[pct-l] knee finally gave out

[randy_forsland@hotmail.com (Randy Forsland)]

I am with you...Next year should be a bounty year for thru hikers...A lot of
people on (ahem) sabbaticals..

If i am still unemployed come the new year...I am going to start
preparations for a thru-hike myself...No sense wasting this opportunity...


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mara Factor" <m_factor@hotmail.com>
To: <pct-l@backcountry.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 5:57 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] knee finally gave out


> Hi folks,
>
> I wasn't able to keep up with the list much for the last few months so
just
> rejoined a few days ago.  I've since skimmed the archives and can't
believe
> this thread came up "just" before I started reading again.
>
> Anyway, I injured my knee in May and ignored the injury all summer.  But,
> it's getting worse so I'm finally doing something about it.
>
> I've had plenty of other knee problems going back to  high school but have
> managed to avoid surgery for 20 years.  Back then, in physical therapy, my
> therapist figured I would be in a rocking chair by the time I turned 30.
I
> thruhiked the AT at 33.  :-)
>
> So, I just got laid off a couple of weeks ago and I'm now very happily
> unemployed.  I still have my insurance so finally saw my doctor now that I
> have the time.  She's thinking meniscal tear (whatever that really means),
> scheduled me for an MRI (yesterday) and I see the knee/sports doctor on
> Tuesday.
>
> Wish me luck.
>
> In the meantime, whatever happens (surgery or not), I now have plenty of
> time to prepare for my PCT hike next year.  Woohoo!!!
>
> Mara
>
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