Is this gonna be forever?

But really...I didn't think when I got hit that this would change my daily life in the long run.  I tried running in Bridgewater a week after the accident. I went 2 miles on quiet roads without any pain but finishing up the last 2 miles was quite a challenge. And then to top it off when I got back to my car I realized I had locked my keys into it which is a whole other story! Special thanks to Jeannie and Steve and Brooke for saving my life.  The rest of the day I was in great pain from my run.

So I took it easy for the past 5 days and went on a 5.75 mile run today and it started hurting after 1 mile...I thought about turning around but figured it would ease up soon enough.  At mile 4 I had to stretch it, walk it out, etc. I don't know why it still hurts so bad! I'm wondering if it's just a severely brusied joint/bone, torn cartilage, or sprained ligaments?  When I slowed down at the end of my run I was limping so bad, almost in tears, and wanted to just hop on one foot instead of putting weight on it.  I am pretty irritated that recovery is going this way because running is a big part of who I am. 

Note that I was SO paranoid about cars on the roads where I didn't have a sidewalk who didn't blatantly move over into the middle of the road around me and you wouldn't believe how many people aren't paying attention at crosswalks! I had the "walk" signal for at least 13 seconds before a car waved me on across. 

I do hope this gets better really soon. I guess I should just be glad I can still walk.

I'm going to Nicaragua in a week--I have to get at least one good run in while I'm there!
Jesse comes to America in less than 1 week! Is anyone reading this?  If your day feels a little brighter on Thursday, it's because he's on the same continent as you, I bet.

Toodles.

I didn't realize it was going to get worse before it got better..

...but it's so true!  It was hard to sleep well last night.  While laying in bed around 6am trying to force myself back to sleep I could barely move my leg-when I tried it was excruciatingly painful.  It took me about 15 minutes to decide to get up and try to walk around.  I was able to hobble to the bathroom but each step brought more shooting pain into the hip joint and I felt like I was having to swing my right leg in front of the other to get the walking motion to actually happen. 

The bruise extends all the way to the corner of my hand

This is probably the most skin you'll ever see me post online. Hope it's awesome.

Anyway I'm on the hunt for crutches.  I have an exam at 1:00pm that I've barely studied for and it kinda determines the rest of my life...so that's cool.  Guess I should get to studying for that somehow.

Hope everyone walks, drives, runs, bikes-safely today! I'm so paranoid now whenever I see active people on the streets.  I'm all like "they don't know what's about to hit them!"  Hahaha.. it's irrational, I know.  Just be safe :)