14 posts tagged “pain”

I finally admitted today to myself that the right leg isn't really healing.  I can walk pretty well, but when I start to run, I am actually hopping to get off the leg.

I have pain in a few spots so its a little hard to tell exactly whats going on in there. I emailed my Ortho from home and he emailed me back some people he knows in Central Florida. 

I was very hesitant to call and make an appointment as I kind of know that they are going to just tell me to Ice and rest the thing.  But to be honest ever since the half I have been icing and resting and not running and it is not really getting any better. 

So oddly I whined about it when I was at the doctor today to discuss my eating.  He surprised me in a ton of ways.  Firstly I happened to put my foot up on the furniture and he suddenly said, "You need new shoes"  He was looking at the treadwear on my old trainers.  He thinks I shouldn't even schlep around in them, but I think I don't have enough cash for a new pair of shoes to schlep in.  He took a closer look at the treadwear and told me he thought the wear pattern indicated some of the gait problem.  Then he asked a bunch of questions about the pain etc and we talked about my old injury.  It turns out he is certified in Myofascial release, which is what actually seemed to finally cure my left leg last year.  We discussed the situation a little more, I'm trying to save money to fly to Grandpas Funeral, and my insurance isnt that great, so paying out a load of cash to be told to rest and ice would burn me.  Then he really surprised me by offering to call a friend of his who is an Orthopedist with UF and see if the guy would see me sort of "under the table".  I was blown away.  While this does happen, it doesn't usually happen this way. He said he would put in the call today. I hope it works out.  on the way out the door It was funny, the doc of course was trying to casually observe my walking, which made him appear to be casually observing my rear....I tried really hard to walk normally on it.  He finally said, go ahead, I know you are gimpy, you;ve been that way for a while now.  So hopefully this guy he knows will help.

For an eating disorders Doctor, he seems to have a lot up his sleeve.  He's too smart. 

Not really sure what to do about the Marathon.  My trainer said she'd help me learn to pool run, which may help me to continue training.  I'm able to exersise, so I can keep up my fitness, but, I;m worried about missing too many long runs.  Maybe I will have to do another different one in December.  or something.   Or...I might just get better!  THinking Positive thoughts.

My right eg is hurting.   I am so not kidding.  It has been doing some odd things for the last weeks, but for the most part, it was ok enough.  But today I had a training session and I had to admit to my trainer that the leg was bothering me.  She was funny.  She was essentially speechless.  She understood exactly what I was saying  and just sort of looked at me with "that look"  sort of doom combined with sympathy.  We both agreed that I could run the half, but we both don't know what the aftermath of the half will be.... grrrr.

We didnt doo too much with it today but I did get to do a workout.   I also went swimming in hopes of loosening it up.

THe main pain is down near the achilles.  It IS the achilles but I dont want to admit it, as I know how long it takes to heal. 

So, have been on and off icing the leg all day long.  Avoiding motrin but finally went to the car for it to see if it will help.

I will be swimming for hours tomorro instead of running.  I know I'm prepared for the half so I dont need to pound the pavement.  I know I am missing a bit of Marathon training, but....I think as long as I can swim and keep my fitness up missing a few short runs wont matter.  and trying to push them will only aggravate this thing.

Trainer and I think I should get some crazy Kineseo tape as sported by the Beach volley ball players in the past Olympics.  I wouldnt know where to apply it though.  I will probably wrap up the leg in an ace wrap tonight. 

I have a feeling if I just get a bit more sleep and take care of it that way maybe the entire thing will back off....

For now I am quietly panicking.  I know a little Motrin will take the pain away, but...I also know what running with motrin can do....

Well WOE is probably too strong a word. 

I woke up today with both sore arms and sore quads, meaning that my upper body session from Tuesday with Trainer Boy was still with me, and that my speedwork session had affected the quads. 

when I got out of bed, I realized I am working again on some shin splints.  Since starting to run outside I have had more and more impact related aches and pains.  Nothing serious, but I always look at little aches and pains as harbingers of things to come.

Unfortunately, somewhere along the way I have also gained a pound, and since I have 10 to lose, this was not very welcome!!!  So I need to exersise.  The pool at my gym has been drained for 3 weeks, so no swimming (My hair thanks me)....

So, I think I'll have to do the ellipitical.

Dorky as it is...I want to run.  Not so much because I think I'll enjoy it.  I know I won't because right now my gastrocs (actualy not my actual shins) hurt when I walk.... But I want to download my run from the garmin, and look at all the little details, and see what my splits were and my times. I love numbers.  For me, going on how I feel is usually a mistake, so I learned a while back to always look at the numbers. 

Still, there is something to be said for restraint and also a lot to be said for not being injured.

So today....

ellipitical.....stationary bike.....erg rower.....Balance board....some weights.....

And maybe I can live vicariously through Julio who is having his first speedwork session with very fast ladies today. 

Well, of course I couldn't wait until Wednesday.  I mean, what is the point of working in a hospital....if you can't...

Well the thing is you are not allowed to access your own medical record....but if I give permission to a physician, they can...so thats what I  did.

No evidence of compartment syndrome, and my stress reaction doo dad is healed.  I do still have some pain, but like I said in the earlier entry, I feel much better. 

ONWARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Still sore from that experience of laying in the MRI for 70 min post running.  but thats getting better too.  Things are really looking up.

I have to say though, I was shocked, I tell you, shocked, at the amount of FAT that encases my leg!  I suppose that is just tough.  I'll try to get my oc to email me a few piccies so I can post them here.....

