Just a Can of Hairspray

So it’s been almost 3 weeks since I started back on Iodoral. Am I feeling better? Sometimes. Do I have my energy back? Sometimes. Did I think it would take this long to feel better? No. I still get cold hands at work. They aren’t as dry, which is good. I need to start checking my temperature to monitor it. My weight has somewhat leveled off. Now to just peel this weight back off would be a good thing. I don’t tolerate carrying out 10 pounds very well. Both physically and mentally. I will probably go this week to have my blood taken and levels checked.

I have opted to working out earlier in the day, preferably at lunch, so that I’m not as tired. My eating habits are doing well. I’d just like to fit back into my work pants. For this week, that is all I ask. Maybe next week I’d like to drop down 15. We’ll see.

We had a whirlwind weekend. My cousin got married in Houston and with the wedding happening on Sunday morning and with the time change, talk about a busy weekend. Saturday was fill with 3 parties to attend back to back. The wedding went off with a few minor issues, but it was gorgeous. My cousin looked stunning. And I hope that right now she is relaxing on the beach and not having to deal with some famous MIL issues!

My MRI results came back. I have exertional compartment syndrome. My doctor recommended massage therapy to see if that would help and reduce the inflammation before he recommends surgery. I hope it doesn’t come down to that. So in the meantime, my massage therapist recommended some things for me to do to help.

Tonight my bootie is draggin’. And instead of landing it at boot camp, as I did last night, it’s sitting in my favorite chair watching American Idol. And blogging.

I’ve been feeling a little down ever since my shins have been giving me problems when I started running during boot camp. I went to a sports orthopedic on Monday only to find out what I thought it could possibly be: exertion compartment syndrome. Basically, my shin muscles aren’t able to expand like a normal person’s would, so it builds pressure when I run and has no where to go because my muscle isn’t able to expand, like a balloon. I have an MRI tomorrow to rule out shin splints and fractures. My doc is pretty sure it’s ECS. The great news is knowing what it is. The bad news is that surgery is the only real fix.

So, we’ll see what happens tomorrow after the MRI. Until then, I can’t run the mile run at boot camp. I end up running light sprints and walking to combat the painful shins! OUCH!

I started boot camp last night. It kicked my hiney! I enjoyed it for the most part. I didn’t enjoy it while I was running nor when I was doing push-ups. All of the other activities/exercises are ones that I do. But running. I HATE running. I wasn’t born to run! I have weak shin muscles that don’t make it fun to run. They burn. They buckle up. Yet last night, I persevered. Push-ups, blah! I don’t have great upper body strength. Yet I did what I could!

And today…I am sore. My body hurts. My legs hurt to walk. My core feels good. I feel good! I am 1 session down and 11 more to go.