My back was beginning to bug me again by late morning. I was also running on E. Checked on Eric, and his energy was low also. Good.
Had a choice at noon between a nap or the pool.
Something about the water that heals. Jessica was right about being able to swim everyday.
Felt I had to refine my stroke because I was exhausted before even starting. Stretched out, glided though my fingertips and tried a slow rhythm. Took me 60 strokes across the 50 (quite a bit there buddy). But I felt relaxed. My back didn't bother me.
It's been 5 hours since the swim and it's only beginning to bother me a little now.
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Showing posts with label Injury. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Pain, Delivered | Insanity 1.2
Pain, Delivered - After Insanity 1.1 Fitness Test, I felt empty. I missed the aftermath in pain from P90x's strength workout. I do believe emphasis was specifically placed on muscular pain. Oh snap, that's what I got. Yesterday's yoga class was focused on neck and back. We did some moves on the ground; pulling the neck using our palms, neck/shoulder stand, neck bridge, etc. Rachelle had us hold bridge until my ass, lower back and quadriceps were on fire. Then we lay on our backs for a minute to rest.
Next move was downward dog. I thought that was in awkward transition. I couldn't picture how to fluidly move into it, so I did a "B-boy Flare" into plank. Rachelle giggled cause nobody knew how to do a reverse tuck-roll into downward dog. Her demo wasn't the most graceful move, but I wanted to try it. First attempt was horrible. My mind was on mastering the transition instead of the downward dog stretch. On the 3rd or 4th attempt, my toes almost touching the ground, a sharp pain comes from the left shoulder blade. I have to push hard to continue rolling backwards, then drop to my knees. Downward dog is gonna be a little tough now. But I suck it up and push through the next 30 minutes.
Rachelle had one of the more flexible girls demonstrate child's pose to downward dog, while keeping the head on the mat. Ow? My head is nowhere near the mat in downward dog. I get elevation sickness, it's soo high.
Sleep was tough. Got about 5 hours max. There was no comfortable position to ease the back pain. At the second snooze... rarely gets to that point... I was about to call Eric to cancel, and rest for another hour. Then I thought about how I'd hear it from everyone about dropping out after the 1st day of Insanity. I hopped out of bed... okay, I crawled out... but my mind was thinking hop. Got my shot of NO-X and slowly but eagerly got to Pono's 15 minutes late.
Insanity 1.2 Cardio Plyo Circuit was INSANE! Then we got to the stretches and I smirked at Eric... "Yeah, that WAS the warmup" From then on, all you would hear out of me was deep breathing, an occasional hysterical laugh, and some bitching through my teeth.
When Shaun-T tells you to remember to breath during those double-tap Heisman's at 3x speed, I laughed and exlaimed "I don't have time to breath, asshole!"
Exercises that truly kicked my ass: Power Squats (1-3rd revolutions), the plank ski kicks (kick legs left-in-right-in, etc) (1-3rd revs), Plank In-Out Kicks (1-3rd revs), Suicides (3rd rev, 3rd rep). The other moves kicked my ass normally.
Water breaks are the shit. Post-workout, I downed the recovery drink and we agreed that was most our bodies have ever craved the fuel. And that was after drinking a full pint of water during the workout and 12 oz prior.
Today changed my doubts about Shaun-T's motivational abilities. He really pushes you, maximizing your potential.
Eye-Candy. These are the hottest workout women I've ever seen on a video. And they fuckin push it hard! If the eye-candy ain't motivation enough, somebody better check your pulse.
We're sticking to our plan for of going through the series once, then Insanity: TTh; P90x MWF. I'll do the Insanity alone at home after work... but that's our dirty little secret.
Next move was downward dog. I thought that was in awkward transition. I couldn't picture how to fluidly move into it, so I did a "B-boy Flare" into plank. Rachelle giggled cause nobody knew how to do a reverse tuck-roll into downward dog. Her demo wasn't the most graceful move, but I wanted to try it. First attempt was horrible. My mind was on mastering the transition instead of the downward dog stretch. On the 3rd or 4th attempt, my toes almost touching the ground, a sharp pain comes from the left shoulder blade. I have to push hard to continue rolling backwards, then drop to my knees. Downward dog is gonna be a little tough now. But I suck it up and push through the next 30 minutes.
