Oi.

My already sore left knee was very uncooperative getting out of bed this morning.

I was already scheduled for a doctor visit for another test in hopes of finding the cause of my long standing cough. They are trying to rule out the long shot possibilities, so today was to get a tuberculosis test (TB is a scary long shot, and I was told they had a few positives recently.) I had her look at my knee, and pressing around, she is pretty sure it is “collateral ligament strain“– some stretching and possible tearing of the ligament on the inner side. The suggesting is to not run (but consider biking), ice, and ibuprofin.

Actually a day after taking Advil, it is already feeling better, so I hope that maybe some biking the next few days will loosen me up for running later in the week.

As far as the cough, the heavy duty antibiotic might be having an affect, and now she is thinking it may be a stubborn sinus infection.

Of things I now “hate” it is being a regular in the doctors office… a 10:00 AM appointment means not getting out to after 11, and on top of commute time, its a big chunk of productive work time. I have always prided myself on going only when absolutely necessary and being able to care it on my own… but I really want to takre care of all the assorted little things so I can focus on good training.