The Golf cart....

While at a work Golf event on the 20^th of June, I was rolled out of a golf cart. Yes, you read that correct go ahead and laugh... The back story, I was bending down to get a ball and as I stood up from getting it the driver turned the cart quickly and accelerator causing me to roll on the green. My face hit first I thought for sure my sunglasses were broken, I think rolled onto my shoulder and at some point I hit my leg (we assume on the golf cart rolling out), I rolled about 3 times before coming to a stop. I pretended really hard that everything was fine and that it was no big deal when really I was in a lot of pain.  Anyone who knows me knows that I am the last one to go to the Doctor for anything. The redness started immediately on my leg, the soreness in my shoulder was there shortly after and my nose hurt terribly. I really didn’t want to go to the Doctor or make a scene about it so I just ate lunch with everyone and then went off and had my weekend.

Monday morning some people from work called me into their office to assess what had happened, as they looked my now bruised leg they told me to immediately leave and go to the Doctor and that it would be covered under Workers Comp. I was utterly embarrassed leaving their office and going to tell my team Leader that I had to leave to go and visit the Doctor. I visit with the Doctor, he had some x-rays done that showed nothing was broken; he then gave me lots of pain pills and sent me on my way. The next day the bruising was deep, dark and moving into my ankle. This was something the Doctor told me to watch for and said that if it got worse I needed to visit my Primary care to be checked for blood clots. My Primary Care referred to a place called WorkMed. I started visiting her regularly and on the 3^rd of July there was a bright red, hot spot on my leg. She took one look at it and told me the leg was infected, she started antibiotic injections right then. She told me to stop trying to walk on my break at work and to stop thinking about getting back to the gym. Through this entire thing so far I was frustrated, I love where I am at; going to the gym daily and walking on breaks at work. I followed up with her 3 days later and the infection was going down and not growing so that was good. She referred me to the Physical therapist there to work on getting some range of motion in my shoulder back and to help the swelling in my leg/foot to go down.

This experience has certainly been on for the record books. My ankle is still swollen today July 28^th from all of the blood that moved there from my leg trying to get rid of the bruise. My leg is still so painful and I have a big knot on it. I am hoping to be discharged from Physical therapy this week for my shoulder but, who knows what will happen with this crazy leg.

I have now not exercised for 4 weeks. Recently, I have been getting in easy walking because I miss the endorphins that exercise gives me. I got on the scale this morning to see that I lost a pound over the long weekend. That makes 2 pounds in 4 weeks. I know it seems minimal but, I am grateful that by keeping a clean eating diet and watching what I put in my mouth I have been able to lose weight with no exercise.

I want to give others hope, that you too can get your life on track while making small and simple choices. Eating is easy for me with the shake Ryan has created that really is just fantastic- we eat that for Breakfast and lunch with a sensible dinner. I find I snack less when I am at work when I have eaten veggies/fruit all day. I also feel better and much happier when I work out! I am praying that this week I can get cleared to head back to the gym or at least do my work out video at home!