Fifth swim! Only the fifth...?!?

ELLIPTICAL 30 mins
TREADMILL 10 mins, focus on walk form
SWIM 20 mins 800 yards

I think this is the 4th day in a row of rain. Monday and Tuesday had warm rain, this is now a cold just-above-freezing rain. I like rain. No, I love rain. But it does f with my schedule. No bike commute this week! I could have ridden in today, but that light misty rain under gray skiesis enough of a distraction for drivers and deterrent for me.

My upper back/neck is tight still, gotta be due to the swim. And my back would probably vote for a Dr L visit. I notice it when I bend over to pick something up or put shoes on. Just doesn't feel fluid. So this niggle was a nag on the brain, who kept thinking of ways to get out of swimming and gymming. Sneaksy brain.

But I went! I reduced the treadmill time since I would be walking the 1.2 miles to/from the truck for parking. The swim felt good, slowed down and focused on my neck position. I noted that I do tip my head up, but also that I just hold my lower neck/upper back tight. Work on it. Ask TH? Swim lesson on this?

Funny enough, afterwards my neck and back felt fine. See how it goes overnight. Sleeping hasn't been all that comfy lately.

Yesterday was PT with JB, my first in 2.5 weeks. Felt great! But I had to report increased pain. Increased? Or more than I expect being five months out from surgery? Because my PT time has been reduced (I do 10-30 mins sessions a day, breaking down my exercises instead of doing them all at once like today), I haven't seen Jeff in 10 days, I'm still walking the same 2.5-3 miles a day, and I'm not biking...I can only conclude that my changed walking form and/or the elliptical/treadmill/swim sequences are irritating it?

I realized in the shower that today is my 5th swim, I marked it as a goal with some small reward. (Undecided on that, olive bar or macadamia nuts). Only 5?! Ugh.