June 19, 2012
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Just Maybe..
My husband and I planned on backpacking for a couple of weeks this summer on the Colorado Trail. Then, awhile back, my dumb, naughty dog took me for a ride and tore my ACL. Running, hiking, and even walking for awhile was painful, and that killed my summer plans. I was also training for a marathon I wanted to run in September back in Sioux Falls, and I knew all of my plans, fun and ambition were out the window because of that damned dog and his love of the bitches.
This summer we were planning to do 200 miles on the trail, from Denver to Durango eventually, but split up between two years.
I have been bummed out because I am not working this summer and had high ambitions of what I wanted to do. After the dog incident I assumed they were all out of reach.
BUT – I have had much less pain lately. Corey is a CMT and has been working on my knee, and I have been a faithful patient and stretching and taking it easy. Yesterday I was able to run 3 miles with little pain, and this morning it was 4.5. I will give it a rest tomorrow, and then take my chances on the trails and test things out there.
If all goes well, I might be able to go backpacking yet. I am not sure about the race, but I didn’t want to do that as bad.
It’s too early in the summer to have to sit on the sidelines, and maybe my fast healing superpower will take hold and my time off won’t be wasted. I used to think I wanted the power of invisibility, but I have since changed my mind.
Please keep your fingers crossed for me~
Comments (54)
fingers crossed!
@Bridget1022 - Thank you!
*Fingers crossed* That’s a long trail. Hope you can make it!
@xdeelynnx - Thank you! Me, too.
@BoulderChristina -
Sending positive vibes your way! Hope you can go and have fun
@RazielV - Thank you!
I’ve hereby crossed both my fingers and my toes. I hope things go your way!
That’s high country — hope you can make it and have a good time!
My back is whining just looking at that and thinking about it.Fishing is about the only sport I can handle anymore.I hope your knee doesn’t disapoint you and you are able to at least do the trail.I’d do he trail…if I had something to ride in
@Ampbreia - Thank you!
@slmret - Thank you! I also hope it isn’t on fire… Who knows the way this summer has gone!
Listen to your most fervent well wisher: Keep up your recovery regimen and don’t let goofy old Salem mess up your fun. I am sure you will get to the Colorado Trail when Corey gets back.
Sending prayers, good vibes and crossed fingers for good luck at healing up enough to be able to get out there this summer and enjoying yourself.
@Somefishytales - I love fishing! I am disabled though, and can’t properly cast unless the other hand is balanced with a beer! They do have trail segways now, if you want to tag along!
@RighteousBruin - Haha, thank you! It’s sad, I still sometimes get so mad at him when it hurts and he (obviously) has no clue what he did! “Little Bastard” has become his second name!
I hope we can go, too. I am so looking forward to it. Thanks for gimping along with me right after it happened!
@Grannys_Place - Thank you, Ruth! Your well wishes are appreciated.
wow sounds like you’re recovering beautifully. i hope you get to do what you really want to. sounds like fun and something i’d love to do with my husband as well
The love of the bitches has got me in trouble more times than I care to count.
I hope your healing progresses rapidly and completes in time for you to take to the trail. For all! Not only do I hope you guys can get out, I’m in need of some vicarious trekking that my blown out knees will not allow. Yet!
I hope you get to go. The scenery along the trail must be magnificent. We stayed in Silverton for a few days several years ago and enjoyed ourselves greatly.
@bonmots - Thank you, I hope it’s real! I have tried a few times before to only have it raise its ugly head again.. You and your man should do it! It’s a blast, and strangely romantic.
@HappierHeathen - YET is the key word!! Ah, bitches be trouble, aren’t they??
@whyzat - Thank you! I love Silverton, we stayed close to there for our anniversary. What is it about mountain towns that bring out the best in us, I wonder? Very tranquil.
hope so. disappointment is the worst bitch of all.
@BoulderChristina - Indeed it is the key word! I’m a-workin’ on it. And the bitches… uh-huh.
Mountain towns are the best kind of towns — they’ve got mountains all around them!
@promisesunshine - True words… true words..
GOOD NEWS, G/F!!! Keeping thoughts, prayers and vibrations positive… You’ll be back on your feet in no time. You are much to strong to let anything keep you back. We aren’t the type to stand on the side lines, no matter what!!! Keep the faith, sweety… And, here are a few ‘Good Vibrations’ -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCeD_6Y3GQc
Holy poop! That is a LONG hike, haha. I mean driving from Denver to Durango takes all of 7-8 hours! But that’s where I went to school and might go back, it’s a really cute place if you do get a chance to explore it and everything
Best of luck!
@BoulderChristina - I’ll be posting a video soon of a 7 lb bass I caught last Friday.They aren’t the best videos tho cuz I have the camera around my neck,so I don’t always have it aimed well lol.It’s still better than telling a fishytale with no proof
Can you scold him…. look at those puppy eyes….
good luck…so that’s why the dog hasn’t been posting, he’s grounded
@MzSilver - Thank you! Ah, the Beach Boys..
@brrraaaiiins - Yeah, I don’t have the time or energy to do it in one summer! Durango, eh? I hope we have some strength left by the time we get there!
@Somefishytales - Is it really a fish tale with proof? That seems to defeat the point of most of my fishy tales!
@BoulderChristina - They will put a smile on your face. ((((HUGS))))
@angys_coco - I know, they are his super power against me!
@godfatherofgreenbay - Exactly!
r u wearing a brace on that knee? that looks like a nice hike. i am jealous. and this background is cool, she did a great job.
you might want to hike with hiking poles as they will help take the pressure of the knees when going downhill
Hope you feel better.
@Tallman - Thank you!
@buddy71 - Didn’t she do a great job?? Thank you! I have heard about the poles. Do you think they would really help? I may borrow some for the day to test them out.
@BoulderChristina - no, i dont think they will work and that is why i said you should try them. (sarcasm) lol
i found them to be most helpful while hiking and you dont have to use them all the time, but they could help on up/down hill parts to relive the pressure on your knees. at least they do for me and just about anyone else that i know that uses them.
good luck and fingers crossed! … oh, and i like your new layout, btw.
Listen to your body. Don’t do anything that shouldn’t be done!
I wish you all the best in your ambitions for this summer.
did you have surgery on the ACL? the backpacking trip sounds awesome. good luck
Your so lucky you live in Colorado! Wish I had some mountains around instead of these flat…grasses..or farmers fields. I would love trails to actually hike! Are you near G Junction at all? I’ve been out there a few times
Wow… quite a long trail but i am pretty sure if you were ok you’d make it otherwise fingers crossed for you…
I’ll keep my fingers crossed, but that’s coming from a guy that finds it too much trouble to walk to the mailbox and back! lol
Good luck!
have fun! and good luck–but go easy on that knee. it’s a bitch of a heal, and it’d be awful to re-injure. so be careful, eh?
I’m so sorry :/
Had no idea what you were going through.
Hoping for you that things work out best.
Please keep us posted when you are able
<3
((hugs))
I have knee problems. I can walk, fast walk but not really run. I have found, for what it is worth, that a program of riding a stationary bike has saved me from surgery but my problem is not ACL but MCL and LCL so it may not apply. Best of luck to you. I have also a pretty good recommendation on a knee brace if you want one.
@vexations - You know, I have found the bike is helpful, too. I hate the stationary bike, but riding bike has been about the only exercise (besides walking) I have had. I just use the cheap velcro one from Walgreens, what do you use?
http://www.bauerfeind-store.com/
@BoulderChristina - The specific one I have is http://www.bauerfeind-store.com/bauerfeind_genutrain.html