I really felt like crxp after the surgery but not as bad as I thought I would.
In the week after surgery I was very heavy, about 168lbs. I was concerned so I started tracking it on November 4th. At that time I was 165lbs. My goal was to get back to my pre-surgery weight of ~155lbs. After that I want to get back to the low 140's.
I started Physical Therapy on November 4th and had better than expected flexibility, it appears the therapist was impressed.
On November 7th I rode my bike on the trainer for the first time. I mostly rode sitting up but occasionally I rode 1 handed.
On November 8th I had my post operative check up. The doctor felt everything was going well. After the check up I was allowed to stop all of my medications. There have been a few times that I have taken the Tylenol and Ibuprofen but it was at night to sleep. The last time I took anything was on November 15th. I never took any of the Oxycodone.
On November 12th I started some short intervals on the bike with 2x5(5). My plan was to increase the interval count until I reach 6x5(5).
November 14th I'd done 3x5(5), November 16th 4x5(5). On November 18th I bypassed the 5x5(5) and went to 6x5(5). I exceeded the benchmark I did on October 21st. Most all of the riding has been sitting up or 1 handed. Now the plan to to hold or increase the power until I am nearer 220 watts if possible. I expect that somewhere near the beginning of January. I will then re-evaluate my plan.
As of today I feel the best that I have been. This has followed the last week of what felt like no progress.
I start work again on November 25th with a 3 day work week.
