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Heading to the Dr

It's hard to believe that it's been almost a month since my race and I have not made any progress towards my goals for the rest of the year. This lack of progress is mainly because I have been lazy but most recently I have done something to my back.  Last weekend  I tweaked my back and was in some pain but rested up and by Tuesday felt I could start working out again. When I was working out, I felt several jarring sharp pains that brought me to my knees and tears to my eyes.  Since then I have tried to stretch as much as possible and have gotten a massage but I'm still in a good amount of pain.

The first thing I thought of was that day 2 years ago that I ended up in the ER and then a week later was having back surgery.  I wasn't ready for it then and I'm not ready for it now so I've decided that I'm going to try to get a Dr appointment for next Friday.  I need to know if I have done some long term damage or if it's just taking longer to heal than what I hope.

There has been a reduction in the pain and it's very specific to certain movements and the pain is not drifting down my leg so my sciatic nerve is not bothering me however that could be related to the level of numbness I already have from the previous damage.  It doesn't bother me when I'm walking so until I can get in to see a Dr I'll stick to walking and some stationary biking.  I just need to know where I go from here.

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  1. Joy WizziwaOctober 27, 2014 at 9:02 AM

    Good for you...it is better to know what you are dealing with than just hoping it will magically go away. Whatever it is...you will face it and rise above it...just like before. :)

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