Leg Room

                              

                                                                My two unattractive legs as they appear now.                                                                                                                  Guess which one was heavily damaged by a motorcycle accident?

My leg has been giving me more trouble lately. I have had pain in my leg to some extent since the accident 4 ½ years ago, but the past few weeks have been worse. This pain has never been anything that could be considered as being severe in any way, and it has always alternated between the hip, thigh, knee, and shin. The past few weeks, however, have been different. There has been some level of pain from top to bottom as usual, but I have had a greater degree of pain in my shin area and it hasn’t shown any sign of diminishing over time. It sometimes hurts all the way down to the front of the ankle region, but focuses predominantly on the shin as it alternates between feeling like a sever cramp and a firm kick to the shin. I have no idea what this pain is about (bone, tendon, muscle, etc.) but I’m certain that it will go away within time like everything else having to do with my body these past years since the motorcycle accident. The only difference this time is that the pain in the area of my shin is more intense and lasts for longer spurts. It has also been worse lately with my hip, which involves something similar to a burning sensation, but not as bad as the pain in my shin.

I’ve spent the past several days watching my niece while her mom went to work. We did several things together throughout the days, and every once in a while I would grunt lightly as a result of the pain in my leg. She worries about me and would sometimes ask if I was alright. The last time that she asked, I explained to her that I make faint noises from time to time in order to cope with the pain in a better way. I told her that it’s just a way of letting things out a bit. She understood and we continued to dominate a round of Super Mario Bros.

I think that coping remains as one of the keys to victory. My body really isn’t getting any better from the injuries sustained in the accident at this point. I’ve simply had to move on with life regardless of my body’s level of recovery. I think that in a strange sense this blog is a source of grunting for me. It helps me in telling the pain and hindrances within my body that I’m still alive and well, fighting instead of retreating.

Now if I could only defeat this final level of Super Mario Bros.