I CAN RUN, I AM SO HAPPY, DOWN FOR A MONTH, BUT I BEEN HEALED, LOL

Morning Yall
I went to my new spine doctor yesterday and he said it is ok that I run as long as I keep up with all my back therapy.   

I purchased a inversion table, and a neck flexion device to help with the neck pain and TMJ issues.   I got the new cords for my TENS unit in the mail yesterday also.

I can run as long as I do this exercise called Sciatic threading, and these really intense stretching exercises and I start accupuntcure and biofeedback next month.   So that's it. 

I CAN RUN,  I CAN RUN.    The damage is pretty bad but my doctor said the last thing I want to do is slow down.   So you know me,  I hate slowing down so i'm not going to.

Oh I also have to take "Living with Chronic Pain Classes"  because I have had back issues for so long and they are trying new natural methods to help people deal with chronic pain.   Maybe i'll learn something.  

Now I have to see where I go from here,  my goal was to transition to outside running,  i'm going to try it out this afternoon.  If I have to much pain I will try to be really honest with myself and make a decision to just be an indoor runner.

Oh I did get another back shot yesterday, the doc said it will hopefully be the last one.

Oh,  I don't have to take the pain pills every single day either,  I feel good again.    Thank You Jesus.

YAY!!! I'm so excited for you but I'm thinking you should take it easy and start off slow.

I don't that's going to happen so I'll stick with........Happy Running!

What's your plans to get started again?

I am not sure what i'm gonna do,   I'm gonna keep going for the water therapy cause the water running it's good for my hip.

I had to run for my doctor yesterday and he said my form was good, but there was one time at 8 min that I got a twinge of pain in my back, but I ran through it.    He said that it's ok to run through pain, but I can't run through "PAIN."    Which is my specialty.   LOL.  

I have to listen to what my body is telling me.

WOW! THATS GREAT NEWS LEE ....I am so happy for you. I know you were miserable. Sounds like you have a good doc that knows whats best. I will continue to pray that things work out for you. Run Lee Run!

YEah he is a sports med doctor so I like that.   He was a bit hands on when I ran for him.   I was running on the treadmill and he grbbed my hips and like shifted them but dang it made a huge difference.

He said he didn't want me slowing down cause slowing down makes you slow.

I just looked at my old threads,   My back started killing during the final week of my 10K.  Dec 14th is when I almost couldn't walk.     My pain management calendar I have the 10th as when the pain started getting bad.

I was down for a dam month yall.    Shoot I'm gonna have to ease back into this running.  A month is a long time.

I'm just happy I feel better now.  I thought I was gonna be down for good.   

 YAY!!!! Congrats.  SHOOT even with being down a month you're still WAY ahead of me LOL.  I can only jog (slow jog at that) right now but hope to be running by the summer! Any suggestions to get me there?

What's wrong with a slow jog?  If I run slower I will go further, If I run faster, I do less distance.   Make the decision if you want speed or distance.

Personally I would do intervals, you get better results and it makes you a faster runner cause you know you have that min break. 

I say just start doing something.

Hooray for you Ms Lee!!!  Getting off the pills and on your feet again must feel like another Christmas for you. 

Yeah it took forever, but i'm making my way back.