nico76’s AchillesBlog

Some random thoughts…

For those unfamiliar with my profile: classic ATR, achillon surgery, 2 months in a cast (4 weeks NWB followed by 4 weeks PWB) plus another 10 days or so with crutches after the cast. Sport enthusiast & triathtlete (was training 6-8h per week or so before injury).

I have started using my home trainer since this weekend, and everytime I end my short session, I feel super confident in the future and it’s like a rebirth. The feeling to  wear my workout gear, turn on my cardio watch and get on this bike is just amazing and it reminds me from where I am coming, and that 2 months ago, I was coming out of the hospital, in pain, and worried about what will go on.

My point is that whatever we do, being ditching crutches, taking a shower without a chair, going down steps on two feets etc, it looks minor from the outside, but for all of us, we are lucky because we are experiencing a “first time” pretty much everyday!! Agree that all those steps are small, but I keep looking in the rear mirror to see the journey that has been done so far and that makes me smile. I know that tomorrow will be filled with another “first time” and I can’t wait to be tomorrow while strongly enjoying today! This amazing feeling makes me think that we are all super heroes!!

All those small steps are huge for us and we should not minimize our progress, be proud of every improvement as the sum of all those improvements will most likely bring us back to full normalcy! I always tend to think that the mind drives the body and vice versa, and since our bodies are not 100% yet, being super positive every day and seeing the bright side of things will certainly help greatly.

There is a saying I like very much that, I think, fits quite well all of us:

IT NEVER GETS EASIER, YOU JUST GET STRONGER!

With that said, wish you all Happy Holidays!