My Recovery Period

My knee operation went very well, with a very warm welcome, excellent care and really attentive doctors, in short the best for a first operation.
I left the hospital the same day with a pair of crutches and a bandage on my knee after trying to walk with a physiotherapist (which was almost impossible as I couldn't contract my quadriceps and my knee could hardly bend) and a 1-month break from sport).
So I spent the first week on crutches to take the strain off my knee and avoid stepping on it too much, and despite the fact that I couldn't climb or walk I really focused those first few weeks on the weight room to work on my upper body and a finger board to strengthen them and not lose too much strength during my climbing break.
The second week I started walking without the crutches and even though going down the stairs was still quite difficult because my knee still didn't bend much, walking was quite natural and I didn't really feel any pain unless I put a lot of strain on my leg during a busy day. I also had the threads removed from my scar and continued to go to the gym and train at home.

The third week I was walking well and starting to do cardio on an indoor bike, and I also took the opportunity to go swimming a few times in the lake, which was quite cool (6ºC).
Then, in the fourth week, I slowly started climbing again on small heights where falls were minimal and I also started boxing actively for leisure and cardio.
Now all is well, I've been able to ski again with my new touring skis twice already, I've also returned to the Aiguilles de Baulmes to do some outdoor climbing and I'm back to walking in the Jura and boxing without my knee giving me any problems.

(A big thank you to the surgeons and the hospital team for taking such good care of me).