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On Sun, 22 Apr 2007 17:05:14 -0800, Cynthia P wrote:

Yes, this is a very good approach, as I have said, you have to first
reduce the inflammation. The steroid I cannot comment on since I do not
know what it is. But my first guess is that it is also remedial to the
inflamed tissues and/or their repair.


It does seem to be helping so far.

It isn't an instant cure, as I said before, these things take time,
expect days or weeks not hours.

The good thing is that he wants me back able to exercise too. He says
that the doctor he has sent me to is very good with this problem.

Certainly, this is where you want to be post-injury.


Yes. It is for me, hard to stop exercising and hard to re-start... so
the less time I spend off, the happier I'll be. It was bad enough
restarting after being sick for a month and a half this winter.

Restarting is the entire nature of exercise, weight loss, etc. There
will be down periods and up periods. If you are using exercise as a
distraction, or a "have-to", your screwed to begin with.

Exercise is always an option, not a necessity; it should be viewed and
valued as an accessory.

He said the recumbent bike may have been aggravating things, even
though I was not doing much resistance or speed.

The recumbent bike, well let's put it this way. It has limited use and
much abuse in use.

Out bodies were made for the raising and lowering of the knee without
restrictions at the thigh. Sitting i n a seat while pumping pedale isn't
going to work as it restricts your


Hmm. I didn't think it was restricting my thigh. Actually, the first
time I ever used one, it felt weird to me, but the thing is, I can't
get comfortable on a regular upright exercise bike at my current
weight. I seriously can't tolerate sitting on one for more than a few
seconds.

Understood.

Wait until the anti-inflammatory meds kick in, this may take a day,
three or more. If you have no relief, and you have truly been off your
feet as much as you can, for a week, then revisit your Docs.

I have been pretty good about it. The thing that is worrying me a
little is that hubby and I were thinking of going bed shopping
tomorrow. This involves an hour's drive. As I don't prefer him driving
my car, and I don't like riding in his, I'm a little concerned the
driving may aggravate my foot. Hopefully, weather will be OK and I can
just use cruise control. As long as I don't have to brake hard, I
don't think just driving will be too bad.

You're going to have to make decisions about limiting all weight bearing
movements. If you choose not to, then you choose to continue to
aggravate injury.

But I'd rather not put the trip off, we need a new bed so bad and it's
so hard to get hubby to come with me to shop. The old mattress just is
killing me.

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On Sun, 22 Apr 2007 23:04:37 -0400, Mu wrote:

On Sun, 22 Apr 2007 17:05:14 -0800, Cynthia P wrote:

Yes, this is a very good approach, as I have said, you have to first
reduce the inflammation. The steroid I cannot comment on since I do not
know what it is. But my first guess is that it is also remedial to the
inflamed tissues and/or their repair.


It does seem to be helping so far.

It isn't an instant cure, as I said before, these things take time,
expect days or weeks not hours.


Back from the doctor.

Doctor says close to half a year for true healing, ugh. He wants me in
the pool as soon as I can find a swimsuit.

Leg press is out, the sitdown/standup squats the trainer had me doing
out, he said that while I am not doing a quadriceps exercise, I should
probably avoid hamstring curls, even though they are not weight
bearing so I don't get a muscle imbalance.

Arms/Upper body/Abs and back stuff is OK, but he wants me to avoid too
much standing. I can probably do some things like bicep curls and
overhead dumbbell presses on a bench or swiss ball instead.

Walking is apparently somewhat OK, he does NOT want me to do a whole
mile at a time. He suggested a quarter mile at a time, several times
through the day. Unfortunately, after I asked about hill walking, he
nixed that totally. And my whole neighborhood and street is hill
walking. And I can't afford the gas to go the gym four times a day
just to walk a quarter mile. (My city mileage just sucks here, because
of the aforesaid hills.)

Recumbent bike was nixed totally. He agreed with my regular doctor
that that may have aggravated things.

He has taped my right foot and told me to keep the tape on and dry for
FIVE days. I get to shower with foot in a plastic bag. I am to log all
feelings and sensations daily, comparing left foot and right.




Yes. It is for me, hard to stop exercising and hard to re-start... so
the less time I spend off, the happier I'll be. It was bad enough
restarting after being sick for a month and a half this winter.

Restarting is the entire nature of exercise, weight loss, etc. There
will be down periods and up periods. If you are using exercise as a
distraction, or a "have-to", your screwed to begin with.



Yeah, well, for me, being active in some way, whether it is formal
exercise or not DOES help keep me from getting bored or excess eating.
But if I can do some activity and the doctor is all for doing things
within the limitations he has suggested, maybe it won't be a problem.

I worry some about the swimming though... for whatever reason,
swimming has always tended to really increase my appetite, especially
right after the swim. I've heard other people say the same thing. But,
back when I was swimming regularly, I also wasn't eating six small
meals a day, which pretty well has stopped hunger in its tracks for me
currently.


Exercise is always an option, not a necessity; it should be viewed and
valued as an accessory.


I agree, the eating is the most important part of the scenario.



The recumbent bike, well let's put it this way. It has limited use and
much abuse in use.