Rachelle had one of the more flexible girls demonstrate child's pose to downward dog, while keeping the head on the mat. Ow? My head is nowhere near the mat in downward dog. I get elevation sickness, it's soo high.
Sleep was tough. Got about 5 hours max. There was no comfortable position to ease the back pain. At the second snooze... rarely gets to that point... I was about to call Eric to cancel, and rest for another hour. Then I thought about how I'd hear it from everyone about dropping out after the 1st day of Insanity. I hopped out of bed... okay, I crawled out... but my mind was thinking hop. Got my shot of NO-X and slowly but eagerly got to Pono's 15 minutes late.
Insanity 1.2 Cardio Plyo Circuit was INSANE! Then we got to the stretches and I smirked at Eric... "Yeah, that WAS the warmup" From then on, all you would hear out of me was deep breathing, an occasional hysterical laugh, and some bitching through my teeth.
When Shaun-T tells you to remember to breath during those double-tap Heisman's at 3x speed, I laughed and exlaimed "I don't have time to breath, asshole!"
Exercises that truly kicked my ass: Power Squats (1-3rd revolutions), the plank ski kicks (kick legs left-in-right-in, etc) (1-3rd revs), Plank In-Out Kicks (1-3rd revs), Suicides (3rd rev, 3rd rep). The other moves kicked my ass normally.
Water breaks are the shit. Post-workout, I downed the recovery drink and we agreed that was most our bodies have ever craved the fuel. And that was after drinking a full pint of water during the workout and 12 oz prior.
Today changed my doubts about Shaun-T's motivational abilities. He really pushes you, maximizing your potential.
Eye-Candy. These are the hottest workout women I've ever seen on a video. And they fuckin push it hard! If the eye-candy ain't motivation enough, somebody better check your pulse.
We're sticking to our plan for of going through the series once, then Insanity: TTh; P90x MWF. I'll do the Insanity alone at home after work... but that's our dirty little secret.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Injected with a Poison, I Saw My Crack, Short Run & Swim
0900 Injected with a Poison
Went to the radiology dept to get my bone scan done. I learned that it would be a 2-part, 4 hour process, which the doctor's office failed to tell me. That means my Kona trip would not happen today.
1200 I Saw My Crack
So I came back to do my bone scan and the machine was wicked cool. I saw the radioactive isotopes on the little monitor as I lay there. It picked up 3-4k little 'reflections' at a time for 3 minutes until it got a full image. After the images compiled, it showed my entire rib cage and the little mend happening. They took 6 images (top, back, 4 150degree angle shots).
1900 Short Treadmill Run
25 minute descent
2.5 miles
1940 Short Swim
10 minute relaxing swim. Fought the urge to do a timed swim and anything more than moderate intensity. I did shoot for 15 strokes but was unable to get less than 17. I felt like my shorts were about 10 pounds heavy. Need to slow down on the drinking.
Went to the radiology dept to get my bone scan done. I learned that it would be a 2-part, 4 hour process, which the doctor's office failed to tell me. That means my Kona trip would not happen today.
1200 I Saw My Crack
So I came back to do my bone scan and the machine was wicked cool. I saw the radioactive isotopes on the little monitor as I lay there. It picked up 3-4k little 'reflections' at a time for 3 minutes until it got a full image. After the images compiled, it showed my entire rib cage and the little mend happening. They took 6 images (top, back, 4 150degree angle shots).
1900 Short Treadmill Run
25 minute descent
2.5 miles
1940 Short Swim
10 minute relaxing swim. Fought the urge to do a timed swim and anything more than moderate intensity. I did shoot for 15 strokes but was unable to get less than 17. I felt like my shorts were about 10 pounds heavy. Need to slow down on the drinking.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Lost feelings
Hilo was sunny all day. I worked on a website until 2pm then headed to Richardson's Beach Park. Completing the website, I was already in a good mood.
