I don't know why I love waking up early on Saturday mornings so much. I think it has to do with training for the half last year and waking up early to run before it got too warm. And probably the fact that I haven't seen many Saturday mornings before 10 in my life. :)
Anyway, life without the brace is great. Wearing an obnoxious piece of plastic for 12 weeks will you really make you appreciate every day that you don't have to wear it.
I started physical therapy yesterday, after about a week and a half of not really wearing the brace. In that week and a half, I was still walking and exercising as I had been and didn't experience any pain or soreness. After about an hour straight of engaging my back muscles during PT, I was pretty freaking sore. I'm pain free now but I'm definitely going to have to keep an ice pack and some Ibuprofen on hand for Monday's sesh.
I seriously plan on writing a blog post that's worthwhile in the next week, I've just been so crazy busy with medical appointments, school, and work. Bring on the real world, I guess?
Speaking of busy, if you or anyone you know is interested in a sort-of-paid marketing internship, let me know! We need more help at the games, possibly more help in the office, and I need more time at the gym. And they're super careful now, promise they won't break your back. :)
Alright, see yaaaa.
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Thursday, January 19, 2012
"back" in no time :)
My 12 week post-op appointment was yesterday and it went great. Everything looks good; the bones are straight, my incision is healed and the scar is not as gross as it could be, and I'm getting around really well. Most importantly, I'm weening off this brace!
And by weening, I mean, I straight up have not worn it since the appointment yesterday. I also haven't really done anything since then so I'm not having any pain or weakness. I'm going to the Huff after one of my classes just to do some light stuff and see how I do after that.
Shylia came with me and put her big sister foot down and got physical therapy prescribed. So hopefully with that, I'll be even closer to getting back to where I was before everything happened!
I've been signed up to run the OKC Memorial Half Marathon since like September. It's not until April 29 but I don't know if I will be able to run it all since I won't be able to train very effectively for a while. My goal is to go ahead and attempt it and hopefully finish in under 3 hours.
Oh, also- I am good to use my backpack again. Definitely a good thing since I have class pretty much all day today.
I'm going to try to have a better, more specific post tomorrow. Good day!
And by weening, I mean, I straight up have not worn it since the appointment yesterday. I also haven't really done anything since then so I'm not having any pain or weakness. I'm going to the Huff after one of my classes just to do some light stuff and see how I do after that.
Shylia came with me and put her big sister foot down and got physical therapy prescribed. So hopefully with that, I'll be even closer to getting back to where I was before everything happened!
I've been signed up to run the OKC Memorial Half Marathon since like September. It's not until April 29 but I don't know if I will be able to run it all since I won't be able to train very effectively for a while. My goal is to go ahead and attempt it and hopefully finish in under 3 hours.
Oh, also- I am good to use my backpack again. Definitely a good thing since I have class pretty much all day today.
I'm going to try to have a better, more specific post tomorrow. Good day!
Sunday, January 15, 2012
updates
So blogging is hard. Especially when you've been doing absolutely nothing with your life all Christmas break. :)
Anyway, I'll just do a few quick updates and go get ready for work.
1. My 12 week post-op is on Wednesday! That means I get to start weening off the brace. :) Finally! I'm ready to be done with the weird looks and getting asked what it is/what happened to me every 5 minutes. I'm thankful that it wasn't a body cast or something worse but I'm SO glad to finally be getting it off.
2. School starts on Tuesday. Weird to think that this would have been my last semester of college had I not had the accident or surgery. I'm old! My classes are all from 9 am - 9pm on Tuesday and Thursday. I didn't plan it that way, and while it gives me a 4-day weekend, it's still probably going to suck. I'll be going into the office a lot of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday's from 10-4 so I'm basically going to be grown up. What a bummer!
3. I really want a puppy.
4. Kindles make reading super easy, Temple Run is an awesome game, I can't wait to catch up on Caged and for The Challenge to start back on MTV. So maybe it's a good thing that I'll be super busy this semester.
5. In the next couple of weeks I want to try and replicate this race bib holder. I'm sure it will be a disaster but hopefully it will work.
Alright, see ya.!
Anyway, I'll just do a few quick updates and go get ready for work.
1. My 12 week post-op is on Wednesday! That means I get to start weening off the brace. :) Finally! I'm ready to be done with the weird looks and getting asked what it is/what happened to me every 5 minutes. I'm thankful that it wasn't a body cast or something worse but I'm SO glad to finally be getting it off.
2. School starts on Tuesday. Weird to think that this would have been my last semester of college had I not had the accident or surgery. I'm old! My classes are all from 9 am - 9pm on Tuesday and Thursday. I didn't plan it that way, and while it gives me a 4-day weekend, it's still probably going to suck. I'll be going into the office a lot of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday's from 10-4 so I'm basically going to be grown up. What a bummer!
