In the city by the bay…and not feeling the same as last month

I am in San Francisco for a work event. Ordinarily, I love being here and walking around the city. However, I’m still recovering from the excision and even though my wound is healed, I’m still feeling a really strange pulling sensation in my leg – almost like the internal stitches are being yanked.

Normally, I get a hotel that doesn’t require walking up any crazy hills. But normally, I’m not trying to coordinate with co-workers. One of my co-workers booked his room first, so I ended up getting a room in the hotel he was staying in without really checking its location. Turns out that it’s basically at the top of Nob Hill. Up a hill that gives me nosebleeds just looking at it.

I’ve been lucky so far and have been driven up the hill. But even walking down the hill is giving my knee and the scar a workout. I know it’s important to get the blood moving and stretch out that scar tissue but damn, even when I’m 100% healthy I wouldn’t want to be walking up and down that type of hill. I’m dreading the end of the meeting today because I’m pretty sure I won’t be able to sucker someone to drive me back to the hotel. Meaning I’m probably going to embarrass myself huffing and puffing and wincing up the hill to get back to my room tonight.

The other thing that’s weird is being immobile for so long, I’m now really out of shape. Just walking around the flat parts of the city has been making my legs really sore. My back is even jumping into the fray. Popping Advil like it’s candy hasn’t even made a dent in my soreness. I didn’t have this issue last month when I was here. I’m tempted to try to get a massage but I really don’t want anyone manipulating the area around my scar just yet. It still feels tender, especially after all the roaming around I’ve been doing this week.

Hopefully the next time I return here, my leg and the rest of my body will be a bit more cooperative. Or I’ll at least be a bit more ready for a nice massage…