When I got there, I felt as if I were reawakened. The smell of the ocean mist as I approached the shore, the cool water enveloping and carrying me, the roar of the surges, the salty taste of the water, the shadow of a friendly passing honu, the rush of anger when a damn snorkler almost swims into me. Ahh yes, thank you.
My rib felt really good. I swam about 600m or so, at a moderate pace, just enjoying the water.
When I got there, I felt as if I were reawakened. The smell of the ocean mist as I approached the shore, the cool water enveloping and carrying me, the roar of the surges, the salty taste of the water, the shadow of a friendly passing honu, the rush of anger when a damn snorkler almost swims into me. Ahh yes, thank you.
My rib felt really good. I swam about 600m or so, at a moderate pace, just enjoying the water.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Relax, breathe... don't panic, get past the pain... enjoy the runasy
1200 Road Run
12min warmup (1.25 miles)
3min stretch
35 pushups
30 modified bicycle kick
20 widearm pushups
HRMax 168
HRAvg 153
15min easy (1.75 miles)
HRMax 171
HRAvg 166
1240
40min med (5 miles)
HRAvg 169
HRMax 177
I learned a little about efficiency on the run today.
My calves were tight for the past 2 days, but I really felt it today. I pushed off my toes for the majority of the run.
I used the green shoes today, with Yanks on for the first time. The support distribution and elastic really took the pain away from the top knot area.
Breathing was tough the last 20 mins. I felt a mild, dull pain on the right-front area my rib cage, about 3" below the sternum when breathing. There wasn't as much pain around the fracture area because I've been controlling my breathing. But that maybe why the pain transferred to the muscles helping to compensate.
On the last mile, I began to lose form and posture. I was making facial expressions of someone in agony. I had to remind myself to relax, run tall, and breathe easy. This conserved energy and I was able to convert it to more speed with the same HR.
Took a quick dip in the pool to cool off and did some golf drills. Was able to easily do 19/18, then 19/19 after a 10 second rest. But that put some pressure on the fracture, so I did some balance and Sweet Spot drills. Bleh. No idea what I'm doing.
I really miss swimming. I might have to give it up for a short while so I can truly enjoy it when I'm able to. I have a bone scan scheduled for Dec 4th, and a followup visit with the Doc on Dec 17th. I don't want to have to wait that long to swim... I'm just gonna test it by feel every few days.
Jess will keep me busy with strength training and a bit of cycling. I won't have the stoke for cycling until I get my awesome bike.
12min warmup (1.25 miles)
3min stretch
35 pushups
30 modified bicycle kick
20 widearm pushups
HRMax 168
HRAvg 153
15min easy (1.75 miles)
HRMax 171
HRAvg 166
1240
40min med (5 miles)
HRAvg 169
HRMax 177
I learned a little about efficiency on the run today.
My calves were tight for the past 2 days, but I really felt it today. I pushed off my toes for the majority of the run.
I used the green shoes today, with Yanks on for the first time. The support distribution and elastic really took the pain away from the top knot area.
Breathing was tough the last 20 mins. I felt a mild, dull pain on the right-front area my rib cage, about 3" below the sternum when breathing. There wasn't as much pain around the fracture area because I've been controlling my breathing. But that maybe why the pain transferred to the muscles helping to compensate.
On the last mile, I began to lose form and posture. I was making facial expressions of someone in agony. I had to remind myself to relax, run tall, and breathe easy. This conserved energy and I was able to convert it to more speed with the same HR.
Took a quick dip in the pool to cool off and did some golf drills. Was able to easily do 19/18, then 19/19 after a 10 second rest. But that put some pressure on the fracture, so I did some balance and Sweet Spot drills. Bleh. No idea what I'm doing.
I really miss swimming. I might have to give it up for a short while so I can truly enjoy it when I'm able to. I have a bone scan scheduled for Dec 4th, and a followup visit with the Doc on Dec 17th. I don't want to have to wait that long to swim... I'm just gonna test it by feel every few days.
