After everything seemed to be going along well BAM it all falls apart. While I'm in the process of earning my fifth stripe the last one to qualify to test for Black belt. The evening I had a chance to prove I know the form and is able to teach it with Master's attention on me my mind blanks and I mess up the form. I went home frustrated with myself but determined to go back and prove that I know the forms. Unfortunately it didn't work out that way. That night I watched the Ranger game with my dad sitting on my legs the way we do sometimes in class. Later that night when I stood up my calf muscle pounded never a good sign. Pushing it in the back of my mind I laid down stretching the muscle out figuring it was just the way I was sitting or perhaps a cramp and that it'd go away.
When I woke up the next morning the calf muscle pain got worse. It hurt to stand on it, let alone walk on it. Since it was Tuesday I had to go to our last class which was all the way uptown and walking up and down steps wasn't appealing to me. I tried to keep off the muscle, gently massaged it hoping it'd go away. The pain subsided so I was able to walk somewhat normally but climbing and going down steps proved to be difficult. I goggled calf pain and came across two options either a blood clot or a calf sprain. I text my brother who was an FDNY EMT and explained the pain I was feeling. He told me it was more a muscle strain which did make me feel better. I went back on goggle and researched again concluding the symptoms I was feeling was a grade 2 sprain no bruising pain when I walk and touch the area. The website said recovery time would be about 4 weeks. 4 week?? I can't stay out for 4 weeks. *sigh* I took the advice of treatment and will take each day as it comes. I don't want to push it an make the injury worse but can't stay out for that long either. what's worse is that since everything we do is with our legs I can't even practice. This is going to drive me nuts!!
Patience and perseverance
