I got through this week. I went to Aikido yesterday and participated fully. Well, almost fully. I started to get dizzy during some of the rolling, my hands were shaking, and my whole body felt weak. I figured out that I probably need to eat a little bit more before I go to practice. But I made it through, and it wasn’t as bad as I’d feared. Maybe I do have endorphins after all, but instead of giving me any kind of rush, they just protect me from being in major pain. I can’t wait to see how long it takes until I feel like a normal human being again. My legs are about as useful as overcooked spaghetti. The 600 mg doses of ibuprofen Eleonora recommended don’t seem to be helping. Or maybe they are–I hate to think what kind of a state I’d be in without them, then!

I also made it to yoga tonight, but there were no endorphins to help me there. I barely made it down the stairs, and I had to skip a lot of the stuff we did in class, like sun salutations, bridge pose, and headstand. My legs just wouldn’t support me enough to do those things safely. I sincerely hope that things will get better soon, because yoga is too important to me to allow it to get ruined by aikido.

But anyway, I’m off. I joined OSI and the aikido club. I’ll be going twice a week from now on. Yoga will be just once a week this term, because the class schedule is so bad. Wish me luck.