Jess will keep me busy with strength training and a bit of cycling. I won't have the stoke for cycling until I get my awesome bike.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Afternoon Spin, Night Run & Swim
1330 Easy spin with Brad and RicSpin Leg 1/2
Leg 1 Kamaaina Motors > Richardson's 5/5mi, 8/8km
Leg 2 Richardson's > Bay Front 4.2/9.2mi, 6.8/14.8km
0:55:46
8.6mph / 15.86kph
Heart Rate Max 171
Heart Rate Avg 138
In Zone 133-151 for 0:29:52
Transition Run
0.8mi, 1.3km
0:10:03
0:06:16min/mi, 0:03:51.9min/km
Heart Rate Max 179
Heart Rate Avg 173
Spin Leg 3
Leg 3 Bay Front > Kamaaina Motors 1.8/11mi, 2.9/17.7km
~15 mins
Heart Rate Max 145
Heart Rate Avg 119
Jess had me take it easy on them so they'll ride with me again. By the looks of the stats, we may have taken it too easy. We stopped at 2 lights for a minute or so each, and then a 5 minute break at Richardson's. It was a good cruise.
1815 800m swim
200m warmup
200m switch w/fins
100m switch w/out
100m speed
150m golf (20/23, 20/20, 20/19, 19/19, 19/19, 19/19)
50m cooldown
I had 40 sec breaks in between golf sets 1-2, then 15 sec breaks between 3-4, and 10 sec for 5-8. It felt really good to hit those numbers consistently. My chest felt a lot stronger, and there was less pain from my rib.
1915 Easy 30min run
Warmup / Stretch
0:08:10
Heart Rate Max 161
Heart Rate Avg 144
4 mile run
0:32:05
Heart Rate Max 179
Heart Rate Avg 169
0:08:20min/mi, 0:03:53min/km (for the first 12 laps) with constant HR 165
0:07:00min/mi, 0:04:21min/km (for the last 4 laps) with HR 175-179
Cooldown / Stretch
I didn't eat much today and suffered for it on the run. I felt great up until then.
Crap, I'm not gonna get much sleep tonight (it's midnight).
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Swim Class
Back to School... back to school..
Joe's @ 1530. Water temp was a nice 78.
The maniac had just done a 45mile time trial, and it was his personal best. Plus, I was whining about my stupid rib, so we pleaded for Jess to concentrate on form and not bust our asses too much.
200m warmup
100m balance drills
100m speed drills
200m timed #1 (3:45, S1 1:43, S2 1:52)
200m switches w/fins
150m breathing (25m @ 3, 25m @ 2, 25m @ 1, 25m @ 0, 25m @ 0 + 25m sprint)
100m switches w/out fins
200m timed #2 (3:45, S1 1:40, S2 2:05)
100m cooldown
1350m total
I'm not sure of the split times on the second time trial.
I hadn't pulled hard in too long, and could really feel the pressure on my ribs. At least I knew I was using my core ;)
Joe's @ 1530. Water temp was a nice 78.
The maniac had just done a 45mile time trial, and it was his personal best. Plus, I was whining about my stupid rib, so we pleaded for Jess to concentrate on form and not bust our asses too much.
200m warmup
100m balance drills
100m speed drills
200m timed #1 (3:45, S1 1:43, S2 1:52)
200m switches w/fins
150m breathing (25m @ 3, 25m @ 2, 25m @ 1, 25m @ 0, 25m @ 0 + 25m sprint)
100m switches w/out fins
200m timed #2 (3:45, S1 1:40, S2 2:05)
100m cooldown
1350m total
I'm not sure of the split times on the second time trial.
