Gimpy Athlete Check In!

[bullygirl979]

Injury: Cancer (2 surgeries 1/29 and 2/26), Ankle sprain (probably healed by now)

Date since gimpyness: Cancer-- January. Ankle sprain--last September

Prognosis: I was cleared to go back to the gym and do cardio--woot! Still on restrictions for a few more weeks for lifting/yoga/horseback riding

Rants: just a mini one--this nerve damage stuff sucks!

AW?: Uh, hell yeah. I just found out yesterday that I don't need chemo. YAAAAAAHOOOOOO!!!! Just 6 weeks of radiation and I am done! Well, not counting the 5 years of meds I need, lol.

Randoms: As long as I get the okay from the radiation oncologist and my PCP, I am booking that trip to trek to Everest base camp. Get cancer, climb part of Mount Everest. Makes perfect sense to me

[shorewife]

Injury? Low back

Date since gimpyness? Marathon training this fall

Prognosis/status? PT - today might be my last day!!

Rants? During my rehab, I strained my rotator cuff swimming. Now that feels better and I hurt my hamstring!

AW? Low back nearly cured and at least I swam yesterday without my shoulder hurting.

Randoms? My birthday is coming up and I have the day off for Good Friday but it doesn't appear that I will be doing anything fun for either.

[pixy0stix]

Injury? Sprained ankle (both outside tendon and lower joint with cracked bone); PF

Date since gimpyness? Dec. 24

Prognosis/status? On the mend! I'm seeing the PT once a week and it's getting incrementally better every week. I'm trying some things the PT mentioned yesterday for the PF and I'm already seeing a difference.

Rants? I'm really starting to hate my compression sock.

[katinthehat]

bullygirl979 THAT IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Injury - posterior tibial tendonitis

Dates - DX'd and casted December 10th. Cast removed January 10th.

Status - up to two miles of walking now, but it's bothering me. Again, I'm back in that place where I'm afraid I'll never be able to run again.

AW - swam 1000 yards straight today and signed up to do a 45 mile bike ride Sunday!

[quorra]

Issue/Injury?  Basically a broken down foot.  Bone growths on both sides of right foot, broken toe that didn't heal after 6 months, new fracture under that (that caused a bone fragment to head into a joint) that happened during Goofy weekend and 3 bones that never healed properly 5 years ago.  3 incisions, 3 screws in my foot.

Time since gimpified: Tomorrow I am 1 month post op.


Prognosis: Still supposed to be able to run in 4 months, but I'm really not sure.  We'll see. No more crutches, though.  That made me happy - but 3 more months in the boot.


Rants?  My 2nd toe STILL isn't touching the ground.  At all.  You can put one finger under my toe and it JUST touches it.  It's weird.  I can slightly bend my toes on my own, but this is something that will have to be worked on in physical therapy.  

Pissed with the PT people.  Took me 2 weeks to get an appointment with them (first one is supposed to be tomorrow) and they were less than stellar on the phone.

I'm a little tired of hearing about how stupid people thought I was to run on the bones.  Yes, I get it.  YOU wouldn't do it, but I did it, so shut it.  Also tired of retelling the story as to why I had the surgery.  And yes, damn it, my foot still hurts, so asking me daily if it still hurts is starting to bug me (I'm looking at my boss).


AW?  Nada.

Randoms? I really want to go get a pedi, but am scared of someone touching that foot.

[MrsE]

Injury? Torn meniscus (possibly discoid meniscus)

Date since gimpyness? It feels like forever

Prognosis/status? Scheduling surgery

Rants? I'm jealous of my friends running RNR DC half on Saturday and my sister and friends back home who are running the Shamrock half. I knew in deep gown in my gut that the Army 10 Miler was probably my last race for a while but still held a tinsy bit of hope that I just had an overuse injury and would heal in time for this weekend.

AW? One of my girlfriends from my grad program sent me a really sweet card in the mail and offered to help me if I need anything while I'm gimpy. She is so sweet. I'm lucky to have met such a great friend.

Randoms? I still have my Nathan speed 2 belt mini water bottles in my fridge in case I can magically go on a long run sometime soon.

[quorra]

Mar 13, 2013 9:46:21 GMT -5 bullygirl979 said:

 

AW?: Uh, hell yeah. I just found out yesterday that I don't need chemo. YAAAAAAHOOOOOO!!!! Just 6 weeks of radiation and I am done! Well, not counting the 5 years of meds I need, lol.

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!

[tuggyruns]

Injury? Stress fracture to the heel bone

Date since gimpyness? 12/14- off running completely since 2/11

Prognosis/status? 1 month of the boot (check!) I'M OUT OF THE BOOT- (sort of) if I am going to be on my feet for more than 15 min or so, I need to wear it, but other than that I can wear a supportive shoe (i.e. athletic shoes are the only thing I own that fall into this category). Still no running for 5 more weeks, BUT I can: swim (YES, masters practice is ok!), cycle, and small amounts of elliptical. WOOHOO!

Rants? I have no cute supportive shoes. Wearing tennis shoes to work is not cute.

AW? I'M OUT OF THE FREAKING BOOT!!!

Randoms? I am terrible at cycling. I can get on a 2,000lb horse and guide it over 4ft jumps, yet I am scared of not being able to unclip.

[bullygirl979]

Mar 14, 2013 14:23:16 GMT -5 tuggyruns said:

Injury? Stress fracture to the heel bone

Date since gimpyness? 12/14- off running completely since 2/11

Prognosis/status? 1 month of the boot (check!) I'M OUT OF THE BOOT- (sort of) if I am going to be on my feet for more than 15 min or so, I need to wear it, but other than that I can wear a supportive shoe (i.e. athletic shoes are the only thing I own that fall into this category). Still no running for 5 more weeks, BUT I can: swim (YES, masters practice is ok!), cycle, and small amounts of elliptical. WOOHOO!

Rants? I have no cute supportive shoes. Wearing tennis shoes to work is not cute.

AW? I'M OUT OF THE FREAKING BOOT!!!

Randoms? I am terrible at cycling. I can get on a 2,000lb horse and guide it over 4ft jumps, yet I am scared of not being able to unclip.

You do 4 foot jumps?! I'm jealous. My highest is 2 foot. I actually haven't ridden since December and I am scared to do it again. Isn't it funny the shit that we are scared of?

[tuggyruns]

Mar 14, 2013 14:51:22 GMT -5 bullygirl979 said:

Mar 14, 2013 14:23:16 GMT -5 tuggyruns said:

Injury? Stress fracture to the heel bone

Date since gimpyness? 12/14- off running completely since 2/11

Prognosis/status? 1 month of the boot (check!) I'M OUT OF THE BOOT- (sort of) if I am going to be on my feet for more than 15 min or so, I need to wear it, but other than that I can wear a supportive shoe (i.e. athletic shoes are the only thing I own that fall into this category). Still no running for 5 more weeks, BUT I can: swim (YES, masters practice is ok!), cycle, and small amounts of elliptical. WOOHOO!

Rants? I have no cute supportive shoes. Wearing tennis shoes to work is not cute.

AW? I'M OUT OF THE FREAKING BOOT!!!

Randoms? I am terrible at cycling. I can get on a 2,000lb horse and guide it over 4ft jumps, yet I am scared of not being able to unclip.

You do 4 foot jumps?! I'm jealous. My highest is 2 foot. I actually haven't ridden since December and I am scared to do it again. Isn't it funny the shit that we are scared of?

I guess I should say DID. I haven't jumped much over 3ft in the past couple years...