Biking and Lunges and Treadmills, oh my!
July 16, 2009
Well it’s been quite awhile since I’ve last updated. I’m approaching the 4 month mark since my accident/surgery, and I’ve made a few milestones. About 2 weeks ago was my first successful attempt at walking tip-toed, and as my reward my therapist suggested we begin running the following week. Since then I’ve been running a bit longer every session, and I’m now allowed to run on my own- as long as it’s on even ground, I don’t go very long/far, and I’m super careful. Woohoo!
My limp is almost non-existent now, which tells me my strength is coming back too. I still feel a little weak when I wake up in the morning or if I’m walking around barefoot a lot, but in my running shoes I can’t even tell the difference. I can get through my PT pretty easily, not too sore anymore, just a little tired. Maybe I can make that 5k after all! (just to clarify- summer goes until september 21, exactly 6 months from my accident!)
Now that I’m feeling that my achilles is pretty trustworthy, I’m more confident in my job search. I don’t have to worry about finding a company that will let me do office work until I’m ready to go in the field, because I finally feel ready to go straight to field work. I was even worried before about interviewing, and what I would wear on my feet with professional attire, seeing as I had strict orders for running-shoes-only . Well, seeing as I wore a new pair of wedge heels this weekend with no repercussions, (another milestone!) I feel pretty comfortable in that department too.
The only thing I worry about in the coming months is getting the scar tissue worked through. I’m still getting deep tissue massages every PT session, but since I’m back to running (my original goal) I don’t know how much longer they’ll keep me around. This saddens me! I love my little british threpist! He only looks small and weak… but man does he do a good job of workin that scar tissue!