A week after my stress fracture diagnosis, I crutched around Leadville 100, putting on a brave face (ok, failing but trying). Many wonderful people came up to me and said something along the lines of “gosh, I’m sorry this must be so hard.” “This?” I said in response, “Oh, this is the easy part. The hard part comes later once I’m able to start doing things again.”
It feels like you are in my head. I knew surgery wasn’t the hard part—I could deal with that and get through it—but everything that comes after? So hard. Despite how many times I’ve gone through it, I forget. I’m in the process of weaning off crutches and my brain doesn’t trust it. I’m questioning everything I do and worried that I’ve messed up my knee again even though I know it’s be really hard to mess up my ACL reconstruction just from sleeping on my side! All this to day, thank you for writing this and sharing this.
Oof, thanks for sharing! I'm two weeks into NWB for a FNSF (fracture line + lots of edema) and I'd already been rolling around lots of these hypotheticals for when that time (hopefully!) arrives - and plenty of other ones too! Not my first stress fracture but the most high risk and the uncertainty is unreal. Cheering you on big time!!
Ah I am so sorry! I know how terrible that diagnosis is. You got this, and if you have any questions please feel free to reach out! (not that I know what I'm doing but commiserating helps!)
It feels like you are in my head. I knew surgery wasn’t the hard part—I could deal with that and get through it—but everything that comes after? So hard. Despite how many times I’ve gone through it, I forget. I’m in the process of weaning off crutches and my brain doesn’t trust it. I’m questioning everything I do and worried that I’ve messed up my knee again even though I know it’s be really hard to mess up my ACL reconstruction just from sleeping on my side! All this to day, thank you for writing this and sharing this.
Thanks for reading, Christine! Hope your recovery goes smoothly (or as smoothly as it can!)
I am proud of you. You are learning growing healing and doing your best.
Thanks Dana - love you!
Oof, thanks for sharing! I'm two weeks into NWB for a FNSF (fracture line + lots of edema) and I'd already been rolling around lots of these hypotheticals for when that time (hopefully!) arrives - and plenty of other ones too! Not my first stress fracture but the most high risk and the uncertainty is unreal. Cheering you on big time!!
Ah I am so sorry! I know how terrible that diagnosis is. You got this, and if you have any questions please feel free to reach out! (not that I know what I'm doing but commiserating helps!)
Ah thank you! I so appreciate that!
Oh, you have described the things that go on in my head so well!
Glad I’m not alone!!
What do you do (as a fellow anxious person) calm down (besides exercise)?
Honestly, I write. Hence this 🤣. Knitting and playing the banjo have been two others recently!