I Think I’m Falling Apart – Physically Speaking

There comes a time in everyone’s life when your body starts to insist that it’s older than you mind thinks it is. And my body has started that process (Insert one of my patented dramatic sighs here 🤪).

I have tried to ignore it for awhile now, but the signs have been there. When I wake up in the morning and head downstairs, the tendons in my ankles scream in protest if I try to take the stairs one at a time. If I sit to long at my desk (like an hour or so) and go to stand up, my lower half is stiff and unyielding, especially if I had my ankles crossed (like I do now, she says quickly uncrossing them 😆). But in the last week I’ve had a couple of moments where my body said, nope that ain’t happening.

All I was trying to do both times was just stand up – that’s all – just stand up. The first time I went to rise, I had a sharp stabbing pain in my right back muscle (or the latissimus dorsi muscle specifically – yes, I looked it up 😁). It was so bad I couldn’t stand up straight and had to lie on a heating pad for about two hours before I could move with little pain – two freaking hours! 🤦‍♀️

A few days later I tried to stand up again and my left leg felt like it had popped out of the hip joint! I couldn’t put any pressure on it for about 10 minutes, then everything went back to normal, no harm no foul. Like, what the hell? Thankfully my friend was hanging out because if it had gotten any worse at least I had some help (the challenge of living alone 😬).

I refuse to go down without a fight. To that end, I need to find an exercise that I enjoy, so that I will be more inclined to participate (I am really missing my pool right now) that will help with mobility and flexibility. It just might be time to pull out the old Wii system. And replace the bike my ex stole from me.

I will keep you posted on my journey to regain a youthful body, so to speak 😁. Just pray for me that I don’t break something instead 😳.

If you feel like joining me on this journey, I would love to hear about (and share with your permission) your successes along the way!