Remember my last post about toning up? Guess what, I managed to take out my back not long after that. Here is what went down.

20 Sep

I went for a 5km jog, to prepare for a 10km race I was training for. After the run, I stopped to do some cool down stretches. Oddly, I felt a sharp pain in my lower back. I figured ok, stretch a bit more and walk home. I managed to make it home, the thing is, the bf's place has lot of steps, the first flight from the basement to the living room area was bearable, the next flight, from the living room to the kitchen, started hurting more, the last flight up to his room, I was in so much pain it was a bit surreal. 

I went down again to the study and decided to stretch it off, in the study while he continued to work but nope, it kept getting worst. Post dinner, I could not sit down or stand up without feeling an intense pain. Lying still in bed was bearable, but turning in bed made me wince. Thankfully there was no pain radiating down my leg, 

21 Sep

The next morning, the boy whisked me off to the doctor. I think I provided a source of entertainment as here you have a girl in her early twenties, barely able to walk and definitely slower than any 80 year old grandma.I got a jab and a lot of pain killers, and instructions to return in 3 days if the pain didn't subside, as it was a suspected pinched nerve.

22 Sep

The next day was spent lying in bed, and sitting up for prolonged periods to work on my computer was definitely not working out for my back. Fortunately, it got better. I still was a bit sad because it was going to be my birthday soon, and here I was, unable to walk without pain. The boy did sneakily come by at midnight, to celebrate my birthday with me!

23 Sep

I turned 24 :O

The pain improved a lot, and you know it reminded me that no matter what God is in control. He alone dictates what happens, God is in control! It reminded me of this verse : "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb." and then along with that, " In their hearts humans plan their course, but the LORD establishes their steps."

It's so easy to decide, I want to achieve this and that, and forget it is God that gives us the ability to do anything that we might be able to do, not by my might but by His. I would say I struggle to be a good Christian. Temptations abound, and often times, it's hard to fix your eyes on the eternal, not the temporal. But it's a process and we keep pushing on, with his strength and not mine. 

I'm so thankful the pain has gotten much better, but I did get recurring episodes of back pain in October, so by Mid October, my GP referred me to a Physiotherapist and I've had 3 sessions in total so far. So I'm in the midst of working on my back, and my fitness in general, to protect myself from potential further back pain and get back to toning up. 

I'm going to compile a list of Pilates Studios that I'm considering to pick up Pilates as part of my recovery plan, stay tuned!