Today was a day of pain, my friends.

I went to the gym, andhad an intense training session with my trainer.  He kept saying, hey, we have an MRI to prepare for.

I did so many varieties of squats. ones with free weights (only the 45 pound bar), ones on the balance board, ones with the swiss ball to make my butt go to the right place...ones for lower leg stability.  I don't like squats, and he knows it.  He enjoyed this day a lot....I did not. I also did some more work on the core stabilizers, and leg presses with 90 pounds...

After all that I was actually a little dizzy.  He then had me run a little, and I had dead legs syndrome, for sure. I swam after,but even the swimming was hard work. I even skipped the plank...

So I got home. Teulu was acting like a crazy man, so I took him for a 20 min walk about the neighbourhood.  He did well, and then spent an hour tearing around the yard...after his favorite shred of a lambskin person....

At 6pm I went to do my MRI.  FOr the MRI, I needed to incite pain.  So, in 30 degree weather, I ran for 40 min outside. I did a Hill Drill, over and over and over.  By the time I finished,things did hurt.  I even had some new pains...

MRI went fine.  MRI's always sound like some old school video game... It took an hour and ten. During the MRI I got chilled because I was wearing my sweaty running clothes.  I didn't want to stop and ask the girl to get me a blanket, because it already took forever.  So I just was cold.  Little did I realize that laying statuesquely still for that long would also make every muscle in my body cold.  I had a lot of trouble getting off the table...

Results on Wednesday.

In hopes of overly aggravating the injury I allowed myself to run again.... 3.55 miles in 40 min. I'm pretty darn slow these days. 

The injury seems stable.  It hurts but the hurt doesn't get better or worse really while running.  It doesn't feel so hot now, but..thats the point. I'm starting to think its a minor (not achilles) tendon.  I injured my right achilles and eventually had to stop running for about a year...and its a similarly wierd injury...

Unfortunately, my left hip (The one with the loose IT band) hurts a lot.  It feels like a flare of bursitis.  Hopefully it is, and its not some horrid arthritis going on. I want to hold off the hip replacement for at least another 10 years... I won;t be able to do a lot of things once that comes into play.

Still running was fun.  Today was one of those rare days that I occasionally have, where my legs seem to be independent of the rest of me and just run themselves.  I LOVE this feeling.  It's unreal, it doesn't happen all that often so it was a small gift for me, for trying.  SO thats a big bonus for the day. Yipee. 

Now, to build up some speed and aggravate some more and see what on earth this next MRI can show.

So, my physician came in with a bucket full of needles this morning (it must have had other things in it, but all I could see were needles.) I got a little pale.  He poked about for a while and then told me that they are doing a new study to see if they can identify Compartment Syndrome on MRI, rather than jabbing you 4-6 times in the leg. 

essentially I have to run until I get the pain intensely, and then they will wheel me into the MRI Machine to see if they can see the stuff. 

The unfortunate thing is that because it is experimental, I still have to have the needle test, but I was able to put it off. 

I'm a bit disappointed because I wanted an answer, but it does make sense to look at the leg under MRI again.  and I don't mind the MRI, I tend to fall asleep in the things generally. 

It's scheduled for the 11th....

Ok I'm officially terrified. 

My leg, while it seemed to be getting better, is actually not improving.  Prior to the injury I had a long run of 8 miles.  SLow but long.  Now, I can barely jog 1.5-2 miles.  So, after sitting up a few nights, I emailed my

lovely Doctor  and he suggested that I come on in and have compartment testing to "rule it out"  sounds great.  I made the appointment.  Then I thought about it.  Compartment Syndrome  is not so easy to get, and the diagnosis involves at least 4 pokes with a rather large needle, to measure for pressure build up.  If it really is the syndrome, then I will need surgery.  At least it is a fairly minor procedure, but still.... Then I mentioned to some of the docs at work that I was having this done.  One of the got a funny look on the face, and said, um you know how they do that don't you....the other one started to tell me horror stories about the procedure. Nice....I'm really ready now.

I'm scared of needles.  I am very phobic about them, which is highly unusual for an Emergency Department nurse,as I spend a lot of time sticking them into people for pay.  Today is going to be a highly interesting day, hopefully not too painful1

Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness.

It's a wierd thing.  I noticed when I was climbing into bed last night that my abs were particularly sore.  Yesterday I worked and I was sleepy so did not do any crunches or planks.  So I assume its DOMS . 

Never really had this, usually I feel it the next day, which to me is not delayed, its just when I feel it. 2 days later, causes a delay.  I've been increasing my crunches a little, and having a lot of problems with them, so...maybe that? Still I do have to wonder.  I did not work particularly hard yesterday, so I think that I did not overdo it.  My left leg hurts so I could just have oerdone it more than I care to admit. 

There are a lot of theories about DOM's.  none of them make perfect sense, so I suppose there is no good sound logical reason for why this phenomena occurs.  It's interesting though. 

Will do most of my regular routiene today, but may skip the weights and crunches. 

See how I feel on Sunday.

Did it today at Physical therapy.  Honestly, I would have preferred some more painful massage, as that seems to be working out the muscle thingy.  The bruising has not healed yet, which surprised the PT, but didn't surprise me. So I suppose she didn't want to continue to massage the bruises. 

It's tingly.  I am unsure if it works as well as they feel it does. 

I think I'm getting better though.

Now, tomorro, work the legs with trainer.  I should be feeling some pain then.