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Catrin
11-10-2010, 07:06 AM
Yesterday afternoon I was finally able to go out for a nice little ride. A short 14 miles - but NOTHING HURT. During OR later OR this morning :) I was also pleased to note that even though I was spinning in an easier gear than normal for me to help protect my leg, I do not seem to have lost much in the way of bike strength :) I did not clip in, and I missed that.

Only 2 more PT visits left, and I've come a long ways in the last few weeks. Now I need to step back from the bike for at least a few days so I don't re-injure my leg. It seems to me that this is a real danger for me right now, knowing me :o
kacie tri-ing
11-10-2010, 07:58 AM
Yippie!
tulip
11-10-2010, 08:17 AM
Great, Catrin. Now don't forget this lesson on the importance of recovery and rest!
Catrin
11-10-2010, 08:32 AM
Great, Catrin. Now don't forget this lesson on the importance of recovery and rest!

I doubt that I will forget this >2-month long lesson :eek: My trainer finally had a few things to say about it all this morning as well. He bided his time until I started feeling better before saying anything.

The PT has cleared me for lower-body strength training, but my trainer is not comfortable with this just yet. I am listening to him and waiting.
indysteel
11-10-2010, 10:01 AM
Great, Catrin. Now don't forget this lesson on the importance of recovery and rest!

+ 1 million. And listen to your body. Next time something starts to hurt, promise that you'll seek the advice of a professional sooner rather than later.
Catrin
11-10-2010, 10:25 AM
+ 1 million. And listen to your body. Next time something starts to hurt, promise that you'll seek the advice of a professional sooner rather than later.

Yes ma'am. At least I know what the warning signs are now, I did not then...
Owlie
11-10-2010, 10:54 AM
Woo!
indysteel
11-10-2010, 11:06 AM
Yes ma'am. At least I know what the warning signs are now, I did not then...

Surely you knew that chronic pain is a warning sign, or maybe I'm not following you....
redrhodie
11-10-2010, 02:19 PM
Congratulations, Catrin!
Catrin
11-10-2010, 02:29 PM
Surely you knew that chronic pain is a warning sign, or maybe I'm not following you....

It was not consistent - and in the past such things went away on their own if I backed off a bit... No sharp pain, just warmth and achy pain rather than sharp pain that became worse over time. I am stubborn :o
NbyNW
11-10-2010, 02:56 PM
Hurrah, Catrin! Hope things continue to go your way with the healing and PT.
OakLeaf
11-10-2010, 03:33 PM
Yay! Now be good and take it slow. ;)
Bike Chick
11-10-2010, 04:32 PM
Good for you Catrin!
Catrin
11-10-2010, 04:52 PM
Yeah, taking it easy and ramping up slow will be hard, I KNOW me :o

The alternative isn't pleasant however, so I will do it!
Gidget506
11-10-2010, 05:20 PM
Sorry - I'm new so I don't know your injury. But now I'm worried . . . . Do you mind a quick rehash?
Catrin
11-11-2010, 01:17 AM
Sorry - I'm new so I don't know your injury. But now I'm worried . . . . Do you mind a quick rehash?

Pulled hamstring, along with quad and hamstring tendinitis - it took sometime for me to figure/accept that there was a problem. The two main threads where I hashed this out with some good advice from the good women of TE are found here (http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=39782&highlight=hamstring), and here (http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=39653) if you want to read the details.

To make a long story short I developed soreness and twinging in my hamstring and quad in the same leg that eventually became persistent. Pretty soon thereafter developed pain in what I eventually learned were the tendons for both muscle groups. There was never a sharp pain in my hamstring as one reads will happen, more deep ache kind of pain. That is one of the things that made it hard to decide if there was a real problem or just getting used to going clipless or some other thing. I am also stubborn and tend to ignore pain...and this was also an unusual combination of injuries.

I did learn that often hammie injuries are from an imbalance between quad and hamstring, but in my case they prove to be equally strong. Muscles governing lateral movements, however, are much weaker than the quad/hamstrings and that is the primary area that my PT has been focusing on.
Gidget506
11-11-2010, 04:09 AM
Yikes. Glad you're back in the saddle.