Jalysa's Blog

okay, so i finally got my brace :) unfortunatley, it is incredibly deadly. i've worn it once so far and it's already givin me some bruises and scratches on the other leg. ill have to wear this brace for 2 years while i play sports.

in the first picture, you can see a little bruise on the back of my knee. well that's gonna be there for a few years... pretty crazy. it's not really a bruise, it's more like a stain from the iron in my blood... or somethin like that!

well im at 11 weeks recovery... im still going to therapy, which i actually really enjoy and look forward to!

im going to go see Dr. Cooley on the 19th and i'm going to get my sports brace- even though i cant play sports!! haha! but i will use it when im teaching gymnastics and things like that.

so basketball season is starting, yay? well all my friends made the basketball team. so i hope i will be able to be the manager, but if the games are on tuesdays i wont be able to. because i teach gymnastics from 5-6. but im okay with it if i dont get to be the manager becuause it will just be another thing i get to watch, but can't do, and that is probably be one of the worst parst of this whole thing!

lately, iv'e been going to PT and working out Mon Wed and Fri. I really like going because i get to feel like im actually getting tired! ugh!! at PT on Friday i found out that i won't be able to run till Jan. 1 instead of Dec. 1!! :(

Im way excited because on Saturday im taking 5 of my friends to So You Think You Can Dance on Tour!

my bruise is STILL there... im at officailly 8 weeks today!

so, when i went to see Dr. Cooley, he said everything was good....

well im basically really bored now... nothing to do!

i think im going to be the basketball manager, so that will be fun!

on tuesday im going to start working at gymnastics! that will get me some $$$!

i can ride my bike and swim, so i do that a couple of times a week!

o! and my bruise on the back of my leg is STILL there, but now it looks like a normal bruise! but it's been 6 1/2 weeks!!

so tomorrow i go to Dr. Cooley in Park City...

@ 4-8 weeks, you're supposed to be able to bend your knee at about 135 degrees...

BUT right now im at about 5 weeks and i got 140!!! so im pretty happy!

i hope tomorrow the Dr. will tell me that i can take my brace off! that would be nice!!

so last week I went to physical therapy and didnt do too well... i could bend my knee to about 120 degrees all three days... never to much improvment. BUT today when i went i had a different therapyst and i got 130! that's huge!!! Dr. Cooley likes to push being at 135 at 6 weeks. im at 4 now... so as long as i can get 5 more degrees in 2 weeks ill be good!!

o, and i also passed my driving test, so i now have my permit... fun fun!

so yesterday i had my birthday party! it was pretty fun! i had about 5 friends come over. we had sishkabobs, chocolate fondue, and cake and ice cream. we mostly just played cards, and watched Bedtime Stories. Im getting an iPod touch for my birthday from my parents, but i wont get it for a while because it has to ship it here... but overall, my birthday was really good!!!!