On my way back from my 3-month follow up appointment with my orthopedic. It took an hour to get to Madison Ave for about a ten minute visit but well worth the travels.
I have been doing physical therapy 3 times a week and he is now allowing me to go 1-2 times a week but I just have to make sure I get to the gym. The gym being my outlet on bad days, the light at the end of the tunnel and the place I can really unwind, I am NOT complaining, I'll be there as much as I have to. I have been given the clearance to jog which is great news! I can also go back to squatting, lunging, anything to build up the muscle in my leg...so that is my new goal until work starts back in September. I want to be able to play during recess with my students, climb on desks, and run around the class for absolutely no reason but simply because I can!
I must admit, the first two weeks after surgery were horrific but the weeks following those have not been all that bad. It has had its up and downs like anything would but overall it was an eye opener to see how I can overcome obstacles. Coming from a low point of hopelessness and misery I was able to climb up and find happiness in my surroundings and the people that have filled my life whether for a minute or a lifetime. They have affected me and helped me get through this which I am grateful for. I will continue to push and heal and become stronger but within time there will be change. I won't let myself down. A body is sculpted without our say, but what it contains is created by ourselves and the only way to have all the pieces of the puzzle fit together is if we carefully construct a person that regardless of the situation, we will refuse to change because that's the person we love being. It is time for me to start putting my puzzle together.
I have been doing physical therapy 3 times a week and he is now allowing me to go 1-2 times a week but I just have to make sure I get to the gym. The gym being my outlet on bad days, the light at the end of the tunnel and the place I can really unwind, I am NOT complaining, I'll be there as much as I have to. I have been given the clearance to jog which is great news! I can also go back to squatting, lunging, anything to build up the muscle in my leg...so that is my new goal until work starts back in September. I want to be able to play during recess with my students, climb on desks, and run around the class for absolutely no reason but simply because I can!
I must admit, the first two weeks after surgery were horrific but the weeks following those have not been all that bad. It has had its up and downs like anything would but overall it was an eye opener to see how I can overcome obstacles. Coming from a low point of hopelessness and misery I was able to climb up and find happiness in my surroundings and the people that have filled my life whether for a minute or a lifetime. They have affected me and helped me get through this which I am grateful for. I will continue to push and heal and become stronger but within time there will be change. I won't let myself down. A body is sculpted without our say, but what it contains is created by ourselves and the only way to have all the pieces of the puzzle fit together is if we carefully construct a person that regardless of the situation, we will refuse to change because that's the person we love being. It is time for me to start putting my puzzle together.