pain in the ass....

No seriously, I have pain in my ass. :P So Tuesday I was scheduled for pilates but after swimming on Sunday my hips/pelvis on both sides, outer thighs, sacrum area and right piriformis where aching so much. I couldn't get comfortable no matter how I sat or laid. I tried stretching, Monday I begged my brother to attempt some trigger point therapy to try to relieve it. Nothing was working. So when I got to the CVWC on Tuesday, I asked Melissa if we could skip pilates and fix whatever was going on. Let me tell you, I couldn't believe the level of discomfort I was experiencing. I have a pretty high pain tolerance but this was more than I expected. On my right side everything through the glutes was just a mess. Melissa worked for quite a while trying to get everything to relax and release. She told me she could feel all the muscles/tendons that surround the hip joint were super inflamed. My left hip flexor and quad were a huge mess too. And my left lower back is all screwed up because my left side is overcompensating for the right. An hour later I was pretty uncomfortable. Things had relaxed quite a bit, but that doesn't mean the muscles weren't sore. I came home and soaked in a epsom salt bath which helped alot.




I was originally planing on going to school today but sitting in the car for over 6 hours today is definitely not going to help the piriformis issues! So I'm just saying no! ;) Seriously, though all this just from swimming!?! I'm rethinking my clinic this weekend and I'm almost positive that I won't be able to participate in the CTC indoor tri next weekend or the St. Malachi 5 miler on the 15th. :( I don't see Dr. Shah again till the 22nd so we'll have to see where I am then. It is all very discouraging, to say the least. Yesterday, I felt the best that I have in a few weeks but today I woke up sore. I've been trying to sleep with a pillow between my legs, which seems to be helping the IT band and flexor alot. I guess things will just have to take their course.

Meanwhile, I've become a frickin' sudoku genius. ;) And I've been 'organizing' the house. I'm just bored out of my mind folks! I have also been working the other numbers, that is census data. I'm the biggest dork when it comes to graphically representing info. You should see the pie charts I come up with. ;) They should have some sort of 12 step program to help excel freaks like me!!!

Seriously, it is like -100 outside today, so bundle up!!!! Stay warm and enjoy! :)