Today seemed like the longest day ever. For some reason I expected the doctor to call me first thing this morning with the results of the x-rays. Didn't he know how stressed I was about this? When I didn't hear by noon, I called his office and left a message. How could he have patients other than me?
All last night and today I kept thinking of "what if" scenarios. What if my foot is fractured? What will I do to stay motivated? I was already looking into bike races as another option to take the place of running. What if I can't do squats and lunges at the gym? So I started researching non-weight bearing workouts for our M/W/F sessions. So many things went through my mind. But in all of my thoughts, it never once crossed my mind to stop working out. The workouts would just need to be more creative.
At 5:00p.m. I assumed I wouldn't hear from the doctor today, but I got the call at 5:30. The x-rays did not show a stress fracture, but they did show arthritis. His recommendation was to stop running permanently and to stop doing weight bearing exercises and start swimming and biking. Um, doc...I'm not putting on a bathing suit, yes my friends, that was my concern. I asked him what happens if I continue to run and he said it would cause me more pain. He did suggest getting some Dr. Scholl's inserts for my shoes, ice my foot, and take Advil. What happened to the good old days when they prescribed Vicodin? Just kidding...sort of.
Where do I go from here? My plan is to continue my M/W/F workouts with Christine and will make them a little more creative so there is a little less impact. The Silver Strand Half Marathon is in November so I will train for it, run in it, and hang up my long distance running shoes after that event.
Getting news that you have arthritis would normally be disappointing, but today it was the best thing I could have heard!! Thankfully Christine got good news today too and she only has to take one week off from running. Nothing will stop us! This last day would have been miserable if I didn't have all my friends and family checking in on me, texting me, emailing me, calling me, and laughing with me. Thank God for each one of you!
Tomorrow is our early morning Wednesday session. I have a fun workout surprise for C. This is an exercise I did with my brother when he was training me and I almost threw up!! Can't wait!!!!
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