Friday, November 23, 2012

Injections and insights

Well, it's the day after Thanksgiving.  While some of you were out for black Friday shopping, I was at the orthopedic office receiving my third and final injection. Admit it, you're jealous, aren't you?  ;-)

Now I wait.  I can try running again in three weeks.  From past experience, it takes 5-6 weeks before running is okay though.  Also, in 6 weeks, if my knee is pain-free, this will have been considered a success and I'll have another 6-9 months before needing to head back for another round.  If, however, I'm still having knee pain, I need to go back and try something else.  It's worked well for me in the past, and the condition with my knee is progressing very slowly. I have confidence that it will be successful again.

My husband went for a run this afternoon and my son (home for the holiday weekend) went yesterday.  I suggested to my husband that he ask our son if he wanted to join him when he went out.  "I'm not a social runner" was his reply.  I realized that we are really different in that regard. In contrast to him, I am *totally* a social runner.  I would never pass up an opportunity to run with someone vs. running alone.  In fact, these days I actually find that I have a hard time getting motivated for a run when I don't have someone to run with.

How about you?  Are you a social runner or not?

I found it interesting that my son mentioned something about how running releases "happy chemicals" in your brain (he was relaying conversations he's had some somebody studying cognitive-neuroscience or something like that).  That's something I know all too well, and I've been missing those "happy chemicals" for a few weeks already.  *sigh*



5 comments:

  1. sigh... but you'll get out there again soon!

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  2. My fingers are crossed that the injections work and you are back to running and getting happy chemicals in just a few weeks. I enjoy running with others, but I haven't had a social run in a few months. Since moving I haven't really hooked up with a group or made any running buddies.

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  3. I hope it works for you and you can get back out there. Good luck!

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  4. SO sorry that you have to play the wiaitn game right now. Nothing makes you want to run more than when you can't do it!

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  5. I guess the good thing is that, from past experience, you know the injections will work and it will be worth the effort. :)

    I started out as a solo runner and it bugged me to have someone run with me, but if I have a lot of miles to run then I really look forward to having someone to run with.

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