Thank you Tracy/Victoria (ok... really... which one is it?)!
It's... awful. Really. And I feel like such a wimp, but I have never experienced pain like this. When I'm lecturing, and I can't feel my leg, and my students ask me what is wrong, I just want to go home and lay on the couch and do nothing. But, racing season starts in a few months, and I'm already not training on the rowing machine. Sigh.
Anyway, I'll have to find UConnJulie, as I'm still feeling like a bit of a lurker around here. I have had the one epidural, and am hoping that they'll give me another one in a few weeks (speaking of tough-- hardly! Did I mention that they had to put me on valium just go get me into the hospital? I was a mess... lots of tears... ). At that point, I'll be back on the water 4-5 times per week, and so rest isn't really an option. Unless, of course, I just don't race this season. Right.
I'm trying to avoid surgery at all costs and am not even considering it as an option at this point. I hope I didn't just jinx myself.
Thanks for checking in on me... I kind of feel like I'm writing to myself
