Well, its been almost 4 weeks since my op and my legs are recovering quite well really. So much so, that I can now manage 30 mins of easy spinning on the turbo...and it feels great to be exercising again; waking my heart from its 'rehab slumber' and being able to feel sweat dripping off my nose!
I don't really have much pain now. My upper legs are a shade of 'greeny yellow' and my lower legs are more of a pale yellow colour. The scars in my groin don't restrict my movement anymore and only hurt if I press on them quite hard and thankfully, they are in such a place that they don't hurt at all when I'm perched on my bike saddle. There is still some stiffness around the scars and bruises on my inner thighs, but again, this doesn't restrict my leg movement much. In fact, the only real pain I have is down the front of my shins and around my ankles which I can only describe as being like having constant 'ice cold pins and needles'. This pain itself is not too restrictive, just quite uncomfortable. I hope to be back in the pool quite soon but I will need to wait until my legs return to a more natural colour, rather than looking like an anaemic rainbow!
As far as running goes, I don't expect to be doing any kind of jogging this side of Christmas. But I'll be discussing this at a hospital appointment mid December with the surgeon who 'sliced me up'!
It has felt like a lifetime since I was training properly but I feel as though progress is being made. I just have to take things steady and I'll be back out on 4 hour rides before I know it! Maybe...
Train well.
As far as running goes, I don't expect to be doing any kind of jogging this side of Christmas. But I'll be discussing this at a hospital appointment mid December with the surgeon who 'sliced me up'!
It has felt like a lifetime since I was training properly but I feel as though progress is being made. I just have to take things steady and I'll be back out on 4 hour rides before I know it! Maybe...
Train well.
