Saturday, September 17, 2011

And the semester started out so promising...

I had a good, healthy exercise rhythm. Meditating every morning, keeping on top of the grading, and writing, too. Things seemed on track. I was pleased that, at 41, I was stronger and healthier than ever before.

And now... an old S-I joint injury has kicked up again, for no good reason. Seriously, yesterday morning I rode up to campus as usual, did some work, helped set up for a colleague's research talk, and then halfway into the presentation I realized that my back was a little sore, sore enough that I decided not to push it, and I put the bike on the bus and rode home that way. By the evening, the pain was radiating from hip to ankle. This morning I could barely get out of bed.

I remember this pain from 10 years ago. At that point, it was understandable: I was out of shape, and I moved in a way to throw everything off. This, however, seems to be a challenge that the fates are throwing at me: "So, you think you've got your shit together, do you? How 'bout an extra heaping dose of humility?"

Fuckety-fuck.

5 comments:

Comrade PhysioProf said...

By the evening, the pain was radiating from hip to ankle.

I'm no expert, but that sounds more like sciatic nerve impingement than s-i pain.

Regardless, I hope you feel better soon!

Notorious Ph.D. said...

I think it may be a little of both, as I've experienced both in the past -- my hips have been feeling ever so slightly lopsided for a couple of months now. I've got an appointment for a short massage, followed by an adjustment, on Monday, so we'll hope that things will be looking up soon.

Contingent Cassandra said...

Ouch! I hope the adjustment and massage do some good. I've found the one-time-use stick-on heating pads quite helpful for similar pain, but I'm not sure the cause was the same.

Historiann said...

Here's hoping that you're feeling better now. (Or at least have some good drugs to permit you to get out of bed to teach & see doctors about this!)

Another Damned Medievalist said...

41. Youngster.