[3-DAY UPDATE] :: THAT WAS MY MOUNTAIN!
So after hooping 45 of the 60 miles in the Komen walk, my knee was seriously busted and everything in my life had been affected by the injury. It turns out that I had a pinched nerve in my back… which was why in the end it was easier and more comfortable to hoop-walk instead of straight walking. That pinched nerve led to my lower back pain, which led to my right leg pain, which in turn put a lot of pressure into my knee.
Starting the 60-mile walk, my left knee was the bum one and I am pretty sure that I was so worried that I overcompensated so my right side ending up getting affected leaving my left side free and clear of pain. And when I say everything in my life was affected, I mean, I couldn’t easily drive… and when I say “couldn’t easily drive” I mean, couldn’t even get out of the car once I got in! I can’t tell you how many places I got “stuck”. I even got stuck one afternoon halfway out of my car. It was awful. I was so angry with myself for doing this to my body. I couldn’t even hold our youngest child much less anything over 5 pounds as it just put too much pressure onto my knee.
Upon many, many visits to my chiropractor and acupuncturist, my body has healed quite a bit. I took a lot of time off hoping, except for class when I had to hoop. There were a few classes that I could not physically do and that scared me. I felt first hand what someone goes through having their physical abilities taken away. Granted, it was not to the extreme as others, but being stuck halfway out of your car for 45 mins is pretty extreme!
Many people ask me if I would ever do that again. At first I thought no way. I was crazy to do it the first place. But as time passes, as I look back, the pain is nothing in comparison to the overall experience. It was a beautiful journey and I am so proud that I accomplished it. I know some may think it was a wacky goal, but I would rather hoop 45 miles than climb a mountain- heck, the 45 mile hoop walk was my mountain!
Starting the 60-mile walk, my left knee was the bum one and I am pretty sure that I was so worried that I overcompensated so my right side ending up getting affected leaving my left side free and clear of pain. And when I say everything in my life was affected, I mean, I couldn’t easily drive… and when I say “couldn’t easily drive” I mean, couldn’t even get out of the car once I got in! I can’t tell you how many places I got “stuck”. I even got stuck one afternoon halfway out of my car. It was awful. I was so angry with myself for doing this to my body. I couldn’t even hold our youngest child much less anything over 5 pounds as it just put too much pressure onto my knee.
Upon many, many visits to my chiropractor and acupuncturist, my body has healed quite a bit. I took a lot of time off hoping, except for class when I had to hoop. There were a few classes that I could not physically do and that scared me. I felt first hand what someone goes through having their physical abilities taken away. Granted, it was not to the extreme as others, but being stuck halfway out of your car for 45 mins is pretty extreme!
Many people ask me if I would ever do that again. At first I thought no way. I was crazy to do it the first place. But as time passes, as I look back, the pain is nothing in comparison to the overall experience. It was a beautiful journey and I am so proud that I accomplished it. I know some may think it was a wacky goal, but I would rather hoop 45 miles than climb a mountain- heck, the 45 mile hoop walk was my mountain!
