Jen Crosby's Racing Blog

Monday June 11, 2007

Big strides!

So, I'm walking again!  I went to the physio last Wednesday, and took my first tentative steps in nearly seven weeks with the aid of the parallel bars in the physiotherapy gym.  I actually welled up as I took them, it was indescribably amazing to be walking again.  It was also nowhere near as hard as I thought it was going to be!  My legs are really very weak, and my muscles, particularly in my lower back and in my calves are incredibly tight.  That's by far the mostly uncomfortable thing I've had to contend with.  There's no pain from my pelvis anywhere, although I can feel that the ligaments are weak and stretched as it's quite easy to overbalance, so I need to take things fairly slowly.

 So now starts the next stage of my recovery - walking with the crutches.  But I feel so much better about things - I feel much more able and positive about life.  I really feel like I'm now truly recovering, making progress.  I feel ready to take on so much!  Possibly too much, and I'm often reminded by my friends that I need to take things slowly, and make sure I'm healing up right.  And I know they're right, I'm just excited.

 I even sat on a bike on the weekend (I was helping out with bleeding the brakes).  Man did that feel good....  I can't wait to be ready to ride again.  When the time comes, it's going to be an incredible buzz to be back out there.

 

( Jun 11 2007, 07:29:33 PM GMT+00:00 )

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