Its nearly midnight and all of the homework that is due tomorrow is done. At this point, being one day ahead on homework is reason for celebration. Going to bed right now would be the logical thing, but logic and me have never existed in the same sentence, so why start now?
Here is the exciting four month update on my ankle:
Pain: This is easy, there is NONE. A little bit of tighteness and stiffness in the morning, but once the ankle gets moving it feels fine. This is normal for peroneal tendon surgeries. Otherwise, there is no pain.
Strength: My right calf is only slightly smaller than the left after two months of working it to the max at the gym. Functionally, I can do every activity the same on the right as I can on the left. The only exception is balance. My balance on my right leg is still slightly lagging. This really only effects me when I have an urge in the middle of the day to get out of my desk at work and do the tree pose.
Restrictions: THERE ARE NONE!!!! My ankle as of today has been cut loose from all restrictions. All activities at this point are considered fair game. First up...snowboarding! :)
Overall: My ankle has made a full recovery. It still needs a little bit of time to regain that last little bit of strength, but its well on the way. I have been running one mile every night at the gym for the past week. My surgeon did make me promise him that I would wear a lace-up brace when doing "lighter activities" such as running, biking, pilates, ect... For heavier activities such as tennis, basketball, and dancing I need to wearing an aircast stirrup. If that was the deal that needed to be made in order to allow me to have a little fun...I will gladly agree.
Now, it is off to bed.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Saturday, January 9, 2010
frozen shut
There is so much to be excited about right now. Although its 17 degrees out and my car doors were frozen shut this morning, there are far too many good things happening to be worried about those little details. School starts on Monday and my inner geeks cannot wait to get back to taking classes. I am actually looking forward to studying! (Hehe, this makes me a total geek, which I do not deny one bit...)
On January 17th I am going to Chicago to hang out with a very good friend. January 19th is my last post-op appointment about my ankle. I should be free to do whatever I want after that. :) January 29-31 is a snowboarding trip to Devils Head Wisconsin. Then into March is a trip to Texas to visit my cousin. I am also visiting a really good friend that I have not seen in 6 years.
Even though there are still a lot of things happening in my life that I do not like and do not have any control over, I cannot help but feel optimistic and encouraged about the future. There are things that cannot be changed, and they are not worth stressing out about.
So, here's to my last weekend of going to bed until finals week in April.
On January 17th I am going to Chicago to hang out with a very good friend. January 19th is my last post-op appointment about my ankle. I should be free to do whatever I want after that. :) January 29-31 is a snowboarding trip to Devils Head Wisconsin. Then into March is a trip to Texas to visit my cousin. I am also visiting a really good friend that I have not seen in 6 years.
Even though there are still a lot of things happening in my life that I do not like and do not have any control over, I cannot help but feel optimistic and encouraged about the future. There are things that cannot be changed, and they are not worth stressing out about.
So, here's to my last weekend of going to bed until finals week in April.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Biology
Its been a while since my last update. I have been too busy enjoying my new pain free ankle and celebrating my last few weeks of freedom before school starts. After January 11th my life will revolve around work, school, studying, and sleeping. The sleeping part will be a priviledge.
Its incredible, after 11 years of pain in my ankle its pain free for the first time since November 1998! Its hard to believe that I went all that time with an injury that should have been diagnosed and fixed when I was 16 years old. However, its better fixed late rather than never fixed. Two more weeks until my 4 month post-op visit and at that time all restrictions should be lifted...then the real fun begins. :)
In the past month I have spent 10 days on an amazing vacation to the Florida Keys with my dad's family. Although the weather was a little colder than we would have liked to see, it was still a heck of a lot warmer than Michigan. I did a ton of bike riding during the trip, riding 20-30 miles on most days. We did a deep see fishing trip on one of the days and the ankle did not object to keeping me steady on the rocking boat. (I actually caught several fish...and they were tasty) I also played paddle ball on the beach and went snorkeling. Ankle never once objected to any of it.
For the future? I have a snowboarding trip planned to Devil's Head Wisconsin on January 29-31. Should be amazing. My cross country skis are begging to be used. And of course the running part. Its been an agonizingly long 5 months without running. The elliptical is just not the same. I am ready to take a sledgehammer to the elliptical at the gym. My return to running will be hard only because I will want to do too much too soon. I promise to behave myself.
School starts next monday. This week is reserved for dealing with financial aid, buying books, visiting the evil parking nazi's of WMU, and meeting with my advisors. I am officially accepted into the Biomedical Science program as a second bachelors seeker. I have a copy of Nicole's Bachelors Degree in Biology hanging on my wall over my desk. Last night it occured to me that I was seeking a Biomedical Degree and that I am more like my sister than I realized. Nicole would be so proud of her little sister right now.
Its incredible, after 11 years of pain in my ankle its pain free for the first time since November 1998! Its hard to believe that I went all that time with an injury that should have been diagnosed and fixed when I was 16 years old. However, its better fixed late rather than never fixed. Two more weeks until my 4 month post-op visit and at that time all restrictions should be lifted...then the real fun begins. :)
In the past month I have spent 10 days on an amazing vacation to the Florida Keys with my dad's family. Although the weather was a little colder than we would have liked to see, it was still a heck of a lot warmer than Michigan. I did a ton of bike riding during the trip, riding 20-30 miles on most days. We did a deep see fishing trip on one of the days and the ankle did not object to keeping me steady on the rocking boat. (I actually caught several fish...and they were tasty) I also played paddle ball on the beach and went snorkeling. Ankle never once objected to any of it.
For the future? I have a snowboarding trip planned to Devil's Head Wisconsin on January 29-31. Should be amazing. My cross country skis are begging to be used. And of course the running part. Its been an agonizingly long 5 months without running. The elliptical is just not the same. I am ready to take a sledgehammer to the elliptical at the gym. My return to running will be hard only because I will want to do too much too soon. I promise to behave myself.
School starts next monday. This week is reserved for dealing with financial aid, buying books, visiting the evil parking nazi's of WMU, and meeting with my advisors. I am officially accepted into the Biomedical Science program as a second bachelors seeker. I have a copy of Nicole's Bachelors Degree in Biology hanging on my wall over my desk. Last night it occured to me that I was seeking a Biomedical Degree and that I am more like my sister than I realized. Nicole would be so proud of her little sister right now.
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