Recovering from injury

NeedToLoseWeight2000

Hi! Just looking for some 🫂🫂🫂. I have been recovering pretty well from my broken ankle which needed surgery 4! months ago. But apparently I’ve been pushing too hard and my PT just told me that I finally gave myself tendinitis, and shin splints is on the way in. I have been doing ~12k steps a day and she wants me to really cut that down. As long as I have tendinitis like this I can’t continue to progress to my ultimate goal of going back to basketball. So I know that the right thing to do is cut down on my walking! But after not being able to walk for so long, and with the weather being this gorgeous, I am basically addicted to walking and need to get my steps in every day! I need to somehow get myself to understand that going backwards and slowing down will actually help me move forward. Would love to hear from anyone who has had a similar experience, or just wants to give encouragement in general:)

Thanks!

Adventurista

Hi, tuff stuff to find a good balance for true healing. Do you have access to a pool? Or PT help in a pool?

A few decades ago, the thinking was to push through pain as in 'no pain, no gain' and turned out it could push into permanent damage. So, thinking the PT can help guide you through restorative healing and get you back on your feet and in basketball. Patience!

Crochetluvr

Glad you are healing! I have never had a broken ankle or tendinitis, but I do have plantar fasciitis and can only walk so much. Not that it bothers me while walking....I feel it not long after I stop. Bad heel pain, so much that I limp around. I have exercises to do but they don't help much. I walk about 3 miles each walk.

But I also have a stationary bike to fill in for times I can't walk.

Personally, I am amazed that you were getting that many steps in a day. I hope your goal will come. It's obvious you have the motivation. Good luck!

NeedToLoseWeight2000

Thanks! I have plantar fasciitis as well. 😩 thankfully it doesn’t stop me, just means I cry extra at the thought of getting up in the morning 😝
The problem that I’m having here is that I’m too motivated! And in order to get better I need to let myself rest. I never thought that would be my problem…. The very first day that I was able to walk after 7.5 of not walking I did 14k steps. They didn’t know what to do with me😅

nossmf

I can relate, if you allow me to extrapolate from walking to recovering from any injury to get back to what you love. I've been an avid weightlifter for 15 years now, and have had my share of injuries along the way, usually due to my lifting ego being stronger than my lifting body. Most of the time I would wait for only days/a week or two before going back to what I was doing before I got hurt, but one time I hurt both shoulders at the same time (being stupid on the bench press) that I knew I needed medical assistance.

Fortunately, I avoided needing surgery, but the doc did prescribe PT, and the PT was blunt when he told me to follow his advice and return pain-free to lifting in four months, or ignore his advice and live with pain for life, with limited ability to lift due to structural issues in my shoulders that would only get worse if I ignored him. Cold water applied, I swallowed any retort and agreed to follow instructions.

The four months turned out to be only three, and I've been lifting just fine since then. Even the frequency of minor injuries has been drastically cut, on account of continuing to follow advice from the PT.

Moral of the story: following my own idea of whether or not I was ready to lift resulted in pain and injury. Following the PT took time, but it brought me back to the sport I love.

So follow the PT!

NeedToLoseWeight2000

Love that! That must have been really rough sitting it out for that long when you thought you were ok. But that’s amazing that you listened and you’re reeping the rewards. I’m listening in terms of not running/playing sports, but I’m having a harder time with things that fall outside of black and white. Like I can walk, but not 15k a day…
Thanks everyone for the support! ❤️ Love hearing all your stories. Keep em coming!