My Knees Are Shot, My Feet Are Shot, I’m A Crock!

“My Knees Are Shot, My Feet Are Shot, I’m A Crock!” That’s the whatsapp message I sent to my friend!

My life has been somewhat hectic this last week and a large chunk of it has been carried out in the shadow of minor, but ongoing pain. You only really appreciate your health once you notice it is beginning to fail. Gratefully, the bits that are falling apart are not life threatening. They remain my Achilles tendon, which I wrote about three months ago and most recently my knees! As I wrote that, I laughed out loud. I am a crock!

I spent more than an hour this morning with a knowledgeable physiotherapist who gave me a complete explanation of what I can expect. She used long a long medical term, which I can’t remember, but it included the word “stage 4” and “advanced”. She pulled out a book and showed me a gravelly knee picture and said  both my knees looked just like that!

Picture from www.modifyyourworkout.com

She showed me how to massage my knee cap and the muscles surrounding and she told me I needed to do 5 minutes of easy cycling on an exercise bike every single day. She said the particles get into the knee joint, the pain will be severe and I will then need surgery, but she gave me about 6 years before that happens. Worst case scenario, I’ll need two knee replacements! That was unexpected. I guess all that running, squatting, jumping has caught up with me. No more squats. No more running.

Then it was onto my Achilles tendons. To sort those out, it’s all about what I wear on my feet. I’m wearing shoes with good arch support which is right. I’m also wearing inserts which have definitely helped. She suggested I get Tuli’s Heel Cups which I will be looking for…

The best treatment for Achilles pain is REST! Yeah!

And these are good…

That was R600 well spent – she gave me a lot of information and spent more than an hour with me. Thank you  Karin!

This is manageable.  And I think, with cooler months coming, it’s just the excuse I need to visit the hot springs! 😀

There is only one Bible verse that springs vibrantly into my mind… 2 Corinthians 4:16

Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.

Oh yeah!

None of us can go on forever.

So just enjoy life, with its ups and downs, trials and issues, both big and small. Take each day as it comes. Have a little cry if you need to, but just know that the future looks good. God has you in His grip and He knows what is ahead. Going into the days ahead trusting Him is the best way forward.

So forward we will go!

God bless you!

IN HIS GRIP!

Helga xx 🙂