Physical therapy was another great unknown to come with my injury. I had zero experience, zero frame of reference and zero expectations for what was to come. Now, PT is part of my everyday life, with twice a week sessions and homework to boot. The goal is to get back to running and my normal, active ...
adventures in physical therapy
week 4(20): unassisted walking for the win!
You read that correctly: I am rocking the unassisted walking (for the most part). This week marked the entrance to my next phase of recovery, and it has been quite the learning curve. My body is absolutely freaking out with all the changes. Sunday - pt exercises We had a quiet day. ...
six weeks post op: on to the next phase of recovery
Monday marked six weeks post op, and I was an absolute wreck about my appointment. Of course I wasn't scheduled until 2:00PM, which meant I had the whole morning to agonize and obsess. Yay! My 10 day post-op visit was fairly textbook and uneventful, so there was no reason not to expect the same ...
strategies for coping with injury
Strategies for coping with injury is my follow up to last week's post on the Mental Burden of Injury. It's one thing to be bogged down by all the emotions and sadness, but it's another to dig out of it. However, if we don't overcome, Honor Your Feelings I am pretty terrible at this, but ...
week 3(20): conserving energy
The overwhelming theme of this week has been "conserving energy." It seems I only have so much (it's increasing as we go), but I had some big events on the calendar, and I needed to make sure I was in the right frame of mind and body. Sunday - pt exercises + recumbent bike After Mr ...
the mental burden of injury
When I broke my leg in November, I was prepared for pain and discomfort in recovery. After my surgery, I wrote a little bit about some side effects I found surprising, but thought things would just move along. I was not ready for the mental burden of this injury. There is an emotional toll that ...
