The Middle Months - Blah!!

I was anxiously awaiting my orthopedic appointment last week... I hoped that he would agree to start fitting me for my knee brace or tell me that I could start attempting some higher level activity. Instead, I was met with instruction to stay the course for now. "Maybe" we'll start fitting for the brace at my next visit (5 more weeks). I was so disappointed! Although I know I've made tremendous progress, right now it's so hard to see it. The bottom line is that I still have knee pain, I still walk with a limp, and I still can not train. It has been 5 months since my injury, 3 months since my ACL surgery, and an eternity since I have trained. I am still unable to return to work (irony - I am a physical therapist). I find that I am becoming increasingly impatient with this "waiting" game. And I have realized that the only thing that truly matters is being able to train again. I completely understand what athletes go through and how they feel like a piece of them is missing when they can't play their sport. I definitely have a hole in me!

How did you keep your head in the game?

Fellow martial arts students...as you sit at home trying to rehab yourself after a devastating injury, what do you do to stay sane? I am now 5 months post injury, with no hope of returning to martial arts for at least 6 more months...
what advice can you offer to help me keep my sanity?