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My OG mend has started.

I did not know on the arithritis. Good to know. I blame weekend libation and all consumption on the NFL and AFM. :laughing

Maybe this is the moment where zero booze is the new world order for me. :afm199
 
I don't consider myself to have drinking problem (these days). I rarely have more than 2 or 3 drinks... but it's pretty much every night. I think every part of my life was better when I wasn't drinking at all... but it's so hard to stop. I'm considering trading alcohol for weed at the end of the month. One or the other seems like a reasonable trade. I know I can quit, because I have... but it's really fucking hard to pull that trigger.
 
I know for me when I consume alcohol nightly I hurt daily. I’ve pretty much stopped except an early evening cocktail or g lol ass of C wine with a good supper once a week.
I know that the fractured pelvis and vertebra from my ‘08 unfortunate incident have never healed properly. The lump makes everything worse. The bum leg is a real confidence killer.


Back to *%€#}*** stairs, 3 shallow carpeted stairs on B the boat, I skied down them yesterday and now back and neck are yoinked!

Solidarity! Ban stairs!
 
I'll be treading very lightly on stairs for the rest of this year. I've had a few close calls on the ones at work while trying to update my mission thread. No more multitasking.
 
Budman, hang in there. I was depressed many years ago when I found out my life was destroyed by my first wife who betrayed me. But I got through it and found the new soil I was then planted in refreshing and giving of life. You, too, will get through this.

Your scars are not your shame…they are your story. And I love stories. - Atticus
 
Look how far you've come! Remember when you couldn't get out of bed? I know recovery is slow, but if you look back to when you started, you are making much progress. I remember once when I was trashed, tried to go for a walk and only made it to the driveway before I had to sit on the tongue of the trailer. I was bummed, but my wife reminded me that two weeks ago I couldn't walk at all. You are getting better every day, it just seems slow until you look behind. I will bet you money that you will ride again! It gets under your skin. Best wishes and keep on keeping on.
 
Just high knees walk to a controlled heel placement and roll thru the foot. Make it smooth grass hopper.

It is harder raising and controlling the good leg because of the weight bearing / pain of the busted leg.

Walking backwards and also on tippy toes. So interesting that little changes makes a big difference when you are hurt.
 
You are at the flattened curve of cause/effect. Like learning a sport, game or task, early gains are often immediate and noticeable. Over time, the rate of improvement diminishes. It is at this point, most sane people give up a game, become disenchanted in a sport or tire of rehab. Why?

The inordinate amount of time it takes for perceived minimal improvement. Don't be a weenie. Work harder now that you are able.

The level of riding you wish to do requires a certain fitness. Get there.

/coachmode
 
I was wondering about all this, laying in bed, sorting out my day's activities,
One of mine is to hike way more and strive for definition of the ankle bones.
Happy to report, my MagBoy will get the job done. Ankle bone in sight.

Bman, wondering about your range of motion for balance. off angle, up-down, uneven dirt surface, stuff.
This is where I'm doing my rehab time, working up a sweat.

Drinking, I buried 12 packs of Bud, in a special tree well, that my friends knew about.
It would be a stop, grab a beer and hit a lift to drink it, heading for another drop, working around the mountain. Did this until the lifts close, go home and clean up for dinner.
This is where I'd hurt, tired muscles and dehydrated hangover, walking like an old man, painful creaking.
Next morning, new day, no pain yet, makes it all possible.
Booze Hurts

 

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@BillSmith Great advice coach!

Just like road racing where gains are a couple tenths of a second the progress it hard to see. I really need to remember that. Got a little inspiration from that and did Tai Chi and then a solid PT run.

Like a good team mate @Enchanter 's man the fuck up is applicable. :teeth

Certainly not going to give up, but a day or two of being bummed after 4 months is expected I guess. Like a bad outing at the track. Everyday is not glory.

@CDONA The range of motion is getting better. I can touch my toes, but cannot really put a sock on the FU-leg yet. The therapist is happy with the range of motion and say I am on course, but the left right leg swivel (rotation) at the knees still completely sucks and hurts. The hamstring is so tight it makes me cry inside because it used to be so flexible. All I can do it shed a tear for the old days and keep working it.

Honestly if I was a pro athlete I am sure I would be miles ahead of where I am with much better PT, stretching, massage, heat, cold and all the stuff they do for real athletes vs old people. I remember that from the first time I blew out a knee and the medical stuff was not so crappy about what they are willing to pay for.

I am thinking I need to go ahead and pay and step up to a better program a couple days a week. Paying out a $XXXX bux a month for a couple months may be worth it.

The place I am going to is nice, but I have not seen anyone younger than I being treated and knowing the rehab scene from multiple other occurrences makes me want to check it out.

I am going to Agile at 3pm where I went years ago for :dunno but it was 50% athletes and weekend warriors and a few OG's.
 
I totally get the pain of exercise vs the pain of injury.
BillSmith said:
I believe you should listen to pain. Don't ignore it. Know why. See diminishing curve of actual recovery...keep pressing.

Pain of recovery is OK
Pain of aggravating is NOT.
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I honestly am nowhere near being able to use the crunchy shit for exercise.
Everything has been recovery with one two second aggravation exercise they wanted me to do and in less than a second I knew... nope nope nope.!!
 
BillSmith said:
I believe you should listen to pain. Don't ignore it. Know why. See diminishing curve of actual recovery...keep pressing.

Pain of recovery is OK
Pain of aggravating is NOT.
Click to expand...
I am trying to tell the difference. TKR in May, thought I was getting better and then hurts like a MFer. Dr says MCL has not full reattached. Got a custom brace to keep the knee stable and he said the MCL should heal. BUT may take 3 months to a year. :mad: :mad:

Note I may have aggravated the knee just before it started hurting. :dunno:cry
 
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Some years ago I was in HI staying at a resort that provided mai tais every afternoon. I drink a cocktail now and then on a weekend but in this case I took them up on their offer and by the end of the week of daily drinking I started developing a craving.
My parents were teetotalers so I don’t come from an addiction background but after that one week I could see how easily alcohol can take over.
It scared me quite frankly.
 
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