A Round-up of Updates

The Hip Update:  I am entering week 3 of this pain in the ass - I mean hip - and no running and even though I have now been to both the Acupuncturist and the Physiotherapist and they were encouraging, I am still kind of depressed to be losing this much ground on my training. There is still a dull ache in my hip at all times, which turns into a sharp pain when I walk too much or climb stairs or sit too long or get in and out of the car. I am still hobbling around like an old granny, and I still can't run. The physio asked me to jump up and down on my sore leg and I just looked at him in horror, since at the moment it takes a serious amount of bracing just to put my sock on in the morning.

But I'm getting ahead of myself, I guess. I went to acupuncture last Thursday and it was my first time trying it, but I have to say, I was quite enthralled with the whole process and I like that this type of medicine looks at more than just the injured part. Andrea is also lovely so encouraging that I left feeling quite hopeful that everything will be OK come November 4th. She recommended a bunch of homeopathic remedies for me to take to reduce the inflammation in my hip, so I've been taking those religiously and I'm going back tonight for a second treatment.

Physio, I went to on Friday and although I felt like the guy helping me was more than qualified, I could have done with a little more enthusiasm and fuller answers to my questions. But, he did give me some strengthening exercises to do and I am going back there the day after tomorrow for session #2. He thinks it may be a stress fracture, which introduced a new worry...what do you do then? But for now we're working on the muscle and if it doesn't heal, then we will get a bone scan to check out the possibility of a fracture.

He also told me that I am way out of alignment in my hip and back, which may have contributed to this pain in the first place, but when I asked him if I should go to the Chiropractor, he was against it, because he thinks the muscles should learn to align themselves on their own. Rightly so, but I don't see why I can't put myself back into alignment *and* teach my muscles at the same time, so I booked an appointment with Leanne's chiropractor. He works in Guildford, so it's going to be a pain in the ass to get to, but apparently he's really good and also runs triathlons himself, so I trust him to not screw me up while I'm in training.

Ugh. I hate that I have a whole bunch of new business cards on my desk, all to do with a stupid injury, but there's nothing left to be done except throw everything I can at it. I'm really not the "sitting around and despairing" type.

The good news? My X-ray came back from the doctor as free of any conjunctive abnormalities in my hip structure, although I can't really say that I was expecting otherwise.

The Fundraising Update:  Good news in the fundraising update! I've now reached 84% of my fundraising goal! That means that I have only $904 left to raise, which is a significant amount still, considering the final due date of $5700 is only 2 weeks away, but it's also down to under $1000, and I am just so excited about that! The end is near friends!

We had a fundraising pub night party on Saturday and even though it was an awful lot of work, I think it worked out well. There was a good turnout and people got some really good deals on silent auction stuff. And it was fun! Next time though, I think we will have a bbq at Jericho beach. A little more casual and a little less prep work.

Anyways, next up we have another liquor store to canvas on September 1st - at Peninsula Village in White Rock - and then a bbq at M&M Meats in Langley on September 22nd. Please come out and say hello if you're close by!

You can go here to see my fundraising progress, or if you would like to contribute.

thanks!