I hadn't pulled hard in too long, and could really feel the pressure on my ribs. At least I knew I was using my core ;)
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Onomea Bay Run
1400, Onomea Bay Scenic RunPepeekeo 400' elevation (122m) > Onomea Bay (0')
6 miles (9.65km) round trip
0:26:40 to the bottom of Onomea Bay
0:08:53 min/mile (0:05:31 min/km)
Heart Rate Max 175
Heart Rage Avg 160
0:29:10 back uphill
0:09:43 min/mile (0:06:02 min/km)
Heart Rate Max 185
Heart Rate Avg 176
It was a beautiful day for a run. It was also a beautiful run. The local drivers were very courteous, although the tourists drove a little too fast while still trying to observe the scenery. There's no shoulder, and there's only grass along the straights. The turns along the valleys are very tight.
Oh yeah, there's a solid bump on my rib and it makes a clicking sound. LOL is that a good sign? Only slightly bothered me on the second half, when my HR was higher, and my breathing was a little harder.
My goal was to post a faster second split, but it was a stee
per climb than I expected. Watching my HRM, I noticed the first split was between 155 and 165. The return was between 170 and 180. I pushed hard on the uphill trail from ocean level. Not sure how far and how steep the climb is but it was hella fun. My heart rate was between 185 and 190 for that sprint. A nice start to kill myself for the second half. Had I not done that, I would've posted a much faster return.I'll need to do this run at least once a week. There are much more scenic routes to explore in the area that I haven't taken advantage of.
I just wanted to get out and really enjoy a run. I brought the HRM out just to begin using it and didn't want to think about pace. But while posting this blog... I just HAD to find out the distance and elevation change.. heh. Now I'm gonna have to tape the top of my watch to enjoy the route again.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Night Run & Strength
Road run at the park
15 min warmup (easy 7-8min pace)
1min hard, 2min easy
1min hard, 2min easy
1:30 hard, 2min easy
1:15 hard, 2min easy
2min hard, 2min easy
1min hard, 5min cooldown
Total ~37:45
Stretch
Mini Circuit at the park
20 Decline Pushups
30 Modified Bicycle Crunch
30 Crunch
20 Widearm Pushups
25 Squats
14 Crawling Pushups
Total ~10mins
Stretch
Recap
Felt great on my toes the entire run. Calves were still a bit tight from Tuesday, but I read a great article about some maniac who loves pain, so that kept me going strong. Didn't feel as much pain in the ribs. I thought I would really feel it during the pushups and situps, but it wasn't that bad. Yeah, yeah... I didn't swim. Too busy to leave work :/
15 min warmup (easy 7-8min pace)
1min hard, 2min easy
1min hard, 2min easy
1:30 hard, 2min easy
1:15 hard, 2min easy
2min hard, 2min easy
1min hard, 5min cooldown
Total ~37:45
Stretch
Mini Circuit at the park
20 Decline Pushups
30 Modified Bicycle Crunch
30 Crunch
20 Widearm Pushups
25 Squats
14 Crawling Pushups
Total ~10mins
Stretch
Recap
Felt great on my toes the entire run. Calves were still a bit tight from Tuesday, but I read a great article about some maniac who loves pain, so that kept me going strong. Didn't feel as much pain in the ribs. I thought I would really feel it during the pushups and situps, but it wasn't that bad. Yeah, yeah... I didn't swim. Too busy to leave work :/
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Recharge?
Ugh... didn't do any workout on Wednesday. Calves still a bit tight after Tuesday's run. But I was still supposed to get into the water at least for lunch. Weather was miserable. Didn't have time to fit in a short run between work and volunteering. I need to do something Thursday. I'm getting lazy. I can feel it in my posture.
Still hurts (8/10) when I cough or sneeze. There's still a bump there.
I changed my requested vacation days to 12/6 - 12/16. 2 halves in 1 week, and my training has settled. I really need to get my run in full gear.
It's settled. Intervals today. Shit, I forgot Bob wants to meet up at Amy's after work. I'll squeeze the run in for lunch and skip the pool. No, I finish early today! I can do all 3. Run at lunch, swim at 5, then party hard!
Still hurts (8/10) when I cough or sneeze. There's still a bump there.
I changed my requested vacation days to 12/6 - 12/16. 2 halves in 1 week, and my training has settled. I really need to get my run in full gear.
