Run for Me

My back is still bothering me too much to run for myself...

So Long Steroids

I will not miss you.

Of all of the medication I've ever taken (which is really almost none...) Steroids are the WORST.

I've been breaking out like a 13 year old but sweating like I'm going through menopause. But by far my least favorite side effect is that it makes me so unable to sleep... Consistently for the last 12 days I have been awake until at least 3am. Last night the last time I saw the clock it was 4:30am.

Today I was 30 min late to work. I snoozed my alarm clock too many times (and that's hard to do... my alarm on my phone makes me answer 7 math problems to snooze!) and all of the sudden it was 10. That's what time I start work.

I am yet again thankful for the place I work and the people I work with.

I'm thankful that yesterday was the last time I had to take steroids.

I'm looking forward to going to bed at 10... if not tonight, hopefully soon...

Oh, yeah, and my back is feeling much much better =o) Still on resting restrictions, so I'm taking it easy, but I'm getting eager to go back to boot camp!

One Week

It's been one week since the inflamed disk diagnosis.

A whole week.

It didn't fly... it dragged along in pain and frustration.

Yesterday I started feeling pretty good... too good? I maybe did a little bit too much. Ok. I did a little too much. heh heh... But in my very poor defense, I am getting so tired of doing nothing! I definitely didn't realize how much I was loving boot camp and working out so intensely before this injury.

So I want to be better now. What's wrong with that?

Except yesterday I thought I was great and I decided to (for fun - seriously, who am I?) do a few bicep curls and arnold presses.

Your back affects EVERYTHING.

Today I'm sore. Not like last Monday-Wednesday, but like this past Saturday/Sunday when things were starting to work towards better; twingy but not hurty.

There's a reason my doctor said two weeks.... SURPRISE!

And maybe I'll think about possibly listening to my coworkers who give me the "mommy look" and tell me I'm going to hurt myself and then I have to give them free "I told you so" reign the next day maybe. kind of. I'll think about it.

I Miss the Gym!!

Just a little encouragement to all of you that are feeling fine and up to it...

I promise I'm not pity-partying anymore

My back is starting to feel better, but I'm still restricted for another week and a half...

Enjoy the gym for me! Do a couple of extra reps for me! You can do it!!! Enjoy it!!! 

Weekend Inspiration

#Frustration

That's probably my most used twitter message.

#frustration

It covers such a large amount of topics and can be used pretty much as often as you'd like. I haven't used it today. Apparently my frustration is so big that I'm making it a whole blog post!

I wake up in the morning with this back pain. Ache. Throbbing hurt. Sitting up hurts. Standing feels impossible. Once I start moving, it seems to lessen, but then I work at a desk job and sitting too long hurts and standing feels impossible and forget walking all over again. Awesomely I have this amazing work family that understands that I need to get up and move around occasionally; unfortunately I work at a job that is so crazy and frantic and short-handed on a Friday that getting up and moving seems like I'm being a horrible person and leaving others stranded.

#frustration

(it is getting better, though, I mean it... It's awful pain, but it's less awful than Wednesday when I started taking drugs!)

Prognosis: Imflammed Disk

*sigh*

No boot camp for two weeks

Meds (anti inflammatory & steroids)

Prayer (I know this should be higher on the list, Mom, but I'm typing as I think of it... not order of importance!)

Maybe a mini-pity party

Probably treating myself to a pedicure

MRI in two weeks if I'm not better

Trying to stay on top of nutrition so that's not a loss

*sigh*

Pity Party....

Having a Tough Time

I'm having a hard time today.

Recently I've been having these awesome breakthrough's in boot camp and I can feel myself losing weight and getting stronger. And then

***BHAM***

My back feels like.... I don't think I have the right adjectives to use. I can stand for long, I can't sit for long. Laying down makes it almost impossible to stand up. There is pain shooting down my legs.... I'm an emotional eater so I'm fighting off the urge to eat everything in sight.

I could use some prayers.... and a hug..........

(I'm glad I have that doctors appt already scheduled for tomorrow)