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October 27, 2005
Today did not rock
I ran for 30 minutes at 10:30 AM. It still hurts just below my knee, on the outside, even after 3 days off. I was really worried about my knee b/c I knew this is a soccer injury rather than an overuse/running injury. There is definitely twisting and such involved in that sport and I was worried about ligaments and meniscuses. I called my primary care physician (I need a referral to see an orthopedist) and made an appointment for 2:20 PM. It was great she was able to see me so soon and she was actually able to diagnose me herself. I trust her. Verdict: my knee joint is stable with no major issues. I have tendonitis. No impact sports for 2 weeks, at which point I can slowly start again. No running or soccer. I can elliptical and cycle. I tried to negotiate-well… I’m not in a lot of pain-what if I feel better after 1 week? “No running. You need to let the inflammation subside. Take anti-inflammatories and ice.” (Both of which I am already doing). If I am not better after 2 weeks I can try PT. In short, my doc thinks I will be back running in 2 weeks and back to full strength in 4 weeks.
This sucks! After two weeks it’s not like I can hop back into my training. I have to slowly build up again. I am always building up. How am I supposed to get faster if I am always building?? I hope I can even JOG the turkey trot (this is the second race this year in which I rallied family members to run with me and then got hurt.)
At the same time-what am I going to do? I am very annoyed-but there’s nothing I can do about it and it is “just” a hobby. Hopefully someday I will run really fast in a race and look back on these past few months and think, “It was worth all the heartache.” Or maybe I will spend the next few years injured every other week. It’s hard to predict…
I then got on a bus and headed to a group interview for a position next fall. I did pretty darn horrible if I do say so myself. That did not make me and my gimpy leg feel very good about myself. Sighh…but life will continue on :)
Oh yeah, in regards to all of your comments about competing against my brothers, I think ShoreTurtle was right on point when he said my sibs are probably gunning to beat me too. He is SO right about that. So why am I stressing? Girls are too nice...
Posted by Audrey at October 27, 2005 07:54 PM