Hey all,
As I posted before my surgeon is a stickler for me walking...a LOT. TODAY, finally...for the FIRST TIME EVER...I made the 10 mile mark. WOO. He wanted me to walk 10 to 15 miles a day, though, now has admitted that he always gives "high" numbers because that makes people feel guilty when they only walk half a block and was stunned that I was actually trying to do it. He seemed happy when I was at 5 miles a few months ago, and did tell me to slow down for a few weeks when I was at 8 and having problems. After being at 5 miles a day for a bit, he told me to keep trying to increase it again.
So...today, I made the 10. I am strangely excited by this. Oh, and I wasn't dying when I got back! My feet were tired, I will admit that.
Also, I am getting married in 9 days. We are getting married in the smoky mountains and have plans to walk to a waterfall 3 miles into the park...6 miles round trip, and now I know that I should have no problem. I made sure to walk on uneven, sloping, and hilly terrain (as best as one can in Iowa) today to make sure that I could do it. :-)
Oh! And I am finally able to take less pain pills without feeling like I am being stabbed repeatedly. My surgeon did determine that though the fusion itself, the part that was causing the ongoing severe pain was probably the osteotomy site as well as some nerve endings that have now been sliced through 3 times (I had two lamentectomy/lipoma removals prior to the fusion). Good stuff to know.
Anyhow, that is my happy update for the month.
As I posted before my surgeon is a stickler for me walking...a LOT. TODAY, finally...for the FIRST TIME EVER...I made the 10 mile mark. WOO. He wanted me to walk 10 to 15 miles a day, though, now has admitted that he always gives "high" numbers because that makes people feel guilty when they only walk half a block and was stunned that I was actually trying to do it. He seemed happy when I was at 5 miles a few months ago, and did tell me to slow down for a few weeks when I was at 8 and having problems. After being at 5 miles a day for a bit, he told me to keep trying to increase it again.
So...today, I made the 10. I am strangely excited by this. Oh, and I wasn't dying when I got back! My feet were tired, I will admit that.
Also, I am getting married in 9 days. We are getting married in the smoky mountains and have plans to walk to a waterfall 3 miles into the park...6 miles round trip, and now I know that I should have no problem. I made sure to walk on uneven, sloping, and hilly terrain (as best as one can in Iowa) today to make sure that I could do it. :-)
Oh! And I am finally able to take less pain pills without feeling like I am being stabbed repeatedly. My surgeon did determine that though the fusion itself, the part that was causing the ongoing severe pain was probably the osteotomy site as well as some nerve endings that have now been sliced through 3 times (I had two lamentectomy/lipoma removals prior to the fusion). Good stuff to know.
Anyhow, that is my happy update for the month.
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