I feel really good! I am fully healed, of course, but I did visit my ankle surgeon about 3 months ago to touch base and ask some questions.
There is one spot beneath my ankle bone that is still excruciating if it is bumped or touched at all. I figured that would heal over time but it doesn't look like that will happen. I also have hypertrophy of the bone in that same area. It's not necessarily a bad thing, but it is quite noticeable to the eye. I am putting my body under quite a bit of stress at the moment with my training, so I do feel that area on a daily basis. But, it's just something I've learned to live with. I had x-rays taken to ensure there wasn't any damage and it revealed no issues at all.
I proud to say that this year I became a Certified Personal Trainer through NASM and NESTA. I am teaching 11 group fitness classes a week including my very own Boot Camp class at the new Klyde Warren Park in Dallas, TX. I am pursing my Fitness Nutrition Specialization and am about to compete in my third Half Marathon!
Since my last post, I competed in my second Half Marathon, where I took 9+ minutes off of my first race's time! My goal at this third race is to feel stronger during the race, which I've been preparing for with 4 months of intense training!
It's hard to believe that another year post-op is in the books. Here's to four more years!
Peace, love and healthy bodies,
Melissa Villamizar, CPT
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Twitter: @LiveWholeBeFree
2 comments:
Hi Melissa, Im glad I stumbled across this blog and started reading it from the 4 year anniversary backwards so I started from your excellent recovery and lifestyle now and worked my way back to the harder times with your surgery. I am 7 and a half weeks since having the same surgery as you and on the same foot. I had this after years of suffering from being born with a club foot though I have not let it bother me too much and have always played sport and have been a gym junkie for many years also. That is the reason why I am glad I read your story from now going back as I can see that your able to train hard now and be very active since, so obviously the operation was a success for you and I have something to look forward too as well. I have been hobbling to the gym on crutches 5 days a week since the operation and have enjoyed the challenge of training on one leg also! Funny enough I have been on crutches for 17 weeks so far this year after braking 4 bones in the other foot and now this operation but I really enjoy the fact that I just need to improvise in the training department and the results come rather that sitting at home feeling sorry for myself ;). Thanks for your writing! Keep up the good work!
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