My life was totally scheduled around the World Series this week. Workouts, phone calls to Mom and Dad, grocery shopping .... it all revolved around when those games took place. It has been so fun, particularly since the Royals have been so exciting to watch. As I write this, game 5 is on ... and I have a mini bottle of Asti just waiting to be opening when the Royals get their last "W" for the year :)
Memories: Monday was Marathon Monday .... in Ireland. My momma got particularly nostalgic about it and even sent me an email, talking about wonderful memories. I responded, "Love you, too, Mom." There are very few days I would choose to live over and over again, but the day I did that 26.2 definitely is, under-dressed and all. I would love, love, love to be able to do that race every year. But it probably wouldn't mean as much then, would it?
The Good: Recovery is on track. There wasn't anything exciting this week, but no news is sometimes good news, right? Every now and then I catch myself doing things I haven't been "approved" to do - like when I got excited about something and started jumping or when I was crossing the street at a 4 way stop and started to job a little because I was keeping a car waiting. Each time I had to remind myself to not do that. I'm sure it wasn't bad, but it's also something I don't want to make a habit out of. Some people are aggressive with their recover (like Lolo Jones), but I'm not trying to qualify for the 2016 Olympics. So I'll be conservative.
The Bad: Things felt a little more sore than usual this past week - I assume that is because I chose nearly back to back days to try new things (elliptical Thursday, long walk Saturday, swimming Sunday), so I felt like I had to take a few extra days off. I need to remind myself that there is nothing wrong with a regular exercise bike. I have simply used it so sparingly in the past (why use that when there is spin class??) that I have a hard time using it regularly now. But that will change. I just have to be patient.
And not stupid.
The Ugly: Nothing! So thankful there has only been one ugly week so far.
The Confusing: The worst part of this entire process has been dealing with insurance and short term disability. I'm sure it's routine for insurance companies to require extra documentation and to make sure that there isn't someone else who has to pay for it, and I'm sure lots of short term disability companies use weird and confusing (and in my opinion, SHITTY) calculations to determine your benefit, but it just makes me want to scream, "WHY ARE YOU STRESSING ME OUT? DON'T YOU REALIZE I JUST HAD SURGERY?!?!?" It's maddening and confusing.
Sunday
I spent two full hours in the gym - nearly 1 hour being very thorough with PT exercises, about 20 minutes total in the pool (700 meters), then showering and finally stretching again. I could not believe I actually spent two hours there.
Monday
PT exercises
Tuesday
Had planned to get some elliptical time in - I wanted to space this out from my long Saturday walks and my Sunday lap swims, but my hip was really bothering me, so I forced myself to rest. It was really hard to not do it, but I made it. And then I chuckled to myself as a wrote this, because who has to use willpower to not workout? People recovering from hip surgery, apparently.
Wednesday
Physical Therapy day - my hip was still really bothering me, which just made me frustrated.
PT didn't seem to concerned - I'm sure this is typical at this phase, but damnit, I want to be perfect. We didn't add any new exercises this week.
Thursday
Back, Bis and Tris, followed by 5 minutes on the elliptical and 15 minutes on the exercise bike.
Friday
PT exercises
25 minutes on exercise bike
Saturday
complete rest day - although Jeff did get two long walks, as opposed to his normal one
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