all systems go!

[ilanarama]

The steroid pills I was prescribed last Thursday worked miracles. On Friday I barely hurt and walked a mile and a half, Saturday I walked 2.75 miles with a little jogging thrown in, and on Sunday I ran THREE MILES.

Okay, it was a slow jog - I didn't dare bring the Garmin because I didn't want to know just how slowly I was moving - but I RAN THREE MILES. And it felt FINE. Yesterday I walked 3 miles, mostly because it was snowing and I was worried about slipping and re-injury. I think I'm going to run again this afternoon!

This morning I saw the doctor again, who had looked at the MRI results. Apparently I had a herniated disc that was leaking gunk into my back and causing inflammation, but this was cleared up by the steroids and it's pretty much healed over, so the doctor thinks I don't need to do anything other than just work on core strength, be alert to future issues, and come in and get steroid shots if it happens again. And now I can run. Sort of an anticlimax, but I'm glad not to have to have surgery or major treatment needed. And my hamstring is still kind of sore, so I do need to keep an eye on that.

I'm delighted to be cleared to move ahead! But I'm also annoyed that it took so long to deal with that now I am starting from scratch, much too late to be able to race this spring. Oh, well. My big problem, I suspect, is going to be reining myself in and not doing too much too soon and injuring myself in some other way while I ramp back up to running again. ("Running again!" Doesn't that sound LOVELY?!)

Comments

[traveller42]

Great news!

I'm glad you don't need surgery.

[ilanarama]

Meeee toooo!

[barkley.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow! You got an actual thing wrong with you with an actual fix that already happened!! That's fantastic! Happy running!

[ilanarama]

Thank you!

[malnpudl]

That is AWESOME news! \o/

[ilanarama]

I am so looking forward to getting back into the groove!

[dipping_sauce]

Woo hoo! High 5!

[ilanarama]

Woohoo indeed!

[ariadnes_string]

What great news! Happy running!

[ilanarama]

Thanks!

[ell]

I'm so happy to hear that you're able to run again \o/

[ilanarama]

SO AM I. Whee!

[meri_oddities]

Glad to hear that you are starting to be able to run again. I can imagine how good that must feel. Have you thought about what you're going to train for next.

[ilanarama]

I don't know. I still want to try to improve my half and full but I don't think I'll be ready for that until next fall/winter. Maybe just stick to short-distance races this summer and then make a push for another marathon in October or November. I mean, right now I'm running 3 miles at a pace 2 minutes/mile slower than my usual, so I have a long way to go!

[(Anonymous)]

So happy to read this! It's always strangely frustrating when it's such a quick fix, but heck, better than a long drawn out healing process!

-Cris (http://wellimtryingtorun.blogspot.com/)

[ilanarama]

Thanks, Cris!

[(Anonymous)]

Thought I'd check in on you and happy to read the good news. Boston baby!

Hoosier Ted

[ilanarama]

Thanks, Ted. I will be in Boston though I may just be cheering you on!