I hate that I’ve been neglecting The Stolen Colon lately. I am over a week behind on my Team Challenge Tuesday updates. While I really don’t like feeling so disconnected from this little world of mine, I have been focusing right now on my day-to-day world. I am slowly getting myself more organized and put back together. I’m not there quite yet, but I’m making my way back.
These past couple of weeks have been really hard for me physically. I had the initial issue with my stoma the other week and shortly after that I started having really bad muscle pain. I’ve been having some minor pain for weeks now, but it really kicked up a notch (or 2) over the past two weeks. The biggest issues is that I don’t know what’s wrong. It’s not the same kind of joint pain that I dealt with last year. It’s much more in muscles than in the joints.
I’ve been stretching and foam rolling and it hasn’t seemed to help much. It’s to the point now that I’m having trouble walking around and even getting out of bed sometimes. It’s focused in my lower back and my glutes. I even went in for a deep-tissue massage yesterday. It was the most painful, wonderful experience! It helped a lot yesterday, but I’m feeling pretty bad again today.
I am pretty sure at least part of the issue is due to my hydration issues. It’s been a little strange ever since my surgery. Prior to it, I was always dehydrated and I could tell. After having my colon removed, whose main job is to absorb water, I haven’t felt as dehydrated as before, even though I know I have even more issues now.
I have been trying to down some water this week, but man, is it hard! It’s definitely not easy to drink the recommended number of ounces each day. I also have to remind myself that these things don’t usually happen overnight. One day at a time.
I am honestly getting nervous at this point about being able to keep up with the training schedule. We’re a month into this and the farthest I’ve been able to make it is 4 miles and I’m currently not able to do much of anything. I’m feeling a little lost and discouraged. If I at least actually knew what was wrong, I feel like I could start making it better. For now, I’m just trying to not over do it and to drink as much water as possible and hope that it makes a significant difference.
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Hey girl, We need to hang out soon! I buy 100% white grape peach juice at Harris Teeter. I fill my tervis cup with ice…add 3/4 water and the last bit (1/4) with juice sometimes even less…The juice is so sweet, a little goes a long way. You should be able to down a couple of cups pretty easily! Hang in there! Hope you feel better soon!
March 22, 2013 at 11:35 amI’ve been meaning to try this because it sounds really good. I’ll have to remember to put it on my grocery list for this week.
April 10, 2013 at 6:58 amHey Steph-
March 23, 2013 at 8:18 amI was going to suggest a camelback water bottle. I’ve had miine for a little over a year now and love it. There’s something about the nozzle that makes me want to drink more. Sounds silly, I know, but nowadays I drink no less than 6 of these bottles at 750ml each. That’s at least 4.5 liters/day (over 150 ounces) – pretty good for someone who used to just drink soda and tea for the most part. I don’t know what your recommended amount is, but it would probably help you get closer to it.
You can get them in a bunch of colors at outdoor stores like REI.
That is an insane amount of water, man! I’m trying to do about 115 ounces, maybe more once I get into a habit of doing that. I’m getting better. I do have a camelbak and just your basic water bottle. I’v even downloaded a goofy app to help me stay on track 🙂
April 10, 2013 at 7:42 amHave you thought about seeing a chirporactor? If it is muscle pain then they may be able to work some of it out. After 4 years of running I finally saw one and the results were AMAZING. I didn’t realize how tight all of my muscles were until he worked them out. I felt like a brand new person! Now my husband also sees a chirpractor for his back and to help his muscles stay loose for his triathlons. Just a thought.
March 26, 2013 at 8:11 amHope you are feeling a little bit better today.
Cara