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My Bu-thigh is Bu-ruised

Ouch! Yesterday I let lovely Cheryl Francisco (my masseuse) work exclusively on my buthigh for 30 minutes. Now I can hardly sit down on it! My buthigh (basically where you hamstring and glute meet) started bothering me a bit Sunday towards the very end of our ride. I then went to spin class on Monday night, even though I shouldn't have. I was in a bad mood and exercising always helps, but it didn't so much help my buthigh's mood. So, being the good little triathlete, I took Tuesday and Wednesday completely off. Yesterday I had a great swim in the morning and a decent run around the park last night. The buthigh has not gotten any worse, and if this is as bad as it is going to be, I could live with it forever. I just don't know a lot about buthigh's and don't want to cause any more problems. I have been sitting on ice and heat all week (my co-workers don't even ask questions anymore), and there seems to be some decent improvement. Today is another off day and so far, I'm going to proceed as planned for the weekend. That includes running the Rodeo Run 10k with extra miles and biking around 100 on Sunday.

Comments

greyhound said…
This is me not commenting about your buthigh.

Give 'em hell at the Rodeo Run.
CoachLiz said…
Go to Whole Foods and get yourself a tube of Traumeel Gel or Cream. The stuff is awsome!!! Slather it on your Bu-thigh several times a day. It has arnica in it to reduce the swelling.

In my drunken stupor to run up and claim my roll down spot to Clearwater, I tripped over some people and a cocktail table and bruised up my leg pretty hard. The Traumeel keep the swelling down and my thigh did not turn as purple as a spot that I missed on the the side of my upper calf.

Give it shot. It is about $8 a tube and worth it.

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