Recently, I woke up in a great deal of discomfort. My knees have been giving me problems for days, playing a crazy round-robin game of which one was going to hurt. They've been taking turns, sometimes during one session, to decide which one was going to inflict pain and for how long. The rules of the game keep changing, with different skills causing a different part of my knees to reject the movement. Sometimes it's as simple as walking.
My back has decided to remind me that sometimes wearing a backpack when you already have back issues is not the smartest thing in the world. Skates are heavy. To those who are saying "use a wheelie bag", you have never lugged one of those things up and down NYC subway steps whether during rush hour or not. Increase the weight of the bag, with your skates and all of your essentials, then add an additional 15% and you have the result of carrying a wheeled skate bag through the NYC subway system. And please don't suggest using the elevator. That would be an entirely different post.
My neck and shoulder have been reminding me not to sit hunched over my work computer, looking slightly to the left to see the additional monitor, for hours at a time. Also, I believe a massage is in my immediate future.
A heel spur has opted to live in my right heel, causing shooting pains whenever it wants to. Putting weight on my right foot is a challenge, with or without skates, shoes or even air. I have been icing it, however, I have just read that heat works better, so shy of putting my foot on my radiator for hours at a time, I am using the hand warmers and ordering more, just in case.
My left foot aches from jump landings and life.
On a positive note, the sinus headaches I've been waking up with usually disappear after a few hours and I am no worse for wear. It is replaced by postnasal drip, which I will accept over a headache any day.
Meanwhile, I have capsaicin for my back, neck, and shoulder; ice for my left foot; heat for my right foot and ibuprofen, all of whom are becoming my best friends.