It's settled. Intervals today. Shit, I forgot Bob wants to meet up at Amy's after work. I'll squeeze the run in for lunch and skip the pool. No, I finish early today! I can do all 3. Run at lunch, swim at 5, then party hard!
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Welcome back run
Ran an easy 20-25 mins. No checking the clock... no counting laps... just enjoying the run. I had to run after work cause I had to catch up from missing Thur/Fri, so I had to go to the track for lighting. I also have my heart rate monitor ready to give better feedback to Jess. I kept that in the truck as well so I could just enjoy stretching my legs out.
The bounce didn't effect my ribs as much as I expected. I did have to carry some unneeded weight from the 1 week of inactivity though. I should be able to take it back off in a week.
12 mins in (yeah okay, I checked it twice), I let my toes take over. I was able to maintain the same pace for about 10 mins before cooling down.
I'm close to 70-80% recovered now.
Been reading up on my TI book for the past 2 days. I finally got to Chapter 8 with the drills and SSP. I'm going to practice balance at the pool during short lap today (hiding my head, torpedo, light kicking, no splash, etc). This should be fun. Not sure if I can master that in a lesson, but when I do, I'll move on to finding my 'Sweet Spot'.
Hopefully I can impress Jess with some new abilities by Sunday afternoon.
The bounce didn't effect my ribs as much as I expected. I did have to carry some unneeded weight from the 1 week of inactivity though. I should be able to take it back off in a week.
12 mins in (yeah okay, I checked it twice), I let my toes take over. I was able to maintain the same pace for about 10 mins before cooling down.
I'm close to 70-80% recovered now.
Been reading up on my TI book for the past 2 days. I finally got to Chapter 8 with the drills and SSP. I'm going to practice balance at the pool during short lap today (hiding my head, torpedo, light kicking, no splash, etc). This should be fun. Not sure if I can master that in a lesson, but when I do, I'll move on to finding my 'Sweet Spot'.
Hopefully I can impress Jess with some new abilities by Sunday afternoon.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Almost 100%
My ribs are about 60-70% recovered. No shingles. Just bruised intercostals as Jess figured. I just had to get into the water today. I had trouble finding motivation. Jess helped me out with that. There was a bit of sun around lunch so I forced myself out. The water temp was mid-70's.
400m warmup
200m speed (25 fast/25 slow)
100m cooldown
~18min
I asked her about letting me do the Honolulu Marathon the week after the half-marathon trail run. I'm not ready for it yet :/ She told me I shouldn't do back to back halves either... I might listen. Caught up with cousin Charles this Sunday at gramma's 90th birthday celebration. I'll stay with them in Oahu for the majority of my trip, but want to visit with cousin Tania and Todd so I can spend some time with them and the kids. Catching up with the family also helped motivate me. Everyone is soo excited about me becoming active. I wasn't aware that any of them were following my progress. Now I have to live up to the hype LOL.
Jess reminded me to have fun on the trail run and not be too worried about time. I have to be out there to enjoy it. I hope I remember that when I get to the start line.
400m warmup
200m speed (25 fast/25 slow)
100m cooldown
~18min
I asked her about letting me do the Honolulu Marathon the week after the half-marathon trail run. I'm not ready for it yet :/ She told me I shouldn't do back to back halves either... I might listen. Caught up with cousin Charles this Sunday at gramma's 90th birthday celebration. I'll stay with them in Oahu for the majority of my trip, but want to visit with cousin Tania and Todd so I can spend some time with them and the kids. Catching up with the family also helped motivate me. Everyone is soo excited about me becoming active. I wasn't aware that any of them were following my progress. Now I have to live up to the hype LOL.
Jess reminded me to have fun on the trail run and not be too worried about time. I have to be out there to enjoy it. I hope I remember that when I get to the start line.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Somewhat back...
First day back in the water since Monday. Just needed to stretch out. Still felt a little tight on the bruised area. This helped me realize how much of my core I'm actually using... or not for that matter, this week at least.
