My Journey With Health And Fitness – Apparently It Is Not All In My Head

For us here in BC it is what I call silly season, that means an election is happening. Of course in my riding I am appointed as the Financial Agent but that is ok because our candidate and I have known each other for about 50 years not just through our theatre but also because we both became labour activists. And so last night despite how much I hate it I was out stumping in my neighbourhood with him. The good news is the response was pretty good.

Today I got 2 medical reports. The 1st was the xray which basically showed there is something wrong. It was not overly definitive but likely is the reason my doctor’s office called to book a follow up appointment. The 2nd was the ultrasound and holy crap that one is scary. Turns out I have tendinosis along with moderate tears in both of the tendons in my ankle.

Now like any rational person does, I consulted Dr Google (despite my husband screaming in the background to not do so). What I learned is tendinosis is far more serious that tendinitis and is considered chronic. I also learned that the most likely treatment for the tendon tears is going to be surgery. WTF!! I am so hoping to find a plan b. And finally the likely cause is overuse for which I am in complete denial because there is nothing wrong with an hour bootcamp followed by 4 hours of walking throughout the day.

Sigh, I had so hoped a little physio and some icing was going to resolve all of this but the test results made it pretty apparent that the damage to my ankle is much more than I had anticipated. I am back at physio tomorrow where I know my friend will interpret all the results for me and let me know the next steps. The follow up appointment with the GP is Aug 28th and I can’t wait for what she will say we need to do going forward. Dammit!!!!