I’m tired. I’m really tired. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to sleep very well lately. Part of it is the ankle. If I have to get up in the middle of the night, it aches for a while after I lay back down. A second part is also the ankle. Not knowing what’s going on with it and why it still hurts is bugging me. Third, it’s Christmas time. Stress is always here around Christmas. Between the money literally flying out of my hands and the PTSD it’s tough to sleep.
I’m going back to the doc again in about 12 hours. Something just isn’t right with my ankle. It’s tight, which I expected. But, I still can’t stretch it out. See, when I try to stretch it burns. It burns on the inside of my ankle from my medial malleolus (the bump on the inside of the ankle) all the way to the back and bottom of my ankle. Imagine drawing a square over that area and that’s where it hurts.
I know I have tendonitis, but this doesn’t feel like tendonitis pain. I think one of the ligaments healed inside the joint, or I have part of the posterior tibial tendon caught in the joint, or I have a pinched nerve. I’m going to ask the doc to send me for a second MRI. I don’t think he’ll disagree. I just need the answer and if I need surgery, I need to get it scheduled.
I think another reason I’m not sleeping is that I’m not exercising. Usually I can get some exercise in during the week and expend some of this energy and stress. Ok, yes, you’re right, I could still workout. And, I need to do it. I guess I need to start hitting the cross trainer and hope that it helps me get back on track.
As for a marathon in the spring. It’s not going to happen. In fact, I don’t know if I’ll even be ready for a half marathon. I hope to be able to at least run the half, but I just don’t know.
In case you’re wondering, the CFF marathon team here in Cincinnati, Team for Life, needs members. The fundraising goal is $1000. I know, that sounds like a lot of money. Trust me, it’s easy to raise. If you’re reading this and are interested in running in the Flying Pig (Marathon, Half Marathon, or 4 person relay), please leave me a comment. With the economy, the CF Foundation is hurting too. My life and the lives of 30,000 other CF patients are directly affected by the work and fundraising the foundation does. I truly appreciate anyone that runs with the team. We are not just raising money, we’re practicing sacrificial giving, as Coach Wheeler says. Time to try to get some more sleep.
52.4 - Running Marathons with Cystic Fibrosis 