well, as you can see, i am up WAY too early! grrrr. i woke up around 0120 and tried to fall back asleep but couldn't. i didn't think that lying in bed trying to fall asleep and stressing over not being able to was gona help, so here i am! 
so, yesterday, i has minimal hip pain but pretty significant piriformis pain. after being SO ecxcited about being pain-free during my run and after, i was a leetle discouraged. i massaged my piriformis with the massager (tried to get in really deep) and was actuallly wincing. the dogs were looking at me like, mom, if it's hurting why don't you just stop?!
anyway, i called my friend that is the orthopedic surgeon and he actually said to run on it this morning, see if the pain comes after the run or later, then call him and come to his office (he is actually in surgery today but has a very light day and will come to the office to see me). he said he wants to do a comprehensive to rule out anything it could be (bone, tendon, ligament, etc.) and decide what to do, he did say that i am obviously getting better because last run it hurt terribly during (i know, i should have stopped) and then, i had a hard time walking for two days. nothing like that this time. just a bit of pain in the hip joint and a lot of pain in the piriformis (which is harder to treat but he said he could write for PT/massage). i am just afraid to get a cortisone shot becasue i heard the needle is big and it HURTS! anyway, i am glad i am going to get it checked out. he definitely said to do a steady state run, so no grace again. i get so bored without her. i used to do it all the time, now it's like TORTURE! he also wants me to run the same distance (6-ish, unless it hurts, of course).
some personals to catch up on (i'm going to copy cathy and do the bold for the names since i jsut learned how):
[b[carole[/b]-yeah, i was surprised at the size of the crock pot, but at 12 dollars how can you beat it??? the 5 quart one was twenty. i can smell it right now (all the way upstairs) and it smells delish! potato mushroom soup...yum.
wendi-i sent the pics to the yahoo group. i can't figure out how to send you the link to the whole album, so i will PM you. love your siggy!
jackie-yes, i am really liking my crock pot. mostly because i really hate to cook every day (and RARELY do) and this way, i can make one thing for the week and just change it up a little by adding this or that. last week was black bean soup. sometimes with brown rice, sometimes with a sweet potato, sometimes with spinach. yum! i especially love my oatmeal every morning.
wendy-i had suggested that we should all get shirts with our cheetah names on the front and our real names on the back (but that would only be if we are running becasue it's so fun to hear your name called out along the way). if we don't run, we could get our cheetah names on the back and something cool on the front and have them look more like baseball jerseys. so, who's creative? i really hope we can meet for the run..it sounds so fun.
okay, now it's 0317. doesn't look like i am going to go back to sleep. maybe i'll read for a bit. last time i was up early, i ended up shopping online and bought a HRM, new bands, and a new mat for downstairs. soent way too much moola! i got my HRM from HRM USA and i already got notice that it was sent out yesterday and will be here today!!! i got my bands and mat from yogadirect.
poshbtw-love get tuit cheetah! LOL...posh is much better!
i am really itching for that yoga for happiness. make the madness stop!!!
i will check in later if i haven't passed out!
;-)
so, yesterday, i has minimal hip pain but pretty significant piriformis pain. after being SO ecxcited about being pain-free during my run and after, i was a leetle discouraged. i massaged my piriformis with the massager (tried to get in really deep) and was actuallly wincing. the dogs were looking at me like, mom, if it's hurting why don't you just stop?!
anyway, i called my friend that is the orthopedic surgeon and he actually said to run on it this morning, see if the pain comes after the run or later, then call him and come to his office (he is actually in surgery today but has a very light day and will come to the office to see me). he said he wants to do a comprehensive to rule out anything it could be (bone, tendon, ligament, etc.) and decide what to do, he did say that i am obviously getting better because last run it hurt terribly during (i know, i should have stopped) and then, i had a hard time walking for two days. nothing like that this time. just a bit of pain in the hip joint and a lot of pain in the piriformis (which is harder to treat but he said he could write for PT/massage). i am just afraid to get a cortisone shot becasue i heard the needle is big and it HURTS! anyway, i am glad i am going to get it checked out. he definitely said to do a steady state run, so no grace again. i get so bored without her. i used to do it all the time, now it's like TORTURE! he also wants me to run the same distance (6-ish, unless it hurts, of course).
some personals to catch up on (i'm going to copy cathy and do the bold for the names since i jsut learned how):
[b[carole[/b]-yeah, i was surprised at the size of the crock pot, but at 12 dollars how can you beat it??? the 5 quart one was twenty. i can smell it right now (all the way upstairs) and it smells delish! potato mushroom soup...yum.
wendi-i sent the pics to the yahoo group. i can't figure out how to send you the link to the whole album, so i will PM you. love your siggy!
jackie-yes, i am really liking my crock pot. mostly because i really hate to cook every day (and RARELY do) and this way, i can make one thing for the week and just change it up a little by adding this or that. last week was black bean soup. sometimes with brown rice, sometimes with a sweet potato, sometimes with spinach. yum! i especially love my oatmeal every morning.
wendy-i had suggested that we should all get shirts with our cheetah names on the front and our real names on the back (but that would only be if we are running becasue it's so fun to hear your name called out along the way). if we don't run, we could get our cheetah names on the back and something cool on the front and have them look more like baseball jerseys. so, who's creative? i really hope we can meet for the run..it sounds so fun.
okay, now it's 0317. doesn't look like i am going to go back to sleep. maybe i'll read for a bit. last time i was up early, i ended up shopping online and bought a HRM, new bands, and a new mat for downstairs. soent way too much moola! i got my HRM from HRM USA and i already got notice that it was sent out yesterday and will be here today!!! i got my bands and mat from yogadirect.
poshbtw-love get tuit cheetah! LOL...posh is much better!
i am really itching for that yoga for happiness. make the madness stop!!!
i will check in later if i haven't passed out!
;-)
