onsdag 9. mai 2012

What doesn´t kill you..can still be an absolute nightmare.

Well hello, there! Long time, no see. Haven´t blogged in forever, because I haven´t run in forever. And that just sucks. It´s been a year, give or take a few days, and my foot is still a pain in the ass. (Figuratively speaking, I don´t have the foot up my ass.) What has happened since last time?

1. I went to the doctor. The doctor was very unhelpful.
2. I got some soles for my shoes, that was supposed to help. Didn´t really help that much.
3. Started studying physical therapi. Maybe in two years time I can fix myself.
4. Had three days of internship with a manual therapist. After the internship, I booked an examination with him. I was WAY more helpful than my doctor. I still need some new soles, it isn´t arthritis, but it´s not a quick fix either. I overpronate way too much on my right foot, so the 1. metatarsal bone is rotated, which is not good for the 1. metatarsophalangeal joint. It´s "gapping", and being rotated have caused some wear on the joint, and is causing pain and stiffness.

The picture don´t show the situation in my foot, but shows where the problem (and the pain) is located.
The manual therapist also showed me how to tape my foot, and gave some exercises to strengthen and stabilize the muscles in the medial longitudinal arch. Hope this helps, I really, REALLY want to start running again soon...

Other news: The Boyfriend proposed last summer. Being engaged is nice. Trying to plan a wedding, whilst studying and trying to plan building a house is...taxing. The wedding is scheduled to happen in July 2013, so I have plenty of time. I think...?


All happy and engaged, drinking champagne at a tiny island. A very happy, special day.

And just because he´s so pretty; here´s a photo of the dog:


And here´s a random photo of a frenchie, because he´s so friggin´ adorable:


I think I´ll start running again soon...