Introvert Talks - Finding My Way Back

"Introvert Talks" is meant to be a new initiative or theme, where I myself as an introvert, just talk about reflections and thoughts about my life, or maybe share more personal stuff. :)

This is my weekly post under this "Introvert Talks" theme and let's see where it takes me and us.

Life is getting better - and I am thankful for that.

It's been 18 days since my last Introvert Talks post, and I thought I could do an update about my life, and of course, my injured knee.

I have probably written several posts on my knee injury, from how it happened to my doctor visits, and you can read the latest update here.

Since then, I have gone for a physiotherapy session. It was quite refreshing experience to be honest. I was slightly skeptical initially, because I wasn't sure what they could actually do for my case, given it has been 1 month and recovery has been very gradual. However, the stretching and leg raise exercises were very useful, and I have been dutifully doing them everyday at home as well. I really felt the difference by the day. Even though I am still not 100% back to normal, I think I am about 80% there. I still can't run or bending my knee fully, but I have no issues with day to day walking and the only minor discomfort is stairs.

I have also gone for my MRI scan. It was a good experience, the staff at the centre were very efficient and caring and it really helped to calm my nerves, despite it being the 4th MRI scan I had in my lifetime. I am fortunate I am not claustrophobic and the most challenging part for me is to stay stationary for the entire duration. The doctor's appointment is later this month, so let's see what the scan result will show. Fingers crossed.

Because my slow yet steady recovery of my knee, I could really resume my exercise and day to day activities progressively, and I think they helped my mental state massively. I have also tried to walk at a slower pace on the treadmill, and have gradually increased the duration to 10 mins to 15 mins to 30 mins per session. It's not significant but I have accepted that I need to be patient with my recovery.

I also started swimming, or rather resumed (since I swam quite a bit during my younger days), since it is better for my situation as swimming has less pressure on the joints. All I can say my speed is pretty laughable, but it's not a competition or I am chasing any speed targets anyway. I started with 250m in single session, and have managed to increase to 500m and now 750m per session. (I shall not reveal how long it took me to finish, hehe!)

Like what people always say, people only treasure something when they lose it. And for me, I somewhat lost a fair bit of mobility in the past 1.5 months and it made me treasure life a little more and also understand how seniors struggle with movement.

So even if I am not fully recovered yet, I still feel very positive these days because I was in a worse place not long before. And being able to walk normally, being able to go through stairs, and being able to do my errands and grocery trips independently, is already such a big upgrade. For now, I can continue to lead my life and at the same time, be patient with recovery. And of course, I will definitely be more careful in the future.

Ending off this post with a recent cafe visit, finally, I could also make my way to enjoy some good cakes and drinks!