I tried swimming on Saturday and remembered why I don't swim. My skin hates, HATES pool water (cholorine). I come away so itchy... a burning, prickely, itch that is positively maddening and causes me to drive home in a highly erratic manner. I took a walk this morning. It irritates my hip a bit, but not nearly as much as the stationary bike. I also just needed to be outside. My poor, poor dogs. I feel almost more sorry for them than I do for me. We had a nice time outside today. Then I went to get my X-ray and then to my first ever visit to a physical therapist. Wow, electrodes are weird. But man, do they know how to get to the root of where the pain is coming from and then electrocute it (both electrodes and utltrasound). The therapist, named Steve Orrock ran SGM last week too. But he told me about his race in the rain and cold, and I told him about mine. And thenI talked a bit about HOW MUCH I LOVE RUNNING, and being outside--and we all but embraced and cried together. But I'm always on the verge of tears these days. Anyway, I'm so glad he runs, and gets it. I've been so afraid everyone (the doctor, the therapist, whoever) would just tell me to stop running. So I feel encouraged that the therapist feels confident that he can nurse me back to health and give me excersizes and stretches to prevent more injury-- that is, unless the X-ray comes back with a fracture....then he said positively no running for 3 months. I'm keeping my fingers crossed the X-ray was a formality. | 