I've been going to physical therapy for almost three weeks now. Maybe, I don't remember when I started.
My Dr. cleared me recently to run less than 1 mile (and just today uncleared me). Yesterday Waffles and I ran far less than 1 mile. It felt so good for my body, except the GIANT cramp in my side, but my leg still hurt. It hurt less than it did when I ran 10 miles, but it still hurt.
Today when I went to see the Dr. she got to palpate (my new favorite word) my leg. She said my leg is a little squishy. Squishy = swollen. I KNEW something was wrong with it. I didn't think the whole thing could be just in my back. So, she spent close to 20 minutes massaging the heck out of my leg. It hurt. It's tender and I'm a softie. So, while I did something to my back that pinched a nerve... there's also my IT band. I feel like I am a big bag of mess. I'm only 24 and I feel like I'm 48. Yuck. There's nothing wrong with being 48, except that I AM NOT 48.
Anyway... hopefully we have found what is really wrong and we can go on making it better. She gives me exercises, I do them. We find ones that work, ones that I think are awesome, ones that kind of suck and ones that make my knee hurt worse. My favorite one has been the plank... and the one leg dead lift... which killed my knee but it was awesome. I have the best personal trainer ever.
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Monday, October 19, 2009
Saturday, October 3, 2009
hmm...
I wasn't going to write this post until I know what is going on... but I thought I'd write it anyway.
Two weeks ago we ran ten miles. It's by far the farthest I've ever run, and I ran 90% of it. I walked very little and only because I a.) could no longer run straight up b.) was in such pain, I had to walk.
The day after that run, I was in such awful pain, I was limping everywhere. My right knee and thigh hurt immensely. On a scale of 0-10, 10 being the most painful, I was about a 9.
I rest for a week and felt very dull pain all through the week. I thought I was healing. I iced several times and felt much better.
Saturday of last week, I had a trail race that I had signed up for. 4.25 miles, uphill, down hill, around rocks, loose dirt, 92 stairs, etc. After 4 minutes I was back to level 9 pain. I had to limp down the 92 steps and almost started to cry several times. The rest of that day I was at a level 8 or 9. In the car driving to Phoenix I even reached a ten for about .9 seconds. It was awful. I decided to call the doctor and made an appointment for Tuesday. Tuesday I met with my pcp and she said, IT band, shin splints and possible stress fracture. She ordered x-rays, gave me anti inflammatory medication, and schedule physical therapy. She also told me not to run. I let her know that wasn't an option. She had me promise her I wouldn't run until I saw a sports med dr. I could make that promise. The next day I went and got 45873495 x-rays of my right leg.
I have an appointment with the orthopedic doctor on Monday and he'll go over my xrays. I also start physical therapy on Friday. I'm a little nervous because I don't know what he is going to say. I guess we'll see on Monday.
Until then, these guys are waiting for me, patiently. I can't wait to put them back on. When I do, I'm not sure I'll be able to train for the half marathon I had planned, but I will run anyway and get ready for another one. I will do it, because I want to.
Two weeks ago we ran ten miles. It's by far the farthest I've ever run, and I ran 90% of it. I walked very little and only because I a.) could no longer run straight up b.) was in such pain, I had to walk.
The day after that run, I was in such awful pain, I was limping everywhere. My right knee and thigh hurt immensely. On a scale of 0-10, 10 being the most painful, I was about a 9.
I rest for a week and felt very dull pain all through the week. I thought I was healing. I iced several times and felt much better.
Saturday of last week, I had a trail race that I had signed up for. 4.25 miles, uphill, down hill, around rocks, loose dirt, 92 stairs, etc. After 4 minutes I was back to level 9 pain. I had to limp down the 92 steps and almost started to cry several times. The rest of that day I was at a level 8 or 9. In the car driving to Phoenix I even reached a ten for about .9 seconds. It was awful. I decided to call the doctor and made an appointment for Tuesday. Tuesday I met with my pcp and she said, IT band, shin splints and possible stress fracture. She ordered x-rays, gave me anti inflammatory medication, and schedule physical therapy. She also told me not to run. I let her know that wasn't an option. She had me promise her I wouldn't run until I saw a sports med dr. I could make that promise. The next day I went and got 45873495 x-rays of my right leg.
I have an appointment with the orthopedic doctor on Monday and he'll go over my xrays. I also start physical therapy on Friday. I'm a little nervous because I don't know what he is going to say. I guess we'll see on Monday.
Until then, these guys are waiting for me, patiently. I can't wait to put them back on. When I do, I'm not sure I'll be able to train for the half marathon I had planned, but I will run anyway and get ready for another one. I will do it, because I want to.
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