Friday, November 5, 2010
Day 33
Finally was given the ok to start PT. Today was my second session and had to "warm up" on the bike. I was sort of winded. SAAAAADDDDD. I was playing two 90 minute soccer games practically back to back a month ago. I can't believe how fast I lost my cardio. Anyway, I did all the exercises and have major weakness and instability in the calf but I definitely WORKED it today. I was having a hard time making that muscle " fire" but today it did and it is now on fire. I'm having a tough time distinguishing "injury " pain and just " sore after working the muscle pain" but I'm sure half of that is mental. Also am doing major stretching of all muscle groups every day now. I am learning that the more elastic your muscles are the lesser of a chance of a tear. DUH!!! i know but i used to never stretch. No more of that. Till next time.......
Monday, November 1, 2010
Day 28
Ok so yesterday was 4 weeks from my injury. I haven't worked out in 4 weeks!!!!!! :(((
I have only been able to do some situps and pushups but believe it or not you sort of use your calf for those too ( when you tighten up to go down on a pushup or to come up on a situp) so I am extremely frustrated. I also am starting to gain a pound here and there which is making me even crazier. I was doing amazing!! Weight was melting off, saw a great gain in muscle and my cardio was ridiculous. Now i have to start all over. Whenever the start will be I have no idea. I can finally walk 98% pain free. Can stretch the calf as much as my "good" one but definitely feel major weakness in the injured calf. I start PT on wednesday which will be 1 month to the day of injury. I hope the rest of the healing is speedier than it has been so far. I'm thinking i may be half way to recovery. ( When i say recovery i mean be able to do MMA 4 days a week like i was and playing soccer at least 3 days a week. Not recovery like walking.) I am afraid to try to run or even lightly jog. Last time i had something like this I re injured it like i posted in older posts and I do not want to slow down the healing at all. Considering it popped again 21 days in. ( almost a week ago) I have to say the fact that I used the R.I.C.E "technique" helped a lot but i think just as important was taking a good protein shake through the first 2/3 weeks of my injury and liquid amino acid supplements with Ibuprophen the first 7/8 days.
Anyway, hope i have better news in my next post.
DL
I have only been able to do some situps and pushups but believe it or not you sort of use your calf for those too ( when you tighten up to go down on a pushup or to come up on a situp) so I am extremely frustrated. I also am starting to gain a pound here and there which is making me even crazier. I was doing amazing!! Weight was melting off, saw a great gain in muscle and my cardio was ridiculous. Now i have to start all over. Whenever the start will be I have no idea. I can finally walk 98% pain free. Can stretch the calf as much as my "good" one but definitely feel major weakness in the injured calf. I start PT on wednesday which will be 1 month to the day of injury. I hope the rest of the healing is speedier than it has been so far. I'm thinking i may be half way to recovery. ( When i say recovery i mean be able to do MMA 4 days a week like i was and playing soccer at least 3 days a week. Not recovery like walking.) I am afraid to try to run or even lightly jog. Last time i had something like this I re injured it like i posted in older posts and I do not want to slow down the healing at all. Considering it popped again 21 days in. ( almost a week ago) I have to say the fact that I used the R.I.C.E "technique" helped a lot but i think just as important was taking a good protein shake through the first 2/3 weeks of my injury and liquid amino acid supplements with Ibuprophen the first 7/8 days.
Anyway, hope i have better news in my next post.
DL
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