cant train and im going nuts!!!

Sorry to hear - look forward to that surgery is the first thing, and feel better.

As for going crazy... we do get kinda addicted to the endorphins. 

During your recovery, how 'bout trying something less jarring than running - riding on a trainer or stationary bike, or using the eliptical machine at a gym?

Can you free lift & do squats?  I'm guessing pushups no... if you do large-muscle-groups strength work in a CIRCUIT instead of in squats, with no rest between sets, you will maintain a nice high heartrate.  In fact 20 minutes of that might do it. 

 If you have no access to a gym or freeweights, you could try squats (remember, no rest), then chair dips, then pushups if you can, then whatever ab exercise you might be able to do without pain, then back to the beginning.  Good luck!

Oops, I just read your log:  no SWEATING!

 So forget the suggestion on strength work... time to learn some Tai Chi breathing.  Seriously.  Deep, controlled inhales and slow exhales.  Sometimes our breath is the only thing we have left to work with.

Again, feel better. 

I am curious, has it gotten any better on the antibiotics? Did he culture the abcess?  There are super bugs out there now and I hate to see the worse happen, as a nurse just making sure you are getting good care!

How about walking around beautiful downtown Visalia?

Seriously, I feel for ya.  Except for some commuter biking, I didn't workout for six months last year because of plantar fasciitis and the resultant lack of motivation.

The mood swing that come from stopping your training is real!  Do what you can to take care of that.

Of course, you could always just spend more time in CoJ...  

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LEXAPRO!