My Journey With Health And Fitness – Apparently It Isn’t Because Of Age

This morning was a strength and mobility class and the instructor told me how beautiful my posture was, I looked like a ballerina. I didn’t mention to her that I had taken ballet classes for years. Ironically in my FB memories today a decades old article about my ballet teacher popped up. But to be honest today my posture has do to with 1) having an amazing medical team including a chiropractor and physiotherapist who have helped me improve my posture and 2) I follow pretty much every movement I do in class by watching myself in the mirror so I am usually postured correctly.

Last Wednesday I went to a locum doctor (mine is on vacation) to finally get this ankle looked at. I had previously mentioned that after on several occasions in the past being told the reason I had issues was because I was obese without any real diagnostic being done and I had concerns that now it would be well, you are getting older. However, this young doctor thoroughly examined my ankle, took the full history of what happen, how it currently felt, etc. Turns out I likely have a tear in a muscle or tendon. She ordered an x-ray (already done), ultrasound (to hopefully happen next week) and physio which started yesterday.

Now I have seen this particular physiotherapist since 1993 when I blew out my knee. He has at some point treated pretty much everyone in my family so needless to say the session began with talking about my brother’s death. He then went on to also give my ankle a full exam and he is fairly confident there is a tear in a muscle. He gave me some exercises to work on until we get the results of the ultrasound and we will go from there.

He did tell me something I didn’t really want to hear in that surgery may be required. I’m really hoping there is a better treatment plan. He did also assure me that this has nothing to do with my age and that as long as I keep myself fit ageing won’t be a problem for a while.

The bottom line is I let the feeling of how I might be treated put seeing the doctor for a long time and I shouldn’t have. If anything else happens I will suck it up and see someone right away.