It's time for me to move on...nope, I'm not discontinuing this diary, but going to the next chapter! Yesterday was my first Rehab session---so I'm healed ;))) Only kidding, I have a long road ahead of me before I'm swimming laps (and even longer before I'm swimming 5K again like I was 6 weeks ago), riding on the road (...100+ miles on saturdays), and running (...2 hours at race pace). BUT, i did ride the trainer 2 nights in a row, and I could actually place my right hand on the handlebar last night!!! (for a whole 60 seconds at a time!) Baby steps!
So Rehab Appt #1 was last night with Brandon---right away I was amazed at what he was able to do with my arm that hadn't left my side since March 29. He immediately had the arm off my side while I was laying on my back on the table...working it to almost straight out from my side laterally and frontally--I was the happiest person in the world watching in pain ("tell me when it's a 6 on the pain curve"). After he loosened it up a bit, we started exercises (just 3 of them for now) for me to do 2 times a day, everyday along with pendulum exercises as well. After, the shoulder was dead, but I was happy, and off to home I was with my bag o' ice. The cousins were all spending the night, so pizza was the dinner menu---3 pieces later I was stuffed beyond necessity. The pizza would not digest, but I wasn't going to go without my trainer session, so I jumped on the bike, started the 2009 Ironman DVD for the 100th time, and rode with that right hand finally making it's way back to the handelbar! I am thinking my goal of June 1st is within reach for training full speed ahead---but this is just the first step of many to come before I get there...I should keep that in check!
My goal for now is riding the trainer at least an hour a day until I get back on the road...then, full speed ahead!
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