Recovery process

Still working on the whole recovery thing. Yeah that long, slow slog through the healing and dealing with the pain that holds me back.

Ok so the surgery was September 27th. The cast came off one week later. Then the walking cast was chucked two weeks later and if you read my previous posts you can get a sense of the timeline from there on.

Progress has stalled a bit. I mean when I wake up, I feel 100%, half-way through the day, if I haven't exercised, I am about 50% and by supper I am limping. And that is the way it has been for sometime....

I have been able to run on my forefoot or toes almost for about 15 minutes in my daughter's dance studio downstairs, which is 23 feet by 11 feet. I use the ballet bar for stretching and the mirrored wall for keeping an eye on my squats etc.

I found that my hips must be off-line. I noticed today that upon a deep squat my left glute is lower than my right. This is interesting. I have had some major issues with my right leg for about six months. For example, when running (before surgery), my leg would almost fail, like as if there is major nerve damage. It was scary. I also feel a myriad of other issues, like groin pull, sciatica, IT band syndrome and weakness....I thought I would tackle it after my two surgeries and healing was done, but by gum, now that I see the issue - which makes it tangible I guess - I want to tackle it now.

I have done some really hard stretching too....probably nothing to impress a yogi or anyone, but enough to make me wobble for my first few steps afterwards.

I need to fix me. Project 2012: Fix me.

Meanwhile, I continue to recover from retro-calcaneal bursitis, slowly, but surely.

Have you read my interview with Clifford Childs? He is the UVic Vikes Team Captain and helped pace the Vikes men's team to a Canada West CIS Cross Country Title and a third place finish nationally: http://athleticsillustrated.com/interviews/clifford-childs/