Firsts are the theme of this week. It's actually almost exhausting how many firsts I had. New things can be scary, and I have exercised an over-abundance of caution in how I approach things these days. I hope I can move past that. Sunday - pt exercises Sunday was a quiet day. I think we ...
week 5(20): a litany of firsts
running fomo: a runfession/coffee date mashup
My running FOMO is real and here to stay and I am so happy to have both the Runfessions and Ultimate Coffee Date linkups to bare my "sole." Are you ready? Let's chat. Over coffee, I would runfess.... That after the last few days, running feels closer. Not close, mind you, but closer. ...
adventures in physical therapy
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 ...
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 ...
