Six months ago I tore the connective tissue in my left foot during my one and only Zumba class and had to wear a really ugly shoe for a few weeks.
Last month I jammed the thumb on my right hand doing I don’t know what. I yanked on it really hard and popped it back out. I couldn’t use my thumb for a couple of weeks but now it seems to be almost completely healed.
Most recently, I pulled a muscle in my left thigh two weeks ago while out riding my bike with G-Man. Ever since I stopped taking Seroquel five weeks ago, I’ve had much more energy. I want to get out and DO because I feel like I’ve missed so much in the past year and because it will take me about a year of healthy, active living to get my body back in shape.
Since this part of Florida is so flat, I put my bike in the highest gear and ride HARD. Plus I have a 14-year-old kid that I have to keep up with! So two weeks ago I pulled a muscle. I realized it right away and iced my leg as soon as I got home. I rested my leg for a week. In the interim I worked my upper body on the Bowflex and walked moderately.
Last week G-Man and I went for an easy bike ride. About a half mile from home I pulled the same muscle again. I guess I didn’t rest it long enough. More ice. More rest.
Finally, on Monday I pushed a full library cart up a ramp to a building. Not wanting to strain my back I made certain that I pushed with my legs. This time I actually felt a tearing sensation in my thigh. Ouch and Yuck!
I have been a little bit on the miserable side for the past two days. My thigh is throbbing and not in a good way. I can’t walk or stand for very long and I definitely can’t walk up stairs. Finding a comfortable sleeping position has been a challenge but I finally figured that out. The anti-inflammatories that I’ve been taking hurt my stomach. And when I wrap my thigh with an Ace bandage, it slides down to my ankle by the time I get to work.
My friend, Marcia suggested that I should just live in a pool full of water so I don’t hurt myself. I think she has a valid point.
What I really want to know is this…
Am I accident prone/clumsy or do I play too hard?
3 comments:
Your body is more fragile than you think. I think.
My darling wife tore a muscle doing ballet once. It still hurts her, many years later. I hope yours heals fast!
I tore a hamstring running track in high school, and when I get dehydrated, it still knots up.
I think it's a combination of thinking we're still 22 instead of....well, not being 22; pushing too hard; and pushing too hard too intermittently.
So, you say you tore it at work? I'd get it checked out.
I say rest up, and then get back to it. A massage don't hurt either :) Pain is simply weakness leaving the body. (so they say)
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