Cortisone Shot

Soo, some pre-race updates!

On Thursday, I finished my internship at the Mass. Alliance on Teen Pregnancy! Woo! I have been a Public Policy Intern there since September, and it was an amazing experience, but I am glad to be done! I got out of work early in time to see the doctor at Tufts through the athletic trainers.

My coach, Don, came into my appointment with me, and after I explained what was up and the doctor checked me out he explained to me that had it been the previous Thursday he would have no qualms about giving me a cortisone shot, but since the Marathon is only 4 days away, it was my decision. He said that some people feel worse for 2 or 3 days before they feel better, and that puts me in a shaky position for Marathon Monday. He said, however, that if I am in so much pain right now that the race is going to suck from the get-go, that I may as well just get the injection. He said it was my decision, so that I could only be mad at myself. Ha ha.

All the while he was explaining this, he was preparing the shot....guess he knew which option I was going to choose. I decided to get the cortisone shot. The doctor told me not to look because the needle is big, and it would make me anxious. I laid on my right side, and my coach, who was watching was squeezing my arm so tightly! I guess he shouldn't have been looking at the needle either! It definitely hurt when the needle pierced my skin, and then again when it went into the muscle, but I was laughing because of how hard Don was squeezing my arm!

It didn't really bother me last night, but today the area has been very sore and achey...a different kind of pain than before. The doctor and my coach both told me not to analyze the pain/relief, not to overthink it, and to just let it do what it was going to do. I understand that that makes for a completely un-interesting blog post about my shot, but I am going to heed their advice.

Well, I am off to paint the cannon...a Tufts tradition to be explained soon!