ACL.

The diagnosis that I've been hoping not to get was confirmed today.

I tore my ACL and meniscus in my left knee.

I'm waiting to get a surgery date, but looks like it will happen either the end of June or early July. I'll have a brace for a month after surgery. I should be able to run 6-8 weeks after surgery with a full recovery date of about 6 months. It seems like 2010 has taken a turn for the worse. I'm already anxiously awaiting 2011, because it's got to be a better year than this is turning out to be.

Historically May is not a good month for me:
May 14, 2009- I got laid off.
May 15, 2010- I crashed a motorcycle.
May 16, 2011- I will probably not leave my house.

The confirmation of my injury has put me in a pretty foul mood. While I didn't have many plans, and certainly not a bucket list, but I did want to do all of the things that I did last summer. Long bike rides, long runs, soccer games. I just want to be myself again and being myself means being active. This is going to be a long mental journey for me and I'm going to try to stay positive, but for now, I'm going to feel sorry for myself.