Jogging, jogging, joggin'

During my physical therapy session today I jogged on the treadmill again! This time was twice as long as the last time I jogged. Also, I increased the jog to 4.0 miles an hour! It felt so great to be able to do this! I just kept thinking about how much I have been through and how far I have come.

As for right now, my left side is still weaker than the right, but it is MUCH better than it was before. I still have a ways to go in recovery. I will most likely be stopping physical therapy at the end of this month and it will be up to me to keep at it! I will probably start up again in the summer when I can start running on the road.

A concern right now is that I have a little bump on my left hip. It is most likely scar tissue and doesn't give me any pain. I just need to keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't increase in size. My thigh is still numb and I am planning on it being that way the rest of my life. It might take two years to come back, but it most likely won't. The best thing for me to do right now is stick with my physical therapy. I slowed down on it for a few weeks and really noticed the difference! It helps so much!

This journey has been a long and eventful one.

 

"Remember the feeling you get from a good run is far better than the feeling you get from sitting around wishing you were running."
-Sarah Condor 

6 months and 26 days POST-PAO!

I WALKED A 5K!!!!!

I haven't written a post in awhile. I have been too busy progressing like crazy! Over the weekend I walked a 5K!!!! Yes, 3.1 miles! I felt so great that I was able to do this. I did not have pain during the entire thing! This hasn't happen is such a long time I forgot what it felt like!

In PT yesterday I upped my weight on almost every exercise and added some new ones. I did the elliptical for the first time and swam 30 laps in the pool! I'm so sore today but it feels so good to be able to be active again without being in pain and taking pain pills to fall asleep at night. I can't express enough how exciting this is for me. I haven't been using my cane but always keep it in my bag just in case. I still can't trust myself completely without it.

I feel like I am finally getting back to "normal". I feel like I have been stuck in this long dark tunnel. When I got diagnosed I saw a light appear at the end. Now, I feel like I am on the last leg of it and almost out into the sunlight. At this rate, I will be running again in no time!