Just an aside

Since I started using my orthotics, I have felt a profound improvement in the state of the feet. Less stiffness. Much less pain. So, over the last few weeks, I've added jogging on the flat to the walking-up-inclines workout. Started with a mile. Up to a mile and a half now. A lousy 20-minute mile and a half, but still. I'll add a little distance and a little speed every week, and see how the knees do. Pre-orthotics, they let me down every time I tried to go farther than two miles or faster than 5 mph. But the way my arches were mashing down with each step could serve as an explanation for the knee issue, and the arches aren't mashing anymore.

Before I started, I wondered if I would still be able to manage a mile. Maybe walking kept me in better shape than I thought. Maybe jogging a mile is no big deal. Whatever. I'll keep at it, and see how it goes over the next few months. Just let the knees hold up.

Just an aside

Since I started using my orthotics, I have felt a profound improvement in the state of the feet. Less stiffness. Much less pain. So, over the last few weeks, I've added jogging on the flat to the walking-up-inclines workout. Started with a mile. Up to a mile and a half now. A lousy 20-minute mile and a half, but still. I'll add a little distance and a little speed every week, and see how the knees do. Pre-orthotics, they let me down every time I tried to go farther than two miles or faster than 5 mph. But the way my arches were mashing down with each step could serve as an explanation for the knee issue, and the arches aren't mashing anymore.

Before I started, I wondered if I would still be able to manage a mile. Maybe walking kept me in better shape than I thought. Maybe jogging a mile is no big deal. Whatever. I'll keep at it, and see how it goes over the next few months. Just let the knees hold up.

On an off note

King's Lyme titre was higher than the vet liked--she wanted to see <30, and King's was 57. So he's back on doxycycline for another month. A higher dose, this time. Vet didn't sound worried, but she wasn't going to let it go unresolved, either.

King is asymptomatic, which is a good thing. Dogs can have positive titres without getting sick. Sometimes matters can resolve on their own, even without medical intervention. Still, hoping this wave of antibiotic wipes this out for good.

On an off note

King's Lyme titre was higher than the vet liked--she wanted to see <30, and King's was 57. So he's back on doxycycline for another month. A higher dose, this time. Vet didn't sound worried, but she wasn't going to let it go unresolved, either.

King is asymptomatic, which is a good thing. Dogs can have positive titres without getting sick. Sometimes matters can resolve on their own, even without medical intervention. Still, hoping this wave of antibiotic wipes this out for good.