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Sounds like a plan. I needed to hear this. Thank you! Colorado, or bust! No pun intended..
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I think you can both go to the wedding and take some measures to protect your knee. Do you have a brace, cane, or even wheelchair? Do you have good pain meds? Do you think you can reasonably spend most of the time there sitting? I also think that if your therapist is recommending that you go, you should go. They didn’t know about your knee injury, sure, but they know about all of the other health issues and they still think it’s worth facing the fear. I highly doubt knee pain would change their mind much.
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Thanks so much! I really appreciate the encouragement. There's a great deal of uncertainty involved that I discussed with my therapist. The wedding is on a mountain in Colorado but I will be able to be driven up. I will need to be honest with myself whether I feel I can partake in all of the activities I want to like hiking..SUP..etc. My therapist thinks I shouldn't decide right now what I can and can't do. I know my OCD likes to hold me back from things I love because "it's not safe".
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I have a cane, and I'm picking up trekking poles tomorrow
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I'm also supposed to be helping with the wedding but all she really needs me for is singing and videoing the ceremony which I can do sitting. Also I'm in charge of the Polaroid but I want to find a way to photograph no matter what. Just no squatting or crazy stunts to get good shots.
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I think it sounds like there will be plenty of ways to accommodate your injury and it would be a shame to miss the event. See how you feel when you’re there in regards to any activities.
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Hey! I would talk to your doctor about it and see what they think would be best.
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