I'm still gimpy! I had my appt with the specialist yesterday. The Dr. read my chart and immediately asked if I was a runner! Wonderful... ;P Of course, I said yes and then he asked how many miles I run. He said I was addicted! Ummmm…yeah!
After that the Dr. checked out both my ankles, moved the left one around to check when/where the pain was and notices some minor (not noticeable to me) swelling on my right ankle. He then checked all my other joints found nothing. When I asked about whether or not I could walk, he told me no walking, no jogging, no running, no bike riding... :( All I could think was, OMG, what am I going to do?!?! Dr. did say I could swim - oh joy! ;P He gave me a script to get some blood work drawn, an appointment for an MRI (9/18), a script for an anti-inflammatory and a script for an elastic ankle brace which I must say is very attractive - LOL!!! My next appt is 9/22... Too long of a wait for my taste!
I doubt they'll find anything in the blood work, everything they are checking I had checked by an immunologist a few years ago and those levels came back normal. I just can't believe I have to wait until 9/18 to get an MRI!
Last night, I was talking with Drew and he told me no way would I be able to swim given that my foot hurts the most when I move it up and down like you do when you are swimming/kicking. Given Drew has swimmed competitively his entire life, I have to believe what he is saying, especially since it makes common sense.
I just hope that the Dr. tells me that I will eventually be able to run again, even if it's not on pavement. I must run!!!!
In the meantime, I'll be gimping around and trying to figure out a cardio exercise I can do. I think I may try swimming at the gym after work today…gotta do something… If swimming doesn't work, I'm not sure what I'm going to do.
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Honey, where there is a will there is a way. Of course you can swim. People with body parts missing do. if your ankles hurt don't use them, make it a 'killer' upper workout. Nothing wrong with your arms, right!! Bonus, you'll sleep like a baby after a workout in the pool.
Do you have access to a "total gym" type equipment? I used that for several weeks when I broke some toes and couldn't run. it's great for cardio and toning all in one. And I actually weight less than when i was running. Which was one of my concerns since running kept me in great shape.
Wish i could still do it. ok, I probably could, but I am way too lazy these days to do much of anything.
Hope you find a workout that will take the edge off. I know not being able to exercise can make one cranky :)
((hugs))
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