Got an Owie

Hey guys!
So i have been dealing with a PAIN lately. What looks and feels like a possible herniated disk in my low back. I had been feeling a lot of pain in my left glute and pain all down the back of my left leg- it was all flared up after i trained legs 2 weeks ago and actully went heavy- not heavy but more than i had been doing. I could do it no problem but i think my body was like no what i'm not prepared! So after seeing chiro a few times we kinda figure that i may have a herniated disk. What that means is there is a hernia on one the disks that go all the way down your back and that hernia is pressing on the nerve- which causes the pain down the leg. It comes and goes, soemtimes i dont feel it too bad, other times i cant get to sleep cause the pain is too much. So i am just icing it regularly and staying away from any exercises that stack weight on my spine- no squats etc. Hopefully this will be enough to manage it. I DO NOT want to make this thing worse and end up in surgery to get rid of it BUT at the ame time i AM SO ready and anxious to compete in 09!

yah and I am HEAVY- close to the big 170....(BAD!!) so i have more weight to lose than ever before so ill have to get things moving along shortly with me for contest prep. I will be careful with myself and hopefully i can manage this thing.....or maybe it'll just GO AWAY!

I have my tree and decorations up! ANDDD all my presents bought and wrapped and under the tree! I got a real tree this year. i likey :) Digger doenst seem to care about the real tree...he was all over the fake one climbing in it and making the decorations such a mess every day. I love just sitting in front of the tree and looking at it cuddled up in a blanket. I am off christmas day this year....chrsitmas just wasnt the same last yr when i had to work and not be with my family on christmas day. It was the first yr i hadnt been at moms! I will be there this yr!

Be in touch soon,

xoxo

" go confidently in the directions of your dreams...."

~Cindy~