do my exercises

in quite a while, but that is mainly due to my total lack of energy. I’m going to retire this goal, though; because I’m tired of it staring me in the face day after day when I come on-site and I know full well that when things get better it’s very important that I resume them.

I went to my first appointment for physical therapy! I was really worried, because it is supposed to be my regular copay per session. Well, that would be $75 for 3 sessions a week! I called the place to schedule the appointment and they said that if it were a financial hardship all they’d do is bill the insurance and take whatever they paid as payment. I am so thankful that this is the case! I would not be able to do 3 times a week if I had to pay that! No exercises assigned yet, he just put me on the pain relief machines today. I will be getting exercises on Friday, I’m sure, though.

I have just gotten back from my orthopedic appointment, and my doctor agrees that physical therapy might help, since my back looks normal and my knees aren’t anything other than he’d already expected them to look. I’m just glad that there’s no reason for alarm right now. So, when I get my routine, I’m going to have to start doing them and actively doing as much as I possibly can so that I don’t get in this shape again. I’m glad that dwlt was a good influence in getting me to add this goal. I’ve decided that if I can be good and do my exercises faithfully for two months, I’ll be able to check this goal off. So start expecting entries on this goal regularly again.

and I’m feeling pretty guilty that I haven’t done any for a long time, but I’m going to my orthopedic doctor a week from tomorrow and maybe he can either give me some exercises to help my knees and lower back or will set me up with a physical therapy round. I’m really hoping for that if it’s not going to cost me a fortune…but I’m afraid that if I don’t do something soon, I’m going to be headed for surgery and that will be even more expensive.

My ankles continue to hurt, but now I’m getting some shin splints when I walk, so I think I’ll just have to live with the ankles hurting so that I can avoid shin pain, which I consider to be much worse. I’m going to start out slow and do one set per day, next week I’ll aim for two sets, and then the week after that I’ll aim for three sets.

9-Sept- done
10-Sept- done
11-Sept- done
12-Sept- no, injured
13-Sept- no, injured
14-Sept-
15-Sept-

3-Aug:
4-Aug: Done + run
5-Aug: Done
6-Aug: Done + run
7-Aug: Done + weights
8-Aug: Done + football
9-Aug: Done + ill-advised run

I got some ankle weights at the weekend, so I’ve added them to my regime.

3-Aug: 1
4-Aug: 1
5-Aug: 1
6-Aug:
7-Aug:
8-Aug:
9-Aug:

27-Jul: 0
28-Jul: 0
29-Jul: 1
30-Jul: 1
31-Jul: 1
1-Aug: 1
2-Aug: 1

^{My ankle still hurts me, but today I plan to start doing one set a day at least so I don’t lose my routine with this completely.}

27-Jul: Done, plus 1.5 mile walk
28-Jul: Done, plus 1.5 mile walk
29-Jul: Done, plus 2.5 mile walk
30-Jul: Done
31-Jul: Done
1-Aug: Done, plus football
2-Aug:

20-Jul: 2
21-Jul: 1
22-Jul: 2
23-Jul: 1
24-Jul: 0
25-Jul: 0
26-Jul: 0

_{I would like to say that my ankle has been bothering me lately and making me not want to do the full amount I’m supposed to do.}