Wordless Wednesday

Man Servant Required...in the garden's please

This is going to go from a leaf riddled mess to this in the next couple of weeks...

Now that I'm not running, I have no excuse not to tidy up the house.  Not that it is all that grossly dirty, it was just easier to ignore while strapping on the kicks to head out for a nice long run.   Hmmmm, maybe I can use gardening as my new excuse!

This weekend it is GORGEOUS outside and I don't want to miss the chance to get out into the gardens.  Even though my knee is still very sore and since I'm using Pennsaid, I can't wear my shorts, apparently sun and Pennsaid do not mix very well, so no sun tanning for me!

Once I finish up with my coffee and cleaning the fish tank, out I go!

Have a great weekend everyone,

Life's fun if you don't weaken,

Lily

Blogger Road Rage

Listen up Jackhole, there is NO need to swing out in front of me when there is nary a car behind me, and then proceed to apply your make-up AND take a cell phone call while traveling at 65K in an 80K!!

WTF

This is not the first morning you have done this to me...this is the FOURTH time.

Trust me, I've seen you,

I don't really know you, but trust me when I tell you MAKE-UP is not going to help you, especially when you apply is with a cement trowel!

I have your licence plate number emblazoned into my memory, cease and desist!!!

Next time I am calling the police.....















I feel better now!

Life's fun if you don't weaken,

Lily

29 to 1.609344

My last run was over three weeks ago. It was very cold, very rainy and very windy. My S.I. joint locked up which in turn caused my knee to lock.

Well that run was 29K, yesterday I was able to walk 1.609344K on the treadmill and it took me over 20 minutes. The good news is I only hurt until I stopped.

Back in my Flight Attendant days, I would not think twice about wearing a pair of heels like those in the photo, but right now I cringe just thinking about having to put something other than my flats or running shoes on. Physio started this week and between acupuncture and ultrasound, doing my exercises and seeing the doctor in mid May, the marathon has been definitely ruled out and if things don't improve greatly, it is now looking as though I may have to forgo the Rideau Lakes Bike tour as well.

I had well ensconced myself in a full blown pity party, eating Girl Guide cookies and washing them down with red wine all the while thinking that if I pull my arms over my head that counts as stretching, oh and the obligatory touching of toes, that would be enough.

Luckily that party was short lived and I'm getting on with being me (without running).

Sunday was a gorgeous day outside and I couldn't stand being cooped up one more moment. Since I am leery about walking outside on my own and not being able to get back to the house, I figured a spin on Ruby was in order. I had just got her back from servicing on Saturday and really wanted to get out and ride. Off we went and it was sweet! I headed out of the Bay and up the road towards Crown Point. It was freedom! The birds were singing, the sun was shining and I even heard some bullfrogs in the swamps on either side of the road, wow! As I cycled along I thought, this is a piece of cake, I can go for miles. Then reality hit, no matter how far I ride I have to get back home.


I hate when I'm sensible, but I did turn around and headed back the way I came. All in all I cycled over 15K.

It wasn't until I got off the bike I realised just how sore and swollen my knee was. Damn! Even with the topical painkiller Pennsaid my knee is very uncomfortable.

Yesterday I hit the gym and walked on the treadmill for 1 mile, rode the stationary bike for 1 mile and then worked with weights. Today, I'll try some of the other resistance gym equipment and try the rowing machine. Until I can stabilise the knee this is all I can do. It's better than nothing!!

Life's fun if you don't weaken,

Lily

Wordless Wednesday

What's a girl to do

My Saturday ritual has always been pouring my morning cup of coffee and then sitting down and stalking all of you bloggers and read about what you have been doing, not doing, bitching about, suggesting, reviewing, cooking, racing, running, cycling and yes, what you've been doing to inspire me.   

Now that I've been sidelined and yes, truthfully I'm a little lost with what to do with myself at the moment, I even contemplated taking a blogging break, which I have (threatened to do) done before. 

No, 

I'm not threatening to leave blogsphere 

like some other nameless person we all know and love.

But, 

with whom I've threatened 

we should ALL go and sit on her new front lawn 

until she comes back to blogland.

No, I'm not going to leave you.  

I just won't be able to write about my running, training, complaining about running in the cold and wind with snow banks up to my ass (I'm 5' 10", you figure out how much snow we get here).

No, I'll be boring you with what I'm doing out in the garden, where I'm going to put my birdbath, and whether I should plant crocus bulbs for next spring, (oh gawd, say it ain't so), or what cookbooks I'm reading, (please, just shoot me now), or God forbid Scrapbooking, (sorry Marie, I love you, REALLY)....

Instead, I'm going to have to get my sorry ass over to the gym and do some real work.  Working with weights, training on the elliptical, rowing machine and the dreaded treadmill (walking only, thank you).  Anything that doesn't involve knee work, so I guess squats are out of the picture.

Tuesday is my first day with the "real" physiotherapist so I'll find out what I can actually do to improve my knee strength.  Hopefully I won't have to go for too long, holy crapola, that is a BIG BUCK industry and I don't have coverage.  So with any luck she can give me exercises to do at home.

Ruby, well, I'm checking to see if she can be picked up today, I need to get out and spin.  As Blue and The Flanders Fat Cat have suggested, I should come over to the light.  Maybe I'll take them up on that, for awhile anyway!

Have a great weekend and remember,

Life's fun if you don't weaken,

Lily

So...

...Dr. No and I are going steady, yes, we have another date!

Who knew that I'd like the guy!

I've even been told it may turn into a ménage à trois. Yes, we may be including an Orthopedic Surgeon....

but ssshhhhhhhh, don't tell anyone I have tears in my medial and lateral meniscus and medial and lateral collateral ligaments...

Oh and arthritis in both knees, the right knee in an advanced stage....guess which knee is the mess right now...


so, to date;

Marathon - NO


RLCT - No or possibly no, depends on how my knee reacts to physio and the meds...


Running - ABSOLUTELY NOT



So I'm having to hang up my kicks for awhile, hopefully they won't be as moss laden by the time I come back to running.

There is an element of disappointment, but I'm not discouraged. My knee has gone through worse and has come back from the brink of destruction to run marathons and compete in triathlons, so with a little TLC, I'm hoping to be back in the running groove by mid summer.

Dr. No was actually very nice this appointment, I quite like him. He seemed far more connected with my malady and he was involved with explaining my xrays, the damaged area's where the bones are starting to wear. He even smiled and chuckled a couple of times at my warped sense of humour. I believe that he now understands what the importance of staying healthy and active means to me. He was encouraging in the hopes that physiotherapy will strengthen the area's that are injured and with the medications the swelling will subside.

Physio starts next week at the Sports Injury Clinic, I've pretty much written off my medical doctor and the clinic associated with her. When it is your own health, take the steps necessary to get the proper answers, if I had relied upon my own doctor's office, I'd know nothing of this information, nor would I be being sent for an MIR and Cat Scan. I'm adamant about this, continue to find out the facts....don't stop until you find someone who can give you all the answers.

Yesterday was the first day on meds. I am not a big believer in overloading the body with drugs, but when they are necessary, you are only helping yourself heal quicker. Along with Gloucosamin Chrondotin with MSM, Calcium Magnesium with Vitamin D, my blog buddy Judi, who kindly listened to me whine to her last night, suggested including Fish Oil into my diet. I'll let you know how all of that works out!

Well, once Ruby comes back from her tune up, I'll head out for a short spin, I'll continue walking and as Judi said, get to the gym and NOW!

Life's fun if you don't weaken,

Lily