Well you can't see really well in this picture, but you can kind of see where the crutches rub on my arm and where it is raw. it is about half way up my bicep...there is a matching spot on my ribs...it isn't as bad and I won't be posting a picture.

The Dr. is claiming the reason I can't swim any more is because I told them that it hurt my leg. I have no recollection of that! I did tell my coach that my leg hurt one day but it was because I slipped in the shower and the natural reaction is to put that leg down. so it was sore for a day after that but the doctor says that it was sore from swimming. Anyway he is letting me run in the pool. They have aquajoggers that you strap around your waist and it is kind of like a weight lifting belt made from foam and it holds you up. Then you run. I'm not sure how that differs from kicking, because it feels about the same to me, but if doc is happy whatever! :)

My arms are finally getting used to hauling me around. I made it from Old main to the Fine arts building today without stopping! It took about 13 minutes and is probably a half a mile if not farther! I was pretty proud of that feat...I also carried my laundry up to my room all by myself last night (up 2 flights of stairs). My roommates just roll their eyes when I do stuff like that and am proud of it, but it makes me feel like I'm not totally useless! Pretty soon I will be able to say that I took a step by myself. :)

Have a great week!

Well I got to swim for a few days before that privilege was revoked. The Dr. is claiming that he never gave me permission to swim so I am done with that for a while. He did say that I could kick board as long as I only kicked with my good leg. Luckily I am still allowed to lift weights and work my upper body and core. I had my first test this week. It was in Calculus, and my teacher walked around the room giving out hints and helps. It was pretty nice! Yesterday I went to the movie 17 Miracles. It was really good. After that I trekked over to the football game. It only took like 30 minutes to walk the mile there, and then 10 minutes to get in the gate. On the way home a guy in a golf cart gave me a ride home so that was really nice. Well that was pretty much my week plus a lot of homework. :) Have a great week!

I went to my third workout today...okay walking around on crutches is a workout therefore almost everything I do is a workout. :) My workout schedule is swimming MWF and core/upper body TR. I also lift weights on MWF. I have come to realize how out of shape I am and how horrible of a swimmer I am, my coach assures me that is the best way to be so that you can get a good workout from it. Believe me I am getting a good workout from it! I am getting used to the crutches so it isn't too bad. I guess I should do some homework instead of putting it off any longer.

Had my first workout today...I could definitely tell that I haven't had a hardcore workout for several months. We did a couple of circuits for core and upper body. Tomorrow I get to go workout in the pool. Today I got my bone stimulator and crutches. The bone stimulator is in the form of a boot. It is really heavy and weird looking because of the batter pack on it. The crutches will definitely take some getting used to and were really hard to use after being wiped out from the workout. I have yet to attempt showering with only one leg..that ought to be fun.

Well 2nd time around they got the CT of the right spot and last night I got the results from the Dr. The good news was that the CT looked better than he thought it would. Bad news is it didn't look good enough so he is putting me on crutches and a bone simulator for 3-6 weeks. He said to plan on 6 not 3. The ironic part is that now that I can't put any weight on my leg, I can workout--go figure. Tomorrow I will officially start practice! MWF I will do workouts in the pool and TTh I will do upper body and core.

I can't believe that this week is over already! Since Monday was a holiday and I don't have any classes on Thursdays I only went to class 3 times and it definitely doesn't feel like a Friday. It has been quite the week. Wednesday as I was going over to practice I got a phone call from Mallory, one of the team trainers saying that Dr. Lyons wanted to meet with me that night. That wasn't too much of a surprise because I knew she would be calling sometime to set up the appointment. What I wasn't expecting was when I got up to my coach's office she told me she had got a text from Coach Gensel saying, "No workouts for Jodi." We talked for a minute about my appointment with doc that night and she wrote a list of exercises that I was to ask if I could do. That night I went to my dr. appointment and Dr. Lyons told me that he didn't like the looks of my x-rays. Long story short he didn't think that it was healing and wanted to do a CT scan to see what was really going on. The next day I got a call from Mallory saying I had a CT scan appt. at the hospital and did I have a way to get there. I told her no and she volunteered to take me, which was really nice so I didn't have to take the bus! I got there got my CT scan and was back out in 30 minutes. Then she told me to come back tomorrow (Friday) and we would talk to doc about it...set a plan of action. When I went back for that appointment, I was told that the geniuses at the hospital took the scan of my ankle and not my tibia!!! Therefore I would have to go get another one on Monday, probably won't be analyzed and discussed until Tuesday. Not a big deal, except I can't practice until we get to the bottom of this. The thing that really kills me is that I specifically told the technicians where the fractures where and the area that he wanted! Yet somehow they still messed it up.....

Yesterday I got to go help with the Cross Country meet. Jen, another multi on the track team, and I helped people safely cross the road. It was so exciting! Luckily no one died while we were there! The men's team finished 2nd and the women's 4th so overall it was a good meet...especially since they fed us breakfast when it was all over.

Last night I went to the volleyball game and ISU was playing Syracuse. After the game ended I was able to talk to Tressa. Unfortunately they are planning on red shirting her so I wasn't able to watch her, but it was still fun to see her.

Today after church and dinner I walked down to the temple. It was so pretty and peaceful. I took a few pictures...like 50 so here are a couple of the best ones. I especially like the last one in the reflecting pool.