I am not supposed to run if I have any pain in my knee.  I've been running only when there was just a little bit of pain.  I made the mistake of asking how much pain I could have and still run.  This was a stupid question.  The answer is none.  Don't run if it hurts.  

This is making me completely crazy.  I want to go running!  I miss it.  I want to be able to get up and go run six miles without even thinking about it.  I want to be bitching about running in the heat.  I want to be grumbling about how stupid North Carolina weather is.  I want to forget to bring something to drink and then suffer for it.

Instead, I'm stuck not running.  I almost cried in my physical therapists office.