Injury Frustration!

i have been lurking around here for a few days, but am finally trying to reach out to somebody, anybody...

i was banded in 08, then had revision to Rxny in August of last year, just went for my one year appt last week.  I'm down from about 250 to 190.  and i know that is good but it could be better... but i have been a slacker with the exercise and not that great with the eating.  i had a miscarriage in feb of this year (yes, i know i shouldn't have gotten preggers yet) and then kidnesy stone and surgery in may.... and whine whine whine,...

but it seemed like i had finally gotten over the pity party and was seriously on track.  i was actually up to walking 4-5 miles 5 days per week and really feeling great.  i got down to a 14 (probably for the first time since i was 14) and did something i've always wanted to do - went surfing. 

i had never even imagined i would be able to do it, but i did it!  it was crazy hard and the wet suit was no fun, but i really enjoyed the lesson and was able to stand up (a little) and then i jumped off the board too late into shallow water and jammed my foot.  i broke my 2, 3, 4, 5 metatarsals and i have been in a cast, then boot ever since.  that was july 16.  i have alternated between being super pissed and super whiny and now i'm just super depressed.  and i feel like everyone probably thinks i had no business even trying to surf and i cannot even walk on my own.  i'm still on crutches and hobble around, unable to even carry things without a backpack, let alone liquids or hot food, my house looks like crap - and i know i'm heaping way too much onto my hubby who has been really great about the whole thing.

the biggest frustration right now is that i feel so stagnant.  it feels like i finally got it together and then really screwed it up.  and its been almost two months.  my next ortho appt is tomorrow and i just pray that she gives me some positive feedback that i will at least begin to get back to normal soon.  but i just cannot put weight on it and it feels weird and i totally cannot imagine ever getting back to normal.  and wha wha wha... it sucks. 

Injuries are frustrating.  They are also a risk we take when we get out and LIVE life. 

Just know that many of us have been there, and we know it sucks, but it's part of the deal.  Hopefully you will be able to get into a walking case or something less restrictive soon so you can resume more of your daily activities.

Follow Doctor's orders best you can - it's the only way to keep getting better!

Good luck!

I feel your pain, literally! I broke my arm a little over 2months ago while I was out riding my bike down a mt., and spent my summer break- in a cast and on the couch. I hated it, but I was in too much pain to do much else (as I broke it in 3 places!).

I'm just now getting back to my exercise-filled life (biking and weights) and though I'm having to modify since I still can't use my left arm, doing whatever I can do is wonderful.

Don't be discouraged, this is temporary, and soon will be only a memory. Take the time to enjoy the stoppage on your life, you now have plenty of meditative opportunities! You can even get some dumbbells and work on your upper body while you're couch surfing!

Hang in there!

:Danni

Most of us have had to deal with some type of injury that sidelines us in some way.  For me it was a Rotator Cuff injury 3 weeks before my first Tri. doctor told me the monday before the Tri that is I did the race I would probably need surgery instead of just rehab. 

Well after 9 weeks of Rehab the shoulder is 95% better but still no where near what it was.  So the frustration is real you just have to force yourself to stay the course and follow what your doctor is telling you to do.

Once you overcome the injury then it is time to hit it hard again and get back up to speed.  Let the pissed off and depressed emotions fuel your come back.  For me I just took those feelings and directed them at something bigger and for me better.

thank you all so much.  i am feeling better and beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel.  i saw doc today and she told me i am healing well but that it will take time and patience (not my thing) but i'm going to try to improve my attitude.  she did put me in a walking cast, although i'm still supposed to keep weight off of it for two more weeks, then begin slowly walking still with crutches at the 2 wk mark.  i see her again in 3 weeks.... hopefully, slowly then back into more normal shoes and eventually lose the boot. 

the boot feels like my anchor and i'm trying not to give it so much power  its ironic and metaphoric because the fat used to be my anchor (i've still got lots to go) but i do feel more normal now.  even dealing with what i'm dealing with now, i know it would have been so difficult before.  when i think about what a hard time i had just going up stairs before, i can't imagine how i would have done it on crutches or getting in and out of the bath on one knee.  i know i am lucky, and this is temporary.

and she told me that i am healing nicely, and i will surf again and try all these things i want to try.

really gonna try for a better attitude.  thank you for your support!  you guys are inspirational
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i feel you girl, i'm going through an injury right now.  my frustration is a bit different, i can still train to a certain extent, but only with great pain, and the knowledge that i may be doing more damage than good when i do train!  oh well, we are our own worst enemies sometimes :)  don't follow my lead and let your body heal up!  hope to see you posting here!