Done!
I officially completed my physical therapy today! Unless my leg really starts hurting again OR I do something else to get wounded, I am free!
I’m actually shocked at how good my leg is feeling. When this first happened, I was afraid that it would be a VERY long time before I could run without pain, let alone do a marathon.
There’s still some discomfort, especially in the mornings, but it’s a TON better than it was.
Shoutout to Brittney from Maximum Potential Physical Therapy! She was really great (and very patient with my lack of flexibility, haha).
Nineteen
Today was my first “longer run” (more than 17 miles) since my sartorius injury. I did 19, which is a far cry from a marathon distance, but I’m hoping I can slowly build back up to that.
Though I can already tell that I’m going to be super sore tomorrow.
Leeeeeeeeeg
I had my first physical therapy appointment today and my physical therapist came to the same conclusion that the clinic doctor did: I done botched up my sartorius muscle.
It sounds like it will take a decent amount of time for it to heal, but she also cleared me for running if I could deal with the pain, so that’s good at least.
Buh.
OH GOD THAT WAS PAINFUL
So as I mentioned yesterday, today I decided to run for the first time since busting up my leg.
Super
SUPER
painful.
Especially at the start. Even after taking a few ibuprofens. It was like my whole upper leg was on fire for the first several miles, and that only diminished slightly as I kept running. And trying to run on any sort of uneven surface (like the back road in Bowness, which has a decently steep slant to it)? OH MY GOD PAIN.
But I was able to do it. I was able to run 16 miles.
Not sure how much pain I’ll be in tomorrow, but at least I was able to do it.
This is going to be a long, painful recovery.
Results
So for the first time since I went in for my PMLE issues in 2019, I went to see a doctor today because of my leg.
And the doctor, after a very thorough inspection, confirmed what I figured: an injury to my sartorius muscle.
(Pic from Wikipedia)
She recommended that I go see a manual therapist. Then I left without paying because THIS STUFF IS FREE IN CANADA
(Sorry, I’m still not over that. And yes, I know we do technically pay via taxes, shut up.)
Anyway, I looked up manual therapists and there’s actually a few that work in the physiotherapy place right across the street and the medical plaza, so I’m going to see if I can make an appointment with one of them soon.
The doctor also said that I could run without causing further damage, but that doing so will probably be very painful until things start to heal.
So I’m going to try to run tomorrow.
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