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Sunday, December 04, 2011
B'de b'de b'de That's All Folks!
Well, the second opinion is in and the surgery will occur on Dec. 14. In one of the saddest things I've ever confronted personally, the Missoula doc informed me compassionately that my running days are over. When I told friend Cushman that my dreams of an Olympics marathon apparently are dashed, he said, "Oh, and after all that practice!"
I still harbor a little hope, considering the nature of my "running" — more of a shuffle than a "run." However, the plan is to reassemble the right foot, including fusing the big (bunion) joint, which she said will preclude running and cross-country skiing. Walking, hiking, biking, swimming all are OK, but the thing I've done for 36 years, to the tune of 1,000 miles a year give or take a couple of hundred, appears to be in the past.
I'll refer my handful of regular readers to this website, one of the most brilliant and entertaining blogs I've ever seen on the web. Sadly, Allie's top post (about depression) is one that applies to me in this running context.
I don't know exactly what the regimen will be post-op, but it sounds pretty grim for a few weeks. I'll put a post or two up here to update — maybe dozens, come to think of it, because I won't have much else to do.
Keep running!!!
I still harbor a little hope, considering the nature of my "running" — more of a shuffle than a "run." However, the plan is to reassemble the right foot, including fusing the big (bunion) joint, which she said will preclude running and cross-country skiing. Walking, hiking, biking, swimming all are OK, but the thing I've done for 36 years, to the tune of 1,000 miles a year give or take a couple of hundred, appears to be in the past.
I'll refer my handful of regular readers to this website, one of the most brilliant and entertaining blogs I've ever seen on the web. Sadly, Allie's top post (about depression) is one that applies to me in this running context.
I don't know exactly what the regimen will be post-op, but it sounds pretty grim for a few weeks. I'll put a post or two up here to update — maybe dozens, come to think of it, because I won't have much else to do.
Keep running!!!
Posted by Mose, 7:16 PM
2 Comments:
Sorry Gary :( Hope it goes well and that you can find a way to keep happy *hugs*
Too bad, Mose. I hope your surgery is so successful that your running will by more than a shuffle.
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