Oh, you are kidding

Oh, you are kidding! - I have not posted here in over six months. That's ridiculous. Oh, wait, it's all coming to me and starting to make sense now. Back problems in the summer and then in August I diagnosed myself with plantar fasciitis (chiropractor and podiatrist have each confirmed my self-diagnosis).

After weeks of having the chiropractor perform cold-laser treatments and massage my foot, I finally went to the podiatrist late November. He gave me a cortisone injection and orthothic inserts for my shoes, and has instructed me to never go barefooted. It's been over a month since the cortisone shot and he said I could try some easy walking.

When I got home from work this evening, I changed my shoes and grabbed my iPod, and headed out the door for my first "fitness walk." And I did not wait for New Year's resolutions to kick in for this first walk, though I was tempted to put it off for another few days. It turns out that I did not need my iPod, as my sister called and and she kept me entertained for the duration of my walk. I did not have my ear-piece for my phone, so I actually had to hold the phone up to my head to have our conversation. Can you imagine, the inconvenience of having to hold the phone to my head while out on a fitness walk (using the sarcastic font here, please).

I walked 24 minutes, came home, microwaved some left-overs and ate them while icing my foot. I'll have a better idea in the morning as to how well I tolerated the walk.