Obviously It Has Been a While

Since the last post, I had back surgery. It completely healed my back pain.  I have ran several half marathons since then (3 or ..maybe 4?) THEN I started getting wild headaches 6 months later.  I thought that I knew it was caused by the epidural because the same thing happened to me when I had my first child, only it was a few days later, not a few months.  Lying horizontal I feel great, any incline will make it start hurting, vertical is too much to bear.  It was to the point that it was making me blindingly sick.  They put me in the hospital - For 10 days! - while they ran tests on me.  When they could not come up with anything else better to do (after many painful tests......) they decided to 'try' an epidural patch, and it worked!  I was released the next day.

But the patch was also painful.  The anesthesiologist told me he gave me the biggest patch he could and IT HURT...so much pressure on those tender nerves in my spine.  After a couple of months (yes, MONTHS) all that subsided and I was finally back to normal.   I've been that way for two years.

My back has started hurting again lately.  I noticed it when I was doing Insanity, the moves that involve jumping around and touching the ground is pretty uncomfortable.  I didn't stop though, of course - because isn't it uncomfortable for everyone?  And as usual, I pretend like I really am as strong as a man, and I went to set up my girl's sweet 16 party by myself, moving big stacks of chairs and tables over my head.  I think I hurt myself. I have noticed that sitting has became very uncomfortable as it did before.  My butt starts burning and going numb.  So I am trying to get up and move around more often, do back strengthening exercises, NOT jumping around, etc.  I quit teaching my turbo classes for now too, and have taken up yoga instead.

I am in a rut now and have noticed I'm getting fat.   :(   I really need to nip the eating thing in the bud, especially since I can't exercise in my normal kickass manner.   But I can't seem to find the motivation to stay out of the kitchen.  SUPER upset about the back thing.  I have a cruise in 2 months!  I'm hoping that blogging will help.  Stay tuned.