This past week I finally reached the 6-month mark since my resurfacing last October! It is a great feeling to finally reach this point, but it is not like something magic happens. Recovery is still ongoing, and as I become more active I can feel the muscles that are still repairing. I rode my bike outside yesterday after using the trainer all winter and I can definitely feel the workout- just a 13 mile ride. I actually jogged a little as well last week- only 100-200 paces every several minutes on a 3.5 mile walk, but enough that it felt good to be jogging. I am swimming 20-25 minutes almost every day and am back to using my Concept 2 rower. The real test will come with the first water-ski session of the year (maybe next weekend). After careful consideration I plan to treat the first year as a "recovery" year and fight the urge to train seriously for anything in particular. I believe that I will listen to the advice of many on this site and give my bones the benefit of a full year of recovery.
Steve