What a day. Started with waking up and realising that my left knee was and is sore. It was sore from the moment I put pressure on the ground. It's not an intense pain that makes me see stars, but on movement I can feel a soreness on the outer lateral aspect of my patella. It is not sore to the touch, only on movement which I find disturbing. I am not sure if I documented after my 17km bushwalk the same thing happening and after a couple of days rest and some Ibuprofen it settled. So I am hoping that the same will happen this time. I have it bandaged and have iced it as well as taking Nurofen twice today.
So anyway after waking up and realising it was sore I still had things to do today. I have been exercising with a friend to help her get on track. I like walking with her and teaching her things that I have learnt along the way. Today she started on the walk/run program. It was 4 mins walk/1 min run x6. All in all I think she did great - she was a little breathless and she did say she felt like to be sick once but she recovered really well and we finished off doing a 3km walk. No sooner had we finished and just gotten back to the car I get a phone call from the sick bay nurse at my children's school saying my eldest son Kurtis had a mishap. He had collided heads with another pupil and in the process of trying to save himself he jarred his left wrist. So off we went to the GP and then for an Xray.
Good news is the Xray does not show a fracture, however that is not to say there is not an occult fracture of one of the carpal bones. So his arm was placed in a backslab for the next 7-10 days and if the pain does not subside he is to have a CT scan. Fingers crossed it settles. What poor Kurt is not happy about is that fact that the GP has said no physical activities till the backslab is off. This has crushed him as he wanted to do the Mothers Day Fun Run with me this Sunday. I told him if all is okay in a weeks time we can run the 4km around the neighbourhood and I will "Rent a crowd" to cheer us on the way home.....only kidding about the Rent a crowd I will get family to cheer him on. That just made him laugh.Whilst I was at the GP I thought it wise to have my knee looked and I am having an Ultrasound on both knees next week. Hopefully nothing shows as well. But I have a feeling it might in my Right knee as I think I may have a cyst. What makes me think this? I feel like I have a marble sitting behind my patella when I bend it. It doesn't hurt, its just a nuisance. I have had this for a while and thought I better get it looked at considering I don't want it affecting my training.
My day has only just come to an end and it is now 8:30pm. I have just finished training another friend. She did absolutely fantastic but I fear she may have trouble raising her arms over her head for the next couple of days. Sorry Marisa. What a long day I have had. I am totally knackered, beat. Time to have a shower and head to bed. I wonder what adventures I shall face tomorrow. Hopefully much nicer ones.
your description of injuries is very nurse like. :) Your knee sounds like it could be ITB related? try some good stretches to lossen it up and see if that relieves it. I have had a similar feeling to what you are describing nand that was the solution. Take is easy until you get it fixed to avoid any long damage. Hope it is in tip top shape soon! Cheers
ReplyDeleteOuch! When it rains it pours. Best of luck with the rehab. I'm taking a week off to rest and recover from foot and calf soreness. It's hard to wait for things to heal.
ReplyDeleteSkierz: old habits die hard :) I will definately stretch loads and continue icing it today.
ReplyDeleteKovas: Don't I know it. Thankyou so much for your kind words. I hope you feel better soon too.
Wow, you're amazing. I don't know how you continued with the rest of the day let alone the evening training with me. Well this morning I woke up fine and great, but late afternoon, I can feel the pain already - I think I may need assistance with my bra - now I will have to wait for my beloved to get home....... All worth it though
ReplyDeleteHey Marisa: The pleasure was all mine to go training with you. It was great catching up and I hope you liked it. Bring on next week - just when you think you have recovered there is always another training session around the corner :)
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