Some days I think I am certifiable.
Side note: Bat-shit crazy is actually the name of the group text between my mom, sisters, and me.
So… we know I tore my ACL. How about 6 days later I decided I’d still participate in a 22 mile bike ride? I mean… I’d already registered and paid the fee…
Vegas was so mad she would barely speak to me.
Post-race with the awesome stranger-friends who stuck with me through the ride.
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I can walk!
With a little limp.
It’s been almost a week since my PRP treatment to regrow a ligament my ankle. I can’t think about running yet, but I can ride a bike! I’ve been doing 10 miles at verrrrry low resistance on the old folks bike. You know the one – with the reclined back lounge chair. No shame!
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I didn’t go to a gym for over a week.
This is some kind of record.
I’m a gym rat. I legit love to go. It’s my “me” time. For more than a week I’d either been traveling, skiing, or on crutches.
Not that skiing doesn’t count as exercising. I’m really talking about lifting. We came down from the mountain Wednesday and went right to the doctor for my PRP therapy. That left me like this for the weekend:
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I don’t have a #strangebutgood recipe for you today.
Cankles are a good excuse, no?
Vegas and I came down from Big Bear and went directly to the doctor. I didn’t get injured – this time it was planned. Remember when I was going to be an American Ninja Warrior? Then I sprained my ankle so badly I couldn’t walk properly for weeks? Turns out it wasn’t just a sprain.
My ankle has been bothering me ever since, but it got really bad last spring when I was playing ball. I tried acupuncture, heat therapy, rest… nothing seemed to work. Next step was an MRI. The MRI showed that what I THOUGHT was a sprain was actually torn ligaments. Since I didn’t know what I’d done, I didn’t heal it properly. My choices now are either dealing with pain, surgery, or PRP therapy.
Vegas has been waiting on me all day since I can’t walk – she even made me a Greek yogurt bowl with a green M&M! (You know what the green ones mean 😉 )
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