Guess what.
I miss the pool!
I'm not supposed to use my left arm for a month, so I put my Y membership on hold until September. Now I find myself craving my aquafit classes and the laps I'd been swimming. I think this means I've finally found an exercise routine that's right for me. I've never really missed working out before - I've missed being active in general, but I've never craved a specific activity.
Not only is the pool a big stress-reliever, it also does wonderful things for my dumb old hips. I had a cortisone shot in the right one in mid-July, and it's helped a lot, but I've found cortisone is extra awesome combined with water exercise.
I'm a little uncertain about those laps, because I think they may have contributed to my lead fracture. But, Dr. Sneakers is convinced the lead was already damaged, and assures me I should be able to do almost any kind of exercise I want. (We have no idea how long the leads had been damaged, but it could have started as much as a year and a half ago.)
I went in my parents' pool on the weekend and floated around on a noodle, and it was lovely. I'm so looking forward to returning to my regular swims.
(PS: my incision is iiiiiiiiiiiiiitchy!!! Scratch scratch scratch scratch.)
2 comments:
The most vivid memory I have of breaking my arm when I was seven years old is the itching. It can be awful, can't it?
The temps here have been very warm and I was at the pool enjoying the water that was finally warm. I just kept floating around, it was so peaceful. I am glad you found your exercise of choice!
I'm so glad that you're healing so quickly and so well, Helen. That you miss your exercise in the pool is wonderful! Once you get back to it, it'll feel so good! Here's hoping that the healing continues to speed along so that the itching will be over with sooner rather than later. I wish you, too, plenty of warmth, comfort and peace.bonat
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