Bad Rhumors

I hope the post title is only a typo but after visiting w/ the doc for the post op this morning - seems like the wheels could be falling off my old and crappy body.

The good news is that there were 3 possibilities for the mystery meat he cleaned out last week (when fixing the torn meniscus).  Worst case scenario was some 4 letter acronym that I don't remember what he said, but it is not that.  Phew.

That leaves 2 other possibilities - could be Rheumatoid Arthritis, so I have an appt with a specialist / doc on that August 4th

The other option - was the meniscus tear contributed to a flare up of tissue in the knee - that was scoped out and I should be fine.  Lets hope it is this.

So, not quite sure where my head is with all this - I looked up Wikipedia on RA, good thing I was sitting down when I read it.

I expect fear the worst, but hope for the best.  As far as running goes - cleared to start that in about a week, will need to ease back into it, start biking beforehand.  The Doc already said doing the Ascent is up to me - he encouraged me to do it.  I will for sure - have always planning on at least trying it.

I've never really been much a pessimist, more of an optimist.  This potentially could level the playing field.  A common New Zealand saying is "No worries (mate)".  Most of my life, I could easily say that my mindset and outlook on (most) things has been low key - aside from one thing - physical ailments. 

I could ramble on and on - but won't.   It's not as though my legs just fell off and I can't walk or anything.  Running is likely to become more than a fun activity - it is going to something to fight to be able to do, so I may as well do it going uphill.  Bring on the Ascent.  No more downhill races for me.

An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while the pessimist sees only the red stoplight. The truly wise person is colorblind.  Albert Schweitzer