I went to ATI instead of Barwis yesterday. Deeds waved as my Mom wheeled me in and I returned the wave. She helped me onto the moveable table as I waited to be stretched. The tone In my legs was evident when I got onto the table and I kind of groaned to myself. It gradually eased up a bit but its presence in my legs scares and discourages me and my hopes of walking. I left feeling temporary relief from the tightness but I felt a pit in my stomach. My hamstring is getting progressively better but I still felt disheartened. Mike Morfitt smiled and waved as I left and I smiled back.
I was quiet on the ride home and felt uncomfortable. Then it dawned on me! Ask Jesse! Jesse was my first trainer and I needed to get his take on things because my mind was feeling cloudy. I’ve told him before that he is my “Obi-Wan.” He laughed and agreed. When my leg first swelled and hurt before I knew that my hamstring was torn, I texted Mike Barwis a picture as well as Jesse. Now, I didn’t want to put these pictures on my blog but I think it kind of shows how much I trust in Jesse. I texted Mike the first picture but kept sending Jesse pictures to show my progress and to laugh about it as well.
WARNING: These pictures are pretty GROSS!!! My leg was REALLY fat and bruised and my legs lack color. I haven’t worn shorts since high school. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!:
Then I sent Jesse a picture of my legs as my Mom drove me to the orthopedist:
I had to/have to wear compression socks (on both legs now) to get rid of the swelling.
It started getting better but I had cankles (in both legs, hence – compression socks on both legs now). Jesse joked that I ALWAYS have cankles so I sent him this picture:
This was me in high school (proof that I DID have ankles once upon a time…):
See?!
In our text conversation, Jesse calmed my somewhat frazzled mind and gave me assurance that I would bounce back from the torn muscle and tone. I texted that now I thought that I would overcome it (given the encouragement he gave me – he’s REALLY smart about this stuff) and he replied, “You always do. That’s what you do.”
THANKS JESSE!!! He REALLY is my Obi-Wan.