I decided that I was going to test out the hardware today. I fell twice on ice.
This morning I woke up and decided that I was going to take the dog for a hike at Silver Springs. It had been some time since my last visit. I wanted to see how my body would react and I felt positive so we went. As soon as we made it to the trail I realized that the path was covered in ice. I should've left, but damnit I'm like Clark Griswold and even if John Candy greeted me upon arrival and told me, "Sorry folks. Parks closed." I would not have listened and still done the hike like I ended up doing. In fact, I'm so extreme that I still indulge in a 7.5 oz can of Mountain Dew every now and then.
I began slipping on the ice from the start and only a quarter way into the hike I went down on my right hip, the bad one. I didn't move for a moment and got scared. Oh shit, what if I messed up the electronics of the stimulator? Oh god, but I realized that I fell on the hip that I so badly try to protect in crowds and it didn't hurt like I expected. It only hurt like it should have. I got back up and continued on.
My dog did his normal routine of stopping and pulling me toward danger while I unloaded a barrage of "goddamnits" and other unsavory language. Luckily, the only other evidence of humans in the park today was an ice fishing tent on the main lake and if anything they probably think my dog's real name is Richard.
Halfway through the park I went down again, this time on my right knee. Again on the bad leg that the DRG stimulator is targeting for pain. My knee hurt at first, like normal and that was it.
I completed the about 3-mile treacherous hike on ice in an hour which is a little longer than in good weather. However I had two falls, seven slips and I would've rolled my ankle four times had I not been wearing my winter hiking boots. While I'm proud I completed my goal, I don't think I'll be returning until we have a nice thaw and the ice is cleared from the paths at Silver Springs.
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