Injury Recovery
A few years back, I fractured my third metatarsal on my left foot, very very badly. I could feel it wiggling as I swam, however it could have been mistaken for tendonitis while on a run, that fracture made me feel so uncomfortable. The doctor said it looked like someone took a hammer and broke it, my last appointment with him was a Boston Marathon date, I was supposed to run; I strongly disliked my doctor for purposely making that my appointment, maybe it can be funny now. Who wants to be at an appointment with their orthopedic specialist the day of their world major? My rule was to take off my ginormous walking cast every night before bed so it would not scratch me or kick me in the nighttime. My only girl rule for that thing, throw it off before having tea and going to bed reading my french literature.
That cast was my favorite thing to take off stripping, there’s something extra about it. So extra, I stripped off that cast before unbuttoning the shirt and throwing off the pants. Afterwards, I lathered on all the tantalizing eucalyptus lotion, which is why I loved stripping that thing off so much; massaging on all the lotion in circular motion with my fingertips and my nails. Oh god yes, it felt so very good to strip that off every night. Then, I would just lay in bed looking at my pillar candles and decorative flowers whilst reading my french literature.
I either have highs or lows, with no inbetween, but that’s what made me have such a great sense of humor. Roll with it, laugh it off later on. I could run on the foot fine six months later, if anyone was wondering about my recovery timeline for that particular injury. Just another battle wound, my coach always tells me… The human body is designed to adapt to injury, so never feel like it’s career ending to break a bone. You can break bones, and donate blood, and still run sub-6-minute-miles continuously for hours, find comfort in knowing that.
When my injuries healed, I graduated to wearing supportive and well deserved blue Bean Boots. I highly recommend indulging in the luxury of these supportive boots, and a Camelbak water bottle. Hopefully, I stay uninjured.
Personally, I do not have foot drop, however this wonderful product was just brought to my attention. I realize a lot of my readers happen to have AFO’s and other braces to help with foot drop, so I thought perhaps this is helpful to share. This is designed for an active personality, to help remedy foot drop. There are a lot of videos and helpful information on saebo.com
