Aug 07 2008
Lately…
I’ve been walk/jogging 3 days a week and lifting 3 days a week. I rest one. I look ridiculous running, I’m sure, slightly flat-footed on the left, but I’m making due. I try to run one min, walk one. Found that I was more shin-splint prone than I would like and have taken to running in the grass BESIDE the sidewalk, rather than on the actual concrete. I suppose I’ll build up those shin muscles again someday, too. I’d rather stick to the grass until I feel like they are getting up to snuff.
Feels good jogging, slowly building endurance. My leg never swells up any more, but my scar area is getting a little hard (I really need to keep my night-time massage ritual up, I think. Makes a big difference. Still limp a little, but it really doesn’t bother me since i’m able to do so many things. I know it will slowly disappear. Some people say I don’t limp anymore, but I know better… I can feel it.
Stair walking is getting more normal. I try to use the ball of my feet rather than my heel when I do stairs, to strengthen that leg. Used to just fall immediately–now I have enough strength to keep my ankle from collapsing the moment I shift my weight. Yay! No one-legged toe raises, but patience, grasshopper, patience.
5 responses so far
Good to hear from you erie! I was just thinking this a.m. that we hadn’t heard from you in a while. You’re just 4 weeks ahead of me, you’re definately further along in progress. My doc on Monday said no jogging. So, I have to wait until after my next appt, October 3rd, to see if I can “jog-ish”. Good job on the workouts! I can’t wait to get back into the full swing of things. This half ass stuff is nice sometimes but other times i just think, forget it.
Nice Erie!
eriedutchgirl - looks like you are doing really well. congrats!
Erie,
Sounds like your recovery is coming along nicely. Keep up the hard work !
Johnk
I love to hear that you can run a little. One day…one day…thanks for helping me see that one day I’ll be normal again.
Great going grasshopper…Run Forrest Run!