3. I really want a puppy.
4. Kindles make reading super easy, Temple Run is an awesome game, I can't wait to catch up on Caged and for The Challenge to start back on MTV. So maybe it's a good thing that I'll be super busy this semester.
5. In the next couple of weeks I want to try and replicate this race bib holder. I'm sure it will be a disaster but hopefully it will work.
Alright, see ya.!
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
review
I have to start going into the office and actually working tomorrow so my plan for today? Do a huge amount of nothing. I figured I would blog just to feel a little productive! But don't worry, I'm not being too productive; I'm just stealing some ideas from my sister and doing a "year in review" type of post.
2011 started off great with a new roommate, a snowstorm, a week off school, lots of wine and Mario Kart 64. My impending graduation really made me appreciate my time as a college student throughout the year. Having freedom and very little responsibility is a questionable combination and it has got to make all of us the most retarded group of people on the planet. But it's a lot of fun and you only get this opportunity once. Might as well live it up!
In May, I ran the OKC Memorial Half Marathon! Definitely one of my proudest accomplishments because not only was the training intense, but we were getting stormed on for the whole two-three hours. I'm glad I decided to follow in my older sisters' footsteps and do this whole running thing. I never thought I'd be able to run even 5 miles, much less 10-13. And I REALLY never thought I would miss the ability to run. (Only a few more weeks!)
I took two summer classes this summer, spanning 8 weeks and totally blowing my tanning schedule. I hit kind of a rough patch and spent some time being pretty down on myself. I feel like I hit my lowest point of whatever you want to call my insane eating/confidence problems. Sounds cliche, but there really was no where to go from there but up. I'm almost glad that it happened because now I'm free to tackle those problems with the knowledge of what goes on when I ignore them.
I started off my first senior semester with a new apartment and another new roommate. I really lucked out in my apartment complex's "roommate matching" service. (yeah, right. they totally just put rando's together.) We never have any drama and I love coming home to sleazy reality shows with my rooms. It makes the stress of classes totally bearable. Not to mention, Jessi is basically like my personal therapist. I just have to pay her in cookie dough. :)
In September-ish, I got my internship. Definitely a great experience (despite the back-breaking). I'm excited to start my professional career and see where life takes me (and I'm really hoping that it is somewhere warm!) The internship is the first step towards that and an awesome opportunity for networking. I feel blessed to still have the experience!
I ended the year in a back brace and beyond ready to get back to normal. The whole incident has just made me a much more grateful person and I'm glad for that. I've grown a lot since October and, obviously, I wish it didn't have to happen in the way it did but it was a good learning experience, nonetheless.
Alright, I'm done dwelling in the past. Putting 2011 fully behind me and I'm ready to see what 2012 has to bring!
2011 started off great with a new roommate, a snowstorm, a week off school, lots of wine and Mario Kart 64. My impending graduation really made me appreciate my time as a college student throughout the year. Having freedom and very little responsibility is a questionable combination and it has got to make all of us the most retarded group of people on the planet. But it's a lot of fun and you only get this opportunity once. Might as well live it up!
In May, I ran the OKC Memorial Half Marathon! Definitely one of my proudest accomplishments because not only was the training intense, but we were getting stormed on for the whole two-three hours. I'm glad I decided to follow in my older sisters' footsteps and do this whole running thing. I never thought I'd be able to run even 5 miles, much less 10-13. And I REALLY never thought I would miss the ability to run. (Only a few more weeks!)
I took two summer classes this summer, spanning 8 weeks and totally blowing my tanning schedule. I hit kind of a rough patch and spent some time being pretty down on myself. I feel like I hit my lowest point of whatever you want to call my insane eating/confidence problems. Sounds cliche, but there really was no where to go from there but up. I'm almost glad that it happened because now I'm free to tackle those problems with the knowledge of what goes on when I ignore them.
I started off my first senior semester with a new apartment and another new roommate. I really lucked out in my apartment complex's "roommate matching" service. (yeah, right. they totally just put rando's together.) We never have any drama and I love coming home to sleazy reality shows with my rooms. It makes the stress of classes totally bearable. Not to mention, Jessi is basically like my personal therapist. I just have to pay her in cookie dough. :)
In September-ish, I got my internship. Definitely a great experience (despite the back-breaking). I'm excited to start my professional career and see where life takes me (and I'm really hoping that it is somewhere warm!) The internship is the first step towards that and an awesome opportunity for networking. I feel blessed to still have the experience!
I ended the year in a back brace and beyond ready to get back to normal. The whole incident has just made me a much more grateful person and I'm glad for that. I've grown a lot since October and, obviously, I wish it didn't have to happen in the way it did but it was a good learning experience, nonetheless.
Alright, I'm done dwelling in the past. Putting 2011 fully behind me and I'm ready to see what 2012 has to bring!
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