I was just diagonised with osteoporosis.
How am I handling that? I’m shocked. I’m scared. I’m anxious.
I saw a doctor for back pain and had an x-ray done. There must have been something about that x-ray to indicate I should get a DEXA bone density scan. Welp. Yea. I saw the results and a note from my doctor to make an appointment to discuss it: I have osteoporosis.
I’m still waiting for my appointment, and in the meantime, have been processing this new life reality.
Of course I need more details from the doc, but things I’m thinking of offhand: become a regular walker, get more calcium, join a gym.
I went for my first official new-reality walk this morning. Two miles. And I thought, “Hey, what if I walked a marathon?”. That’d be something.
I have tried twice in my life to prepare for running a marathon. I even bought a ticket once. But on both occassions, I got injured. My illiotibial band got mad at me, and said “No, you will not be doing this”.
But what if I just… walk it? Will that work? Is that possible? Do people do that?
An internet search brought me to a Walker Friendly Marathons website. Bada boom bada bing. That’s it right there. That’s my new goal.
Here’s kind of a boring picture from my walk this morning. It was pre-dawn, but my camera makes it look like less then awesome. But still, this was taken on the walk where I got this grand idea. And so we celebrate that. And fuck you, osteoporosis.
