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Continuing from the prior post:  Stop the Itch I tried another method on the list. Now Baking soda did work pretty well to stop the itch, ...

Lately, my friends and I have been tackling ~10 mile hikes each weekend. However, as we get into the belly of summer weather.. the bugs hav...

Now the Days are coming close to the double digits which makes it a little hard to calculate.. So weeks are a little easier to grasp. Week...

Good Bye Cast!! Its been about 8 weeks since "the incident" and 6 weeks since the surgery. Today Kevin gets to lose the cast, an...

For years I wouldn't dare enter the gym showers with all the rumors of disease and bacteria. I was always one of those people who took r...

While on my run today, I saw a girl running in a knee length pencil skirt, which a small slit in the back. Not one of those tennis or runnin...

I know I said I wasn't going to race this year, but this is a new race from Nike (my beloved) and I just couldn't resist. Also its a...

Its been 6 weeks since the "incident" and about 4 weeks since Surgery.  We got some 'good' news. The Doctor was aimin...

Walking in crutches isn't easy, so Kevin asked Dr. Smith to prescribe him a knee walker. Its looks like a scooter where you rest your kn...

Staple Removal Day!! Today Kevin gets his staples removed and getting rid of the splint. It was uncomfortable, loose, and didn't offer...

Today was the first Post Op follow-up at Dr. Smiths. He took off the splint to see if the wound was healing well and to check for infect...

Surgery Day! Instructions prior to surgery: Fasting starting Thursday @ midnight, or Friday @ 12:00am, no food or water. Also to not wea...

2 more days until surgery (Friday). Its a love/hate situation because the sooner you get surgery, the sooner you can start healing. But the ...

Today was Kevin's followup with Dr. Smith, the orthopedic surgeon, to evaluate the MRI results. Dr. Smith confirmed that the tendon ha...

Today we were able to pick up the CD with the MRI images. I don't know how to really "read" them (yet), but these were the im...

Good News: 1 day later - Aetna approved the MRI (like they should) Bad News: the MRI company gave away our Wednesday morning time spot to s...

So first thing Monday morning, I called and we were able to get an appointment Monday afternoon with the orthopedic surgeon. Terrific :) ...

One of my greatest fears, a ruptured Achilles tendon, has hit close to home.  On Sunday, Feb 26, 2012 my boyfriend, Kevin, ruptured his ...

Often I get asked this question, either by friends or family, someone at the gym, or another runner on the road. And I reply, "none, I ...

I'm not a big fan of most Adidas products, but their ClimaWarm line is Amazing. I've tried the ClimaCool line (its like Nike Dryfit...