
Today, the swelling has gone down almost 60% and I've actually been able to slowly walk without my brace. I have 90 degrees of flexion and I can recruit most of my right quadricep. I will start lifting again today and over the next two weeks I'll be back to shooting the basketball. I haven't lifted ever since my surgery but I can still see adequate muscle growth because my body is still healing from all the lifting I did prior to my surgery. Isn't that crazy? My body is still recovering over a week after my last workout. I've even seen an increase in definition in my left calf. This is probably a result from all the one legged movements I've been doing for the last week.
My diet has been getting better and I'm now eating more fruits and vegetables and drinking more water and juice.
That pretty much sums it all up! Thank you for reading my latest post, I hope to see you again sometime soon!
Aaron Chan
