Thanks to a little nudging from someone who actually read my blog, I thought I would blog about the long road I have been on. Unfortunately, it has not been a road that I have been running on. Shortly after my race in April I started feeling a lot of pain. I think I have actually always had some pain. (It is weird how once you start feeling something....whether it be pain, or even depression, you can't remember ever feeling different.) I was still running here and there. It was great because it was summer and I actually had time to run and the perfect weather, but I just kept feeling worse and worse. I did not want to go to the doctor, but I didn't feel up to racing either.
I put off going to the doctor until it was almost time to go back to work. There was no way I was going back to work feeling this way. Thirty plus students per class + pain = a recipe (or in this case an equation) for disaster. So, I trudged to the doctor, who after discussing my options said that I probably needed surgery. Long story short...or maybe I made a short story long...I had surgery. For the first two weeks, I couldn't lift over 8 pounds. For the next four weeks, no sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, exercise..and on and on.
On Monday, I go in for my six week checkup. Hopefully the doctor will give me the green light to go running. It has been hard!! While I have been recovering, I have been helping coach middle/high school Cross Country. Running vicariously is not the same. Also, my adult ADHD...which any of you who know me know that I have...has gone full force with no outlet for that extra energy. It has been a long road I have been on, but I can't wait to get on the road again.
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