Well here I am...one day away from my weigh in day and the scale is still up almost 3 pounds. My ankles are looking more human again though...it's very possible that this is now due to my TOM...cuz I looked at my calendar last night and it's actually due today or tomorrow. Shocking...I could have SWORN I just had it. I will be very grateful if all this has really only been because of that.
And now for the really annoying news. I saw my PT yesterday about my hip pain. I knew the cause of it was posterior pelvic torsion because I've gone through this before and have a handy exercise to fix it on my own. The problem has been that the exercise stopped fixing it. Well...PT says that while my improvement from 4 minutes to 25 minutes on the elliptical is amazing given my neurological issues, I'm doing too much and fatiguing my muscles to the point that they can't "hold the fix" and that's why I'm in constant pain now. He said i have to use the elliptical no more than 2 times a week for 15 minutes at a time for now (or 5 minutes daily). He says I need to slowly build it up to the point that it doesn't affect my hips. I know he's right because I haven't used it in 4 days now due to the heart monitor and my hip is feeling MUCH better. GAH! Now I need a new exercise. He highly recommended a recumbent bike...which I no longer have at home and don't have the space for...so I think it's time to start looking at gyms again. DANGIT! Grrrrr!!!! I'm wayyyyy tooo lazy for a gym.
So irritated...I finally get into a good groove and my damaged body rebels against me. I was sooooo proud of that improvement from 4 minutes to 25...and so was my PT, but he said as usual I'm trying to do too much. He said that it's typical of me, he is always having to hold me back. I just miss the days of being able bodied...and keep hoping that if I push harder, I'll be "normal" again. I've been doing this since day one of the injury...it's not working...you'd think I'd stop.
One MIGHT call me stubborn.
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