Get Uncomfortable...

Today I did an uphill run. I hate running uphill. It's not fun. It's hard. My ankle ends up just angry and sore by the end. It's not a thing I will generally choose to do.

But today I did an uphill run. Doctor's orders. He wanted me to do a longer, challenging, painful, run today then tomorrow I am supposed to do a quick run just to make sure my angry ankle stays angry. He wants all of the spots that can light up to light up. Angry angry ankle...

Then I go in for an MRI.

That's the reason for the discomfort. To try and find out why I've had issues for three decades. And in the three decades that I've had Achilles issues, bursa problems, arthritis, whatever the decision has been made in office as to why my ankle is always sore, this is the first time I've gotten an MRI on it. Even though I've asked in the past if maybe we should try and see the structure as much as we can.

He's even the first doctor in decades to do a set of x-rays just to make sure at the start that it wasn't some new stress fracture or bone chip that causing issues.

And the MRI might not show anything. That's always a risk with things like this. But to get the best shot at seeing what the issue is I have to get uncomfortable first.

That's the way it goes.

Sometimes to heal you have to hurt.

Sometimes to really get past a stuck space you have to intentionally make yourself uncomfortable.

Sometimes it's an uphill run that is uncomfortable and downright painful.

Sometimes it's not just an ankle that I'm talking about.

Get used to the idea that you are going to get uncomfortable before this is all over.

Get used to the idea that it will probably be painful.

But also hold on to the fact that we can heal.

I just hope we get on to that part soon.