Hey all,
The past 12+ months have been very interesting to say the least. After suffering a major setback in the form of a shoulder injury late last summer consisting of a torn labrum (cartilage) and fraying of two rotator cuff tendons, I was not at all happy. However, a new addition to our family was to arrive in December and I was excited for that and the down time from training was tolerable in that I'd have a new little one and a healed shoulder. I was determined to rehab it and enjoy my new little girl.
10 days after her birth, I awoke to a painful left foot/ankle which worsened over the next few days. A podiatrist visit and MRI confirmed tendon inflammation and I felt comfortable knowing I'd heal up. About 3 weeks later, I woke feeling horrible. Crushing pain thru my left shoulder blade, difficulty breathing, sweating for two hours. I decided not to wake my family and shortly, you will see why this may have been foolish at best!
Fast forward, springtime. I'm healing the shoulder up, stretching, ROM exercises, the left ankle's a bit better. WHAM! End of April, same thing right ankle. Podiatrist sends me for an ultrasound and discovers a DVT or deep blood clot. I'm hospitalized. They say I HAD one in the left ankle and my episode with pain and breathing now sounds as if I'd suffered a pulmonary embolism which may have cleared up, luckily for me. While in the hospital, prodded, poked, stabbed for blood every 2 hours and hooked to an IV I'm told a cat scan has shown a mass in my left lung. At this point, the hospital food was the least of my worries.
After release, a PET scan is performed and after a LONG weekend, the results come in and I'm negative for cancer. Whew!
After months of blood thinners, I'm now clot free and loving it. I'm back to bodybuilding (even overhead presses!), my diet is spot on. I'm writing this because maybe it will help anyone reading this to understand that everyone, yes EVERYONE around you is dealing with something at the moment (though they may not let on!) and they could use YOUR patience, guidance and understanding whether to lend them a spot on a lift or let them merge into traffic even though you're in a hurry.
I really want to say thanks to many of you folks, admins, etc. for listening and helping me during my struggles, especially Elvia. You my friend are a stand up guy and I'm happy to know you.
So, as I sit here at my computer typing this, eating my chicken breast, salad and avocado, I can only look forward to my evening cardio and training tomorrow morning while everyone else sleeps. Everyone except for you guys, of course!
TGR
The past 12+ months have been very interesting to say the least. After suffering a major setback in the form of a shoulder injury late last summer consisting of a torn labrum (cartilage) and fraying of two rotator cuff tendons, I was not at all happy. However, a new addition to our family was to arrive in December and I was excited for that and the down time from training was tolerable in that I'd have a new little one and a healed shoulder. I was determined to rehab it and enjoy my new little girl.
10 days after her birth, I awoke to a painful left foot/ankle which worsened over the next few days. A podiatrist visit and MRI confirmed tendon inflammation and I felt comfortable knowing I'd heal up. About 3 weeks later, I woke feeling horrible. Crushing pain thru my left shoulder blade, difficulty breathing, sweating for two hours. I decided not to wake my family and shortly, you will see why this may have been foolish at best!
Fast forward, springtime. I'm healing the shoulder up, stretching, ROM exercises, the left ankle's a bit better. WHAM! End of April, same thing right ankle. Podiatrist sends me for an ultrasound and discovers a DVT or deep blood clot. I'm hospitalized. They say I HAD one in the left ankle and my episode with pain and breathing now sounds as if I'd suffered a pulmonary embolism which may have cleared up, luckily for me. While in the hospital, prodded, poked, stabbed for blood every 2 hours and hooked to an IV I'm told a cat scan has shown a mass in my left lung. At this point, the hospital food was the least of my worries.
After release, a PET scan is performed and after a LONG weekend, the results come in and I'm negative for cancer. Whew!
After months of blood thinners, I'm now clot free and loving it. I'm back to bodybuilding (even overhead presses!), my diet is spot on. I'm writing this because maybe it will help anyone reading this to understand that everyone, yes EVERYONE around you is dealing with something at the moment (though they may not let on!) and they could use YOUR patience, guidance and understanding whether to lend them a spot on a lift or let them merge into traffic even though you're in a hurry.
I really want to say thanks to many of you folks, admins, etc. for listening and helping me during my struggles, especially Elvia. You my friend are a stand up guy and I'm happy to know you.
So, as I sit here at my computer typing this, eating my chicken breast, salad and avocado, I can only look forward to my evening cardio and training tomorrow morning while everyone else sleeps. Everyone except for you guys, of course!
TGR
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