The silver lining beneath the ganglion!

As many of you are aware, I spent most of March on my bottom contemplating the world post-ganglion! Not my favourite position!
Briefly I had a very large ganglion (cyst filled with viscous fluid) removed from my right foot which was impinging on my deep peroneal nerve. Surgery was slightly more invasive than anticipated, with a few complications.

Sitting still is not a preferred pastime of mine, so after a day or two of stunned inertia, I took action!

Firstly I ensured I was taking all the supplements necessary for the speediest recovery ever.

Although I was taking antibiotics, I added in zinc, vitamin C, vitamin E, B complex, probiotics, super mushroom extract and a powdered mix of gelatin, glucosamine sulfate, boron and dimethyl sulfone. (This particular mix helps relieve pain and stimulates collagen production.) Needless to say, this extensive treatment protocol helped fill in a substantial part of my non-clinic days!

In conjunction with my healing protocol, I took advantage of being unable to move by collecting all those novels lazily sitting on my bedside table, dining room table, stacked on lounge suite arm rests and devoured them! I polished up on my French, finally collating all those little notes of important vocab and grammar strewn around the house, stored in notebooks, written on the back of receipts, and neatly organised them into a far more efficient system. I now had the time to make long phone calls to friends and family (a real luxury in our rushed world) and of course, did a little naturopathic research here and there! I also had peaceful moments to think, assess, and review. Before I knew it I was up on my feet without a limp, and back into the swing of my normal everyday life.

The greatest lesson I have taken from my enforced repose, is the importance of incorporating a little more structured downtime (non-ganglion-dependent!) into daily life.

A little quiet contemplation shouldn’t be a by-product of post-surgery and definitely shouldn’t be treated as a luxury. I’ve learned my lesson!