This is absolutely not how I intended celebrating today.
Twelve months ago today I suffered a heart attack which led to me finding the joys and benefits of running.
So many positives. Completing C25K; running 10k; running 8 miles; feeling fitter than ever and really benefiting from mental health improvement as well as having the support of the great people on this forum.
This morning I cannot move! I am in bed. For some reason my back has "gone" and I am in agony when I try to move.
This is not running related I don't think but it has certainly stopped me from running. No idea how long for but that 10 miles was, I thought, going to be achieved in the next two weeks 😤.
Throw in a loss of balance and hearing loss I'm in a bit of a mess.
Keep running everyone. Have fun . Hopefully this us just a short interruption 👍
So sorry about your back Runforjoy, so flustrating that your future plans for running, including that 10 miles run will have to be put back, hopefully for not too long, just rest as much as you can, I hope you can get back to running not too long in the future.
Thank you Solor. I would never in a million years believe when I started C25K that I would still be running a year later .... and relishing both the mental and physical challenges and beating those pesky gremlins 😆👍
That doesn’t sound good. The hearing loss would cause a loss of balance but do you know what has caused the hearing loss and back pain? Are they connected?
Hi IP. I suspect they are independent and just bad luck to happen at the same time. My hearing loss i hope is a build up of wax although the usual treatments haven't worked so far. I have paid for a treatment tomorrow so we shall see.
I've not had back issues since I have been running and so hoped the running had put previous back problems to bed so to speak. Clearly wrong.
I am sort of semi mobile now ..... just. Maybe I can get out for a walk in a few days (hopefully) - I'm going insane resting at the moment.
Semi-mobile is better than bed-ridden! Fingers crossed that rest will do the trick for you 🤞Just think of it as training for the body.
I must say that I’ve had more back injuries over the years of running than anything but I got them all from gardening and lifting heavy pots, never from actual running.
Oh no, I'm so sorry. Runs will be waiting for you once you recover. I wonder if it is running related, it would be worth trying to see a physio or doctor. Many of us have had periods on the IC and whilst it's frustrating, I'm sure you'll be back soon!
Saw that you’ve just landed on the IC as I managed to get off it! So thought I’d wish you well on your thread as well. So forgive the double posting.
Hope your back recovers! In Germany, being landed with a sudden onslaught of a bad back was called “Hexenschuss”, or translated literally “shot by a witch” 🧙
So hopefully the spell gets lifted soon! (There it was known to often happen after a night of booze and partying …. 🤣🤣🤣)
Oh Runforjoy! Clearly not at all part of your planned script. Here's to a swift recovery. I hadn't realised that you had a heart attack less tan a year ago. What an amazingly speedy journey after such an health ordeal.
Ouch ouch ouch - what a pain, literally and figuratively RFJ. Your 10 miler will still be there for you, so rest up, get sorted and get back out there when you’re good and ready. Hope it’s sooner rather than later. 🤞🤞🤞
Remember to take it easy, you sound like the sort of person who gets impatient having to slow down. Maybe treat it as a challenge - how few steps can I do? etc. Look after yourself and you'll come back stronger than ever 😉
So frustrating!!!But I bet 12 months ago the thought of running 10 miles-ever- was the last thing on your mind!
I hope your back improves soon so you can get back to it.
I totally get the hearing/ balance thing.I had similar starting before Christmas it really knocked my desire/ability to run but now following treatment (3 attempts at microsuction-yuck-but amazing!!) I am back to it.
Watched a nature program where ear worms were used to clear ears!! They went in thin and had to be yanked out backwards....fat! Anything sounds better than that. What a frustrating waking up you had yesterday Runforjoy, so hoping you will be doing just that soon.
Our backs can ‘go’ for all sorts of reasons. Mine conked due to stress 🙁
You’ve a period of enforced rest now til you can work through your back problem. It can be agony though and I feel for you I really do. If slipped disc gets ruled out that’s good news but it can take several weeks to recover.
Loss of hearing and balance sounds strange, if sudden. Coincidental to your back ? Sounds like one for the doc if that’s an option these days 😐
I wish you a speedy return to running. Meanwhile if you can sleep then that’s going to be a bonus. Good luck 🙂💪👍
Oh, I’m so sorry to hear this. What a mess we’re all in at the moment. Get well soon, rest, stay in touch and we look forward to your return.
Oh no! I think we’re going to need a bigger IC 🛋! I’m just on my weekly catch up of posts from my end of the couch and didn’t realise you and a few others had come to join me. As this is a few days on from when you wrote your post, I hope you are beginning to feel a little better?
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Thank you Delly-dot. That made me smile everyone coming to join you on the IC 😃. I'm still struggling but at least I am mobile now which I am very grateful for. I can at least make tea and fetch the jam doughnuts - oh yes.
Thank you DTR. I am mobile now which is a relief. I am trying to do my dynamic stretches - very slowly - to gauge what I can and can't do with regards to improvements.
If I were to have a guesstimate timeline I would think I could get out there in another 1-2 weeks 🤞
If you're interested, I've been really enjoying these free online pilates classes. Provided by an NHS physiotherapist. There's plenty of nice gentle ones...
That is a great link thank you.I've managed a few minutes of the warm up but then stopped as I didn't want to go mad ( I know what I'm like 😁). I will hopefully do some of these daily to at least try and keep me moving 👍
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