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RunAgain - A Journey Through Rehabilitation
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I’m a runner. Unfortunately I’m injured. Being injured has taken a piece of my life away from me. I'm not particularly happy about it and this blog is all about finding my way back – my journey to run again.
Recent Posts
Faith
On Monday I received a thoracic epidural steroid injection. Apparently these are riskier and more complicated than I first understood. The doctor was a nice enough guy, giving me the rundown after a very uncomfortable three hours in the waiting...
SCREAM!!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! That's the sound you would have heard from me if you were in the passanger seat of my car this afternoon on my way home from work. No, I wasn't in an accident. I was sc...
Am I Really in Pain?
One thing I've realized is that my pain is the real deal. After nine months, being in pain has become my new normal. It is no longer a question of if I am in pain, but how much pain I’m in. I've become so conditioned to it, th...
The Waiting is the Hardest Part
My three-year-old ask me today, "Daddy, when are you going to get better?" If only I had a good answer to that question. The truth is I have absolutely no idea. The pain is worse now than before, and I'm being told to wait (for the stress...
Eyes Wide Open
Things have been difficult lately. The pain in my upper back isn't subsiding, the pain in my rib seems to be getting worse, I'm still dealing with pain from TMJ (my jaw) and my lower back will ache when I'm not careful. I saw my physiatri...
Ordinary Day
There are days that are just worse than other days. They're harder, more unkind, more draining...more desperate. One thing goes wrong and things just seem to pile up from there. Some times those days even accumulate. How do you hand...

