Bum leg and new goals

SOooooo My MRI was clean.
No breaks, fractures, splints, or muscle tears.

Doctor McSportsMed (see above) assured me that this was good news.

Here was my list of tings:

my muscle and leg are tight, and i need to work it out

im going to experience some pain.

I need to push a VERY LITTLE 1-3 on a scaled to 1-10 pain.

I never want pain the following day.

um...pretty sure thats how i got in this mess

Flexibility.
Need I say more? I'm not flexible.
Apparently i need to get flexible.
yoga? stretching for more time? no classes nearby, so that sucks.

No more PT
thankyousweetbabyjeasus

continue core and strength on my own

ok no biggie was already doing this before

Continue with mild cardio.

SLOWLY increase or use resistance.

Always listen to my body, remember the pain scale.

No running.
....hmmmm. ok so i use the elliptical with no resistance right now.
so we are gonna try a little resistance next week.

T-Dubs and i are going to do a half mile walk, we did 1.25 the other day and i hurt the next day

I am done with doctors which is nice, for me and my wallet.
until i get the MRI bill AUGH!
So i took this week off, ordered pizza, drank soda, at Cheetos and combos.

GOALS

Back to meal prep, planning, no booze buying.
5AmClub weekdays
Try hitting up the gym on lunch to walk or elliptical.

A Note to Pre-MRI Self

Yes, things i wish i had known BEFORE having my MRI. In letter form to myself.

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This is not at my location just a photo. its almost 6 feet deep. if i had gone in head first i would have freaked out.

Robin,

You are most defiantly claustrophobic.
Next time the offer sedation TAKE IT.
NEVER schedule this first thing in the morning, always at the end of the day.
if you cant get a time you want, take the day off. you will be fracked up for the rest of the day you wont know what hit you.
when the tech says 'we are gonna go just a little further' dont whimper out loud. embarrassing.
crying is ok.
no really, crying is ok.
they give you a 'get me outta here' button thingy.
This is much more than a 15 minute X-Ray (50 minutes later).
You will not use the button but you will CONSTANTLY imagine clawing your way out, resulting in hyperventilating.
you will almost faint, twice.
just breathe.

the machine itself MOVES, they dont tell you that, and it will scare the shiznat out of you when it does.

ask if they let spouses come and talk to you while you are in there. i know thats something they only do in the movies, but hey if they say yes, it will help worlds.

Deep breaths.

dont be afraid to ask T-Dubs to come with you. 

You are so grateful to see him sitting in the waiting room when you are done and can barely keep it together.
do not listen to your mothers voice in your head.

this procedure isnt a big deal, just like getting a shot, but it is still scary as hell and thats ok. its ok to be terrified.

trying to hold still for over 45 minutes is like trying not to eat a bowl of ice cream in front of you. ADD much?
You'll cry more than once. its still ok.

its ok to think about that one episode of greys where they cant get the fat chick in the MRI, but ultimately that will lead you down the thought process of your own body inside touching the walls.

deep breaths.

It does end eventually.

comfort food is just that, comfort food. and ultimately it wont make your day better.

with regards,

post-MRI-self