A New Workout

We went to see a new ankle and foot sugeon for a second opinion. He was very attentive and articulate- a bright young fellow. Apparantly one of 8 in CA that specialize in Ankle Foot problems. After examining my foot and looking at the healed blister and the bulging ingrown nail, he calmly told me that walking should not be my form of exercise (as it has been.) He recommended swimming which would be great except that I don’t have a waterproof prosthetic leg yet (my leg keeps changing and each one costs about $20,000). I am waiting for my leg to “stabilize” so I can get one.
So it looks like the hand bike- Ugh, very boring. I am hoping to get someone to strap my foot down on a bike pedal so I can do some stationary bike training. Otherwise, it’s weight training and that’s about it, folks. Ugh.
He did give me a referral to an Orthosist so I hope I can get a recommendation on a new orthotic so these blisters stop. New terms, huh? Did you know Prosthetist and Orthosist can be two different professions? I don’t know if I am even spelling it right. LOL.
On a positive note, although I didn’t give a talk at Sonoma Mountain Zen Center this year (I wasn’t invited, and I couldn’t get up there anyway). The San Francisco Shambhala Center asked if I could give a talk and it was quite lovely- you know, working with what is and not what we would like it to be- I am getting a lot of experience with that.
I also got my interview with Cynthia Moku, a thangka painter published in The Dot. It was moved around a bit by the editor so it’s a little dry that I would have liked it – but it’s practice and I have another assignment with them coming up.
“Keep you intelligence white-hot and your grief glistening,
so your life will stay fresh.”
- The Soul of Rumi