Sorry to hear that you're still a bit out of commission. Hope you're fully healed soon! Paul > > frank theriault wrote: > >> Some of you may recall that back in December I broke a bone in my left >> hand. Well, that's healed quite nicely, thanks to weekly visits for >> physio and flexibility exercises that were diligently performed >> several times per day at home. Although it's stiff in the morning, it >> soon feels pretty much normal, except that I notice a slight lack of >> strength at times (it's about 90%, quite normal for this duration >> after the injury, according to the therapist). >> >> So, a three weeks ago I get the green light to get back on the bike, >> and the next day I notice a somewhat acute (but bearable) pain where I >> know the Achilles tendon to be. I continue to ride, hoping I can >> "work through it" and it might go away. >> >> Alas, after three days of "working through it", I realize that >> although it's not getting worse, it's also not getting better, so off >> to the hospital I go. Sure enough, it's Achilles tendinosis (the new >> word for Achilles tendinitis). Not bad, just inflamed (and swollen as >> hell), due to getting back on the bike too quickly after 6 weeks off. >> I went for a follow-up last weekend, and they told me to stay off the >> bike for another two weeks (meaning that, hopefully, next week will be >> my last doing the courier thing on-foot-and-transit). Luckily it >> doesn't hurt at all to walk. >> >> Lots of icing and stretching exercises, and this week it's feeling the >> best it has since the occurance, plus the swelling it almost gone. >> >> I guess that age is catching up to me somewhat, eh? >> >> ;-) >> >> The good part is that I'm getting lots of pictures while walking and >> transiting. >> >> cheers, >> frank >> >> > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions.
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