Ateevia is an anti-inflammatory cream invented by a doctor here in the USA and refined by his grandson (also a doctor) for maximum safety & potency. The result is an all-natural, plant-derived topical cream to treat acute & chronic pain. Ingredients include: pumpkin seed extract, sunflower seed extract, borage, poke …
I am cleared to start running again! The podiatrist told me that unless I start feeling some kind of sharp pain in my foot, he doesn’t ever want to see me again. I told him the feeling was mutual. July = 0 miles August = 0 miles That stress fracture …
I went to the podiatrist today… The cast was removed! Hallelujah! He said: – the bone callous has gone down in size, meaning it is flattening out into normal bone again. – however, it is not totally healed yet. – I should wear shoes around inside the house – if …
When I got my first cast put on, the doctor told me to avoid getting it wet. He instructed me to put a garbage bag over my leg and seal the top with duct tape, making sure to adhere the tape to my skin so water couldn’t leak into the …
I went to the doctor on Wednesday to get my cast off… I was giddy at the thought of being able to take a shower without having to wear a plastic bag on my leg. And to scratch my leg… it was really itchy. So the doctor removed the cast. …
My running has now gone from 10-12 miles per week to ZERO! Why zero? It has to do with my new footwear: If you recall on my Week in Re/Preview on June 20, I wrote about how I had some pain on my foot and I rubbed a pain relief …
Where has this week gone? It’s odd, because in some regards it feels like the week has just flown by. But in other ways, it feels like the week has dragged on about 17 days longer than it should have. I guess it’s a combination of not doing a lot …
On Monday, January 31 I ripped the toenail off my left big toe. It was a freak accident, one of those things that you can’t really replicate in your mind how exactly it happened… but the general gist is that I opened a door, smacked it into my toe somehow, …
This is not what I planned… in so many ways! I’m feeling like I’m past the worst of my bronchitis and was really looking forward to getting out running again. I had come up with a plan to start working on my New Year’s resolution of having more fun with …
I was recently sent a few Salonpas patches to try. I had to wait until I had some pain to use them though… that’s weird huh, to wish for pain? Alright, so maybe I wasn’t exactly wishing for pain… maybe just a slight soreness. But after my trail run on …