Yes, it has been a while since I have blogged.
Let me explain why. Life. That's why. That is why my house isn't always clean. That is why we sometimes eat cheese-its and apple juice for lunch. That is why I don't always get to exercise. It is also why sometimes I don't get a shower, or get to get really ready for the day.
I have 6 kids. They are all about two years apart and although it is fun and I wouldn't change it for anything, it makes it hard sometimes. I love it though. If I didn't love it, I wouldn't have done it.
Recently I have had some "health" issues. Kind of crazy actually. I all of a sudden got this crazy infection in my leg called an abscess. For those who don't know, an abscess is a pocket, if you will, of puss and infection under the skin, and is REALLY painful. In order for it to get better it has to drain. Sometimes it does this on its own, and sometimes it has to be drained by a doctor. Mine was the latter. It had to be sliced open, drained, and then kept open so it could continue to drain without leaving the infection inside. That was rough. I could hardly walk, or sit, or lay, or move for about a week.
I guess it kind of serves me right. My husband had this same kind of thing when he was in school. He was trying to "be a man" about it I guess, and didn't communicate with me much about what was happening until I had to take him to the hospital and went through numerous surgeries for a horseshoe shaped abscess around his colon. It was rough on him, but I didn't know. He didn't tell me. Now I understand, and I kept telling him how sorry I was that he went through all of that and his was 1000x worse than what I had. The next week of recovery I was doing pretty good. I could exercise a little again, I could be up and around and I was really able to control my eating again.
I love basketball. I love watching it (college, that is), and I really love playing it. A group of friends and I joined a basketball tournament that we have been practicing for for a couple of months. I was really excited and kind of nervous to play. The tournament was this last Saturday and we had a blast. There were 4-5 teams, and it was double elimination. First team we beat pretty soundly. It was fun. I was so excited to play. The second game was more of a competition. It was a good team and we had to fight hard. It was still fun! I loved it. My aggression was really coming out. Basketball is the place where my competitive and aggressive side shines through. I was trying to rebound, and post up, and go for loose balls. Apparently my mind still thinks I am still in my basketball prime...its not. I was chasing after a loose ball. My hand reached out for it, I was almost there. My foot planted and my lower leg went in, and upper leg stayed still.
I consider myself to have pretty high pain tolerance, and it was excruciating! I collapsed and was down for the count. Although it was a different kind of pain, it was definitely on the same level as child birth. My toes lost feeling quickly and I felt like I couldn't move them.
I am so grateful that my husband was there. I go through pain much better with him around. Thankfully there was a medical student there that knew what he was doing and checked out my knee. He said he thinks that it is just a MCL sprain, which is the ligament on the inside of the knee. He told me to use RICE (rest, ice, compression, elevate) and give it time.
So needless to say, I am down for the count. My knee is swollen, and I can't move it all too much without pain. I definitely cannot put weight on it. My brain says it should be healing faster than it is. But in all reality, it has only been a little over 36 hours. They take time.
So for now, I am hobbling around on crutches and trying really hard to not eat my feelings. That is much harder. I hurt and want comfort, and chocolate chips.. :) I eat what I have around me. I need to change what is around me.