I'll see how I feel tomorrow morning. Need to check with Jess if class will be open tomorrow.
I'll see how I feel tomorrow morning. Need to check with Jess if class will be open tomorrow.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
More pain...
Went to bed around 2200, woke up around 0530 tired and in a bunch of pain. It was a bit cold and dark but slowly got up to get to Honoli'i. Met Pat out there and caught a few rides. They were small, few and far between but it felt good to be out there.
Jess told me the pain may be bruised ribs. Through personal experience, she said intercostal pain isn't much fun. I still asked for a swim workout for today so I can give it a shot.
She gave me a day of speed workouts and a small jog. We'll see how that goes. I feel more pain bouncing than when paddling.
My constant pain jumped to a 5 today. The max is still around 6. I may actually pick up that Vic prescription.
I have to stick to it though. I was sooo happy to hear that I didn't have a fracture yesterday. All I wanted was to be able to swim. I have to remember that wanting feeling when I'm tired and don't want to push harder.
Jess told me the pain may be bruised ribs. Through personal experience, she said intercostal pain isn't much fun. I still asked for a swim workout for today so I can give it a shot.
She gave me a day of speed workouts and a small jog. We'll see how that goes. I feel more pain bouncing than when paddling.
My constant pain jumped to a 5 today. The max is still around 6. I may actually pick up that Vic prescription.
I have to stick to it though. I was sooo happy to hear that I didn't have a fracture yesterday. All I wanted was to be able to swim. I have to remember that wanting feeling when I'm tired and don't want to push harder.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
No Cracks!
No cracks, no dislocations! It's all good! Well, almost... I may have shingles. I'll find out in the next day or so.
I lost 2 days of working out, but at least it's not months. We'll see if I can fight through the pain or not. After all, it's only in my head.
To fill in from the weekend...
Mister Pacu died on Saturday. He's my mini-pacu, at just under a foot. 'Master Pacu' is still doing good though. I am gonna sell all my fish and equipment. I felt really horrible on Saturday because of it. I immersed myself in my workout... which may have setoff the shingles.. idk... Anyway, the rest of the fish are fine. He had an injury on his nose that I hadn't noticed the days ahead. It may have gotten infected.
Was able to make it to the ER last night after coming back from Kona late. It was super busy. I helped Katy in triage. I escorted patients in and out of triage. Katy is super awesome. I told her I wish I could help more but she said it's the little things that help. ER staff doesn't get the credit they deserve. People claim police and firefighters are heroes, but if you could see what the ER staff goes through you would say the same for them. You don't need to put your life at risk to be a hero. It's not just about saving lives. Katy did the best she could to help make the patients feel better. Some people can be really hard on the nurses. But you can't let that effect your treatment of them or the next patient. Kudos for Katy.
Gonna be in the water with Pat and Brad before 6am. Should be fun :)
I lost 2 days of working out, but at least it's not months. We'll see if I can fight through the pain or not. After all, it's only in my head.
To fill in from the weekend...
Mister Pacu died on Saturday. He's my mini-pacu, at just under a foot. 'Master Pacu' is still doing good though. I am gonna sell all my fish and equipment. I felt really horrible on Saturday because of it. I immersed myself in my workout... which may have setoff the shingles.. idk... Anyway, the rest of the fish are fine. He had an injury on his nose that I hadn't noticed the days ahead. It may have gotten infected.
Was able to make it to the ER last night after coming back from Kona late. It was super busy. I helped Katy in triage. I escorted patients in and out of triage. Katy is super awesome. I told her I wish I could help more but she said it's the little things that help. ER staff doesn't get the credit they deserve. People claim police and firefighters are heroes, but if you could see what the ER staff goes through you would say the same for them. You don't need to put your life at risk to be a hero. It's not just about saving lives. Katy did the best she could to help make the patients feel better. Some people can be really hard on the nurses. But you can't let that effect your treatment of them or the next patient. Kudos for Katy.
Gonna be in the water with Pat and Brad before 6am. Should be fun :)
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