Cathe Friedrich
Administrator
Hi Everyone! I just got back from the doc's and before I go into the ongoings of todays visit, I think I need to back up a few weeks for it all to make sense.
Just before December I felt a strange pull in the back of my knee while doing a front kick in kickbox class. Knowing we were fairly close to filming, I didn't mess around and went straight to my orthopedic surgeon. He was kind enough to move promptly and within 4 days (including the weekend) I had X-rays and an MRI done with the reports back in his hands. That visit showed no torn ligaments, no torn meniscus, and no torn cartilage. So that ruled out a lot of long term concern. Further evaluation (since now ice, advil, and rest had time to kick in) showed that it could be a calf/plantaris pull. The plantaris is actually a pretty insignificant muscle from our ancestry days however, if you injure it, it still hurts a lot and you have to deal with it like any other pain or pull.
SIDE NOTE: In case you are interested, here is the definition of the plantaris: a small muscle of the calf of the leg that arises from the lower end of the femur and the posterior ligament of the knee joint, is inserted with the Achilles tendon by a very long slender tendon into the calcaneus, and weakly flexes the leg at the knee and the foot at the ankle.
So, I was to rest for three weeks and come see him again. Well, being that that landed right through the holidays (when we weren't going to be filming anyway), I figured we would be in the clear to film on schedule. About two weeks ago I was feeling much improved so I returned to teaching and went lightly. All was good. The next class I taught was kickbox. Again, I was going very lightly and once in my modified boxers shuffle, I simply looked back to wave to a member who came in, and POP. Uh oh, that concerned me immediately. I talked the rest of the class through and asked my friend taking the class to make a phone call to my doc so that I could get in ASAP. He was on vacation so I saw another two doctors in his practice who both tested for ligament tears. They said no ligament were torn and all still looks to be a strained calf, whew! Well, this time around things didn't seem to be healing as quickly as the first time. I was told to rest and come back in a couple of weeks. This time I did NO exercise until my appt.
That brings me to todays appt. It appears that my calf is improving but still quite tight. He injected an anti-inflammatory to help promote healing and I am allowed to exercise lightly as tolerable.
So that is the whole story. Now it looks as if I am the only hold up for filming. All others have returned from their vacations and waiting, as we all are, for the green light.
Although one can't rush these things, let's hope progress continues a wee bit faster as these localized meds take affect. Believe me I am just as anxious as you are to film these DVD's and the wait is killing me too.
Your patience is greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Just before December I felt a strange pull in the back of my knee while doing a front kick in kickbox class. Knowing we were fairly close to filming, I didn't mess around and went straight to my orthopedic surgeon. He was kind enough to move promptly and within 4 days (including the weekend) I had X-rays and an MRI done with the reports back in his hands. That visit showed no torn ligaments, no torn meniscus, and no torn cartilage. So that ruled out a lot of long term concern. Further evaluation (since now ice, advil, and rest had time to kick in) showed that it could be a calf/plantaris pull. The plantaris is actually a pretty insignificant muscle from our ancestry days however, if you injure it, it still hurts a lot and you have to deal with it like any other pain or pull.
SIDE NOTE: In case you are interested, here is the definition of the plantaris: a small muscle of the calf of the leg that arises from the lower end of the femur and the posterior ligament of the knee joint, is inserted with the Achilles tendon by a very long slender tendon into the calcaneus, and weakly flexes the leg at the knee and the foot at the ankle.
So, I was to rest for three weeks and come see him again. Well, being that that landed right through the holidays (when we weren't going to be filming anyway), I figured we would be in the clear to film on schedule. About two weeks ago I was feeling much improved so I returned to teaching and went lightly. All was good. The next class I taught was kickbox. Again, I was going very lightly and once in my modified boxers shuffle, I simply looked back to wave to a member who came in, and POP. Uh oh, that concerned me immediately. I talked the rest of the class through and asked my friend taking the class to make a phone call to my doc so that I could get in ASAP. He was on vacation so I saw another two doctors in his practice who both tested for ligament tears. They said no ligament were torn and all still looks to be a strained calf, whew! Well, this time around things didn't seem to be healing as quickly as the first time. I was told to rest and come back in a couple of weeks. This time I did NO exercise until my appt.
That brings me to todays appt. It appears that my calf is improving but still quite tight. He injected an anti-inflammatory to help promote healing and I am allowed to exercise lightly as tolerable.
So that is the whole story. Now it looks as if I am the only hold up for filming. All others have returned from their vacations and waiting, as we all are, for the green light.
Although one can't rush these things, let's hope progress continues a wee bit faster as these localized meds take affect. Believe me I am just as anxious as you are to film these DVD's and the wait is killing me too.
Your patience is greatly appreciated. Thank you!
