I propose a thread honoring old age in which each person lists their current physical ailments and general excuses that prevent them from beating people like Paul Smith and Rich Saeger.
I will lead with a growing list of my own.
1. Shoulder pain
2. Heart palpatations
3. High cholesterol
4. Left hip stress fracture
5. Lower back pain (from shoveling snow!)
6. Wife and 3 kids.
Perhaps we can give an award to the winner and the biggest whiner at the end of this thread.
John Smith
Would you like some cheese? ( to go with your whine?)
Oh boy can I relate to this thread....waaa waaa
1) I'm currently going through PT for my right neck/shoulder/back. It still hurts despite not swimming much and doing PT!
2)Dr. says my neck/shoulder/back pain is exacerbated by stress. That doesn't seem like it is going away! a) My daughter has a softball sized cyst/mass on her left ovary. I took her to have a CT scan today. I'm waiting on the results as I type! The doctor said she probably will need surgery. b)My husband has skin cancer on his face and had it removed this morning. He is so swollen and his eye is almost swollen shut! c)My mom had another bad fall and is very weak due to chronic pain and heart disease. It's really hard to watch her health go down. d)My dad won't take care of himself either!
3)I have terrible heart palpitations off and on for about 3 years that are really irritating despite the doctor telling me they are "normal". My heart feels like it literally stops then beats real hard and fast. I've had an ultrasound and EKG and they are all ok.
4) Insomnia and fatigue - see #1 - 3 and you'll see why!
5)I miss swimming - it is what helps me deal with #1-4.
Phew.....I feel a little better now. WAAAA
Whinner's Anonymous
Beth:
You deserve a lot of these :smooch: :smooch: :smooch: :smooch: and these :hug: :hug: :hug: for all you've been through. And through it all, you are really, really not a whiner. You're very optimistic and showing grace and dignity. Maybe the palpitations are due to stress too?
I know you will eventually beat the shoulder doldrums and be back in the pool! You will. :lolup: Or we will just keep holding hands on our 50 fly with your good left shoulder and my good right shoulder. Lisa Dahl won't stand a chance. :rofl:
I hope your family gets better, and that your poor daughter is OK!!!! I too had a terrible bout of insomnia last year when my husband had a cancer scare, my sister had three surgeries for TOS and my mother had a *** cancer scare. Ugh. I'm still not the world's greatest sleeper, although I used to have a real talent for it when young. I guess if a painful shoulder is our worst problem, we should be grateful.
Speaking of shoulders, my daughter the breaststroker appears to have tendonitis in both shoulders. At least that's what her coach says. So we're going to the doctor tomorrow and I'm taking her to my ART guy and probably starting PT. She's very worried about the upcoming JOs and Zones ... I'm really pretty speechless and upset. I think it's probably due to a tremendous growth/maturity spurt this last year. She's been complaining of pain in her shoulders, knees and ankles. So I think her tendons can't keep up with the muscle/bone growth. (My son had a similar problem in his knee last year. Osgood schlatters.) At least I'm hoping that's what it is. I did see her using a thumb first entry on freestyle at the last meet a couple times. If her injuries are due to technique flaws, I am putting her on the next plane to New Paltz. No kidding. Argh.
Hang in there, twin!!! :wave:
Would you like some cheese? ( to go with your whine?)
Oh boy can I relate to this thread....waaa waaa
1) I'm currently going through PT for my right neck/shoulder/back. It still hurts despite not swimming much and doing PT!
2)Dr. says my neck/shoulder/back pain is exacerbated by stress. That doesn't seem like it is going away! a) My daughter has a softball sized cyst/mass on her left ovary. I took her to have a CT scan today. I'm waiting on the results as I type! The doctor said she probably will need surgery. b)My husband has skin cancer on his face and had it removed this morning. He is so swollen and his eye is almost swollen shut! c)My mom had another bad fall and is very weak due to chronic pain and heart disease. It's really hard to watch her health go down. d)My dad won't take care of himself either!
3)I have terrible heart palpitations off and on for about 3 years that are really irritating despite the doctor telling me they are "normal". My heart feels like it literally stops then beats real hard and fast. I've had an ultrasound and EKG and they are all ok.
4) Insomnia and fatigue - see #1 - 3 and you'll see why!
5)I miss swimming - it is what helps me deal with #1-4.
Phew.....I feel a little better now. WAAAA
Whinner's Anonymous
Beth:
You deserve a lot of these :smooch: :smooch: :smooch: :smooch: and these :hug: :hug: :hug: for all you've been through. And through it all, you are really, really not a whiner. You're very optimistic and showing grace and dignity. Maybe the palpitations are due to stress too?
I know you will eventually beat the shoulder doldrums and be back in the pool! You will. :lolup: Or we will just keep holding hands on our 50 fly with your good left shoulder and my good right shoulder. Lisa Dahl won't stand a chance. :rofl:
I hope your family gets better, and that your poor daughter is OK!!!! I too had a terrible bout of insomnia last year when my husband had a cancer scare, my sister had three surgeries for TOS and my mother had a *** cancer scare. Ugh. I'm still not the world's greatest sleeper, although I used to have a real talent for it when young. I guess if a painful shoulder is our worst problem, we should be grateful.
Speaking of shoulders, my daughter the breaststroker appears to have tendonitis in both shoulders. At least that's what her coach says. So we're going to the doctor tomorrow and I'm taking her to my ART guy and probably starting PT. She's very worried about the upcoming JOs and Zones ... I'm really pretty speechless and upset. I think it's probably due to a tremendous growth/maturity spurt this last year. She's been complaining of pain in her shoulders, knees and ankles. So I think her tendons can't keep up with the muscle/bone growth. (My son had a similar problem in his knee last year. Osgood schlatters.) At least I'm hoping that's what it is. I did see her using a thumb first entry on freestyle at the last meet a couple times. If her injuries are due to technique flaws, I am putting her on the next plane to New Paltz. No kidding. Argh.
Hang in there, twin!!! :wave:
