Wee Day

Found out this morning all the recent pain is good pain and useful to boot.  It is because some muscles are now being engaged that were previously dormant.  


so, when I do my lunges, I won't skimp on them, and when it hurts more, I will be glad.


The trick is, do not give up, do not lose hope, do not become too sedentary.  Breathe through the pain like you did during childbirth.  This too shall pass.


Am looking forward to going back to the gym to see my hispanic friends...  well, acquaintances, and hopefully to get my uterus to go back up where it belongs as I do those back stretches while kegelling at the same time.


Also thankful Mark keeps me on the Univera Xtra, which is keeping me from despairing and crying when it hurts more instead of less.


Of course, I know it is Yeshua ha Messiah who is the core of my hope and strength.

hmpf day

Since Northlake closed the 7th of Aug.  I have been to each of the other pools once.  I have more pain than ever.  I have also been doing the lunges, which are the culprit for the very sore left hip.  He said if it hurts,  don't do it.  He also said when I started the lunges to not think about the pain.


Again I have been struggling under mixed signals and am confused.


I have also been doing the ball.


I am so desperately tired of it all.  I would get the surgery at this point if I knew it would help.


Poo.

Hmpfh Day

Went for second appointment of the week and again had lower left pain up to hip and across lower back upon getting out of car once home...  Pain in legs (both) and more than usual.  


Can't figure out why the pain has escalated the last week or so. 


Been swimming and stretching as usual.  No new stretches, although I am looking into, "Resistance Training."  (in the pool)  Dylan said not only football players but boxers are doing it now.  Funny when he dissed it when I first told him I swam laps.


So, stayed home today and did two loads of laundry, hung them out, and sat down for lunch.  Crawled up the stairs and forgot the ice pack, which wasn't totally frozen from yesterday yet.  
Hopefully it will be solid by the time the big heat reaches the western room where the Internet connects by late afternoon.


If it weren't for the Univera Xtra, I would be despairing and crying, but it won't let me do that anymore for the most part.  I cry inside but hope lingers.


Also carried the ironing board upstairs and will get the iron later to iron my flax dresses in case I go to church this Sunday.


Waaaaaaaaah...  O that Mark were home to bring me the ice pack...

new stretch invented by me

For some reason my left hip muscle up around the waist and in toward the spine is pulled.  This started before I left the office yesterday, so I haven't a clue what it could be...


Went to swim yesterday and did the new, "Leap Frog Stretch" I invented.  Plus all the other stretches twice.  Couldna find a close parking place, so was crying by the time I got back to the car.  Decided to stay in today.  Mark having the car, beside the fact that it is 2F Hot induced my laziness.  So tired of the heat, being in Texas with no family.  Oh, well, what is a blog if not for whining and complaining.


I must make myself do the indoor stretches and praying.... esp. for Julia, who seems to be in a great deal of emotional pain lately.


Ok, this new stretch is using the buttocks muscles and outer/inner upper leg muscles... I can't really describe it other than saying it is like doing leap frog in the water (not leaping over anything) but using the same arm and leg motions.  


Since the breast stroke uses the whip kick, keeping the knees fairly close together, and the frog kick allows the legs to be a bit further apart, this stretches the legs even further apart and out ot the side, while the arms push down on the water simultaneously.  It's fun.


O and I also do about a dozen kicks straight out like scissors before getting out of the pool.  This works the inside leg muscles too.


I wanted to add that the, "Univera" Mark has me taking is having a calming effect on my self pity emotions.  I get to crying usually when the pain gets bad and can't stop.  This last time, I left off the blubbering quickly and didn't start it up again.  It makes it easier to do what Dr. Lin suggested in not thinking about the pain.