I strained my achilles tendon a couple months ago. After limping around for a few weeks, I finally went to my doctor. I got referred to a specialist who believes in taking a conservative approach before considering surgery. I like that approach. I got a big, ugly, black boot on June 5. I did prescribed exercises at home and aggravated my injury. I started physical therapy and got new exercises to do at home. After straining my lower back putting the big, ugly boot on, I started not using the boot at home and only using it when I went someplace.
The boot throws my gait off, so I have to use a walker to keep from losing my balance. Then I irritated my strained lower back getting my walker out of the back of the car.
I’m feeling better. The swelling has gone down. But I have pain in my hips and lower back. I want to go back to the gym, but I don’t want to be wearing a boot while using the machines. I’m lopsided enough right now. I’m afraid if I wear the boot at the gym, I’ll get more strength training on one side than the other. I want to go hiking again, but I can’t manage to walk the mile from my home to my mailbox.
I want my life back.
This is when I’m so tempted to rush into things and by rushing to further aggravate my achilles tendon which is already really angry with me.
I tried doing yoga this morning. I put on a video. The routine started with child pose. I had fallen a week ago and bruised either the muscles in my shin or bruised the bone. Either way, getting down on the floor to do child pose left me rolling on the floor screaming in pain. I did the few exercises that don’t case more pain.
I hate this. I hate stopping myself from doing what I want to do which would cause me more pain.
Bleah.
There’s a quilt in here somewhere. I just don’t feel like making it.
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