I think I’ve mentioned it here before, but I’m at the point where my pregnancy-related ligament pain has made it virtually impossible to run, do anything that involves shifting all of my weight onto one leg, walk too much, stand for too long, or lift more than about five pounds. Basically, I’ve become a sedentary lump. I’ve had injury-related restrictions in the past (patellar tendinitis! plantar fasciitis!), but this is pretty much the most extreme case yet. And I’m not particularly good at sitting still.<\/p>\n
The good news? This morning, I had my first appointment with a physical therapist and she seems fairly confident that she’ll be able to help me manage the pain. And she’s got some exercises that she can give me that will help me to stay active without making me want to cry and curl up in bed with a heating pad. We’re also going to do some upper body work that’s targeted at hauling around a baby without throwing out my back. At first, I was slightly offended at the implication that I would need help with carrying a baby. I mean, I can dead-lift about a hundred pounds! But then I remembered that I haven’t been to the gym in something like a month and I still have another four months to go. And then baby-targeted upper body exercises started to look like a much<\/em> better idea.<\/p>\n The PT was very careful to clearly state that I will not<\/em> be running again during my pregnancy. Which I pretty much expected. But I’m glad that I’ll have some more options for ways to stay active. We didn’t get to any of the actual exercises today, but just having a plan in place made me feel about a bazillion times better. I have appointments to see her twice a week for the next month and then we’re going to reassess. Fingers crossed!<\/p>\n
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