07 July 2016 - why have I not gone swimming yet?

07 July

- discomfort /pain is still changing every few days or so. which is still progress. Still mostly glute issues still. I did have a little bit of low back at some point, yet it cleared up within an hour or two. Sitting has become my biggest focus. How long I sit, how I sit, and my posture when I sit.

-squatting to chair and standing is coming along. still above parallel though for solid movement.

-Sunday night /Monday was interesting. Every time i stood up or was on my feet for longer than 5 min a deep ache would kick in. I would describe it as; "I feel like I am growing bone right at this second". Due to this I added a small foam mattress to my extra firm mattress. (Yes princess in the pea syndrome). Anyhow that seems to have work as I have slept great the rest of this week.

-standing other than the two mentioned days is consistently good. I feel even and balanced. I can stand tall with my low back feeling lined up. I make a point everyday of standing more and more so that when i get back to work it will hopefully make for an easier transition. I do find continuous movement helps

I think this needs to go on my bucket list. 

-I am doing daily upper body TRX work for Back, Rear /Side Delts, Biceps, and Triceps. as well as a ton of Face Pulls. It feels as I can contract everything in my upper back correctly again. I have attempted some single leg stuff keeping the reps to 3 or less, it is coming along every day.

-Physio has advanced me to the Green Theraband so I rotate through the three of them in a day. I have not done anything major with Physio other I show up. He makes me go through the same exercises and then he either adds resistance or adds a new exercise. Tells me everything is getting stronger and moving better. Then send me on my way without any treatment for any of the discomfort or tightness I have. I am transitioning back to my city Physio soon so it be interesting if things change at all.


-realized yesterday I need to dust off my head harness and get after the neck girth again. Not sure why I did not think of it sooner.

-I dropped the cane last Friday /Saturday and even went shopping for groceries on my own without it on Sunday. Ah, Come to think of it the leg discomfort Sunday night might have been from the 25 min i spent in Cost-Co walking around on their cement floors. As well the days activity overall. (THIS kind of information is why i keeping a running journal)

-still no swimming, i simply have not worked it into my schedule which is ridiculous since I am sick leave from work. I will get my ass in the River by the end of the weekend.

-make a point of reminding myself and saying out loud everyday. "This is definitely better than it was a few weeks ago". It helps at those points of the day where I stand up and just have to stand their while my mind and my muscles have to loosen up so that i can walk. Remember  said if i sit for too long everything in my left side tightens up. It feels like I did an insane leg day yesterday, with only my left leg, EVERYDAY. HA!

-as of today I will be starting my day with a BLUE HEAT self massage of my left leg, hip, and the scar. I did the same thing with my knee and it seemed to help (or at least in my head)