Out bodies were made for the raising and lowering of the knee without
restrictions at the thigh. Sitting i n a seat while pumping pedale isn't
going to work as it restricts your


Hmm. I didn't think it was restricting my thigh. Actually, the first
time I ever used one, it felt weird to me, but the thing is, I can't
get comfortable on a regular upright exercise bike at my current
weight. I seriously can't tolerate sitting on one for more than a few
seconds.

Understood.


Right now, it looks like the pool is going to be the best alternative
for cardio for some time to come, if not the only alternative. I will
talk to him next appointment about possibly using my Nordic Trac for
short periods throughout the day, since walking in my hilly
neighborhood is ruled out. Not sure if that will be OK or not though.
It might be, if I level out the machine so that I am not trying to
work on an incline.




You're going to have to make decisions about limiting all weight bearing
movements. If you choose not to, then you choose to continue to
aggravate injury.


I'm planning to do what the doctor says and avoid the weight bearing
stuff as I can. He said light gardening and housework were OK, but not
to overdo, so I'm taking that to mean shorter sessions, then rest,
much like he suggested with the walking.

The drive DID aggravate my foot... and I was not on it much, as we
were, after all, testing mattresses much of the day. The good part is,
I think we have a decision and will shortly be buying a better bed.
Better rest can't hurt recovery. The bad part is, I may need to do the
drive again soon to go swimsuit shopping. Doctor said it was OK... but
I will give my foot a few days before I do.

He did give me a different insole for my shoes... and told me to
either wear my shoes or my slippers with the insert at all times other
than sleep/showering.

My weight is currently up a few pounds. Some may be from less than
ideal eating. Some is probably from eating lunch and dinner out
yesterday while we were out of town.

Back on track today.


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262/244/152

OK, spent the afternoon browsing online for swimsuits. DAMN they are
expensive! I finally ordered a fairly plain one for around $50. I just
hope it does fit and the style is right.

I hate websites that won't show the backside of swimsuits! Too many
times, they have some horrible concoction of straps that I either
can't get to fasten because I can't reach back there, or can't get
into period!


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Cynthia
262/244/152

On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:44:59 -0800, Cynthia P wrote:

Yes, this is a very good approach, as I have said, you have to first
reduce the inflammation. The steroid I cannot comment on since I do not
know what it is. But my first guess is that it is also remedial to the
inflamed tissues and/or their repair.


It does seem to be helping so far.

It isn't an instant cure, as I said before, these things take time,
expect days or weeks not hours.

On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:44:59 -0800, Cynthia P wrote:


Back from the doctor.

Doctor says close to half a year for true healing, ugh. He wants me in
the pool as soon as I can find a swimsuit.

Leg press is out,

Weight bearing on feet......

the sitdown/standup squats the trainer had me doing
out,

Weight bearing on feet....

he said that while I am not doing a quadriceps exercise, I should
probably avoid hamstring curls, even though they are not weight
bearing so I don't get a muscle imbalance.

Doc is good with advice to lay off, 6 months, that' an outside IMO if
you are a good grrl.

This imbalance issue is BS, as most Docs, clueless to strength training.
WTS, any engagement of the lower leg musculature can cause stress to the
foot. Leg bones is connected to the ankle bone , the ankle bone is
connected to the feets bones........

Arms/Upper body/Abs and back stuff is OK, but he wants me to avoid too
much standing.

Any standing, no standing necessary.

I can probably do some things like bicep curls and
overhead dumbbell presses on a bench or swiss ball instead.

Nope, the Swiss Ball requires constant and sometimes immediate action
with the feel to stabilize.

Swiss balls are personal trainer gimmicks. Pretty, bouncy, looks like
the beach, of absolutely zero value that cannot be gained with a proper
regimen of strength training.

OH DB presses, seriously? C'mon, there are Olympic athletes that train
for this kind of weight over head competition for years, And they get to
place the weights over their head stable and fixed to the ground.

Walking is apparently somewhat OK, he does NOT want me to do a whole
mile at a time. He suggested a quarter mile at a time, several times
through the day. Unfortunately, after I asked about hill walking, he
nixed that totally. And my whole neighborhood and street is hill
walking. And I can't afford the gas to go the gym four times a day
just to walk a quarter mile. (My city mileage just sucks here, because
of the aforesaid hills.)

Why not don't do anything weight bearing whatsoever for, say , two
weeks?

Recumbent bike was nixed totally. He agreed with my regular doctor
that that may have aggravated things.

He has taped my right foot and told me to keep the tape on and dry for
FIVE days. I get to shower with foot in a plastic bag. I am to log all
feelings and sensations daily, comparing left foot and right.

Restricted all movement by taping.

So here we are. As I have said, get off your feet, nothing will heal
until you do.

The only question remains will you?

On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 03:07:17 -0400, Mu wrote:



Restricted all movement by taping.

So here we are. As I have said, get off your feet, nothing will heal
until you do.

The only question remains will you?


As best I can.

I cannot simply stay in bed all day, nor does the doctor want me to.



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Cynthia
262/244/152

On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:22:54 -0800, Cynthia P wrote:

On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 03:07:17 -0400, Mu wrote:


Restricted all movement by taping.

So here we are. As I have said, get off your feet, nothing will heal
until you do.

The only question remains will you?

As best I can.

I cannot simply stay in bed all day, nor does the doctor want me to.

Good luck.
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