Yesterday I started to weave. The physiotherapist wants me to cut waaaaaay back - it has been 7 weeks, after all - and given I was doing two 45 minute sessions (most) days, I was instructed to dial way back in order to build my muscles back up, again.
Mostly, I am so woefully 'weak', that it is going to take time to build back up again.
Previously, when I had an injury, I could plan ahead and gently begin again when I could. This injury was a sharp, sudden, and potentially much more serious. I had weeks to plan what I could/would do and have strategies in place, unlike now.
However, if I just keep in mind my slow start up, I should be fairly quickly get back to what I had been doing. The weaving did not do this, those muscles are not particularly injured, and I just need to remember that slow and steady is what is need right now.
Demonstrated for the physiotherapist very quickly showed that my speed wasn't too 'off' and mostly I was needing to corral my skills again.
So what was I able to accomplish in the 2 15 minutes over two days? I accomplished a tiny bit more on day 2 than day 1. Now to keep to the plan, and keep going...
5 comments:
Hi, Laura- I have been following your blog for awhile and just wanted to say that I am so glad that things are improving for you. I know this will be a long, slow process, but if anyone can get back to doing what you love, you can. Keep up the good work. You are an inspiration to weavers everywhere. -Mary
So happy to hear you have been able to do some weaving. Listen to the medical folks and to your body. Lots of us are holding you in the light and keeping you in our thoughts.
Hello Laura, I started following your blog a couple of years ago when I began to learn (very basic rigid heddle) weaving whilst recovering from Long Covid. I have learnt a lot from you about weaving (so thank you) and enjoy all of your musings and admire your honesty in sharing what is going on in your life and watching you pick yourself up with grace from past and your current difficulties.
I wanted to send you good wishes for your recovery and I am so pleased to read that you have started weaving again.
Also I wish I could give you a magic wand to grant you all the patience you need with the slow and steady approach.....the framing given to me which helped me most in my Long Covid recovery (very different I know to you but similar in needing lots of patience and care in not overdoing it, with a long road ahead and not knowing where it will go) was that if I was sensible and did slightly less than the most I could/should/wanted to do today then my reward was that I would also be able to do something the next day/week etc.....I think this is your approach anyway but those words helped me a lot so I just wanted to share, Fiona
Well done, you’re on your way.
Good to know you are recovering. I will continue to keep you in my prayers.
StephanieW
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