Ok so I miss the NY Aqua fit spring Fling b/c of stomach virus at the weekend.
I sneeze and threw out my back yeserday morning and now am staring NEM or more accurately NO-NEM in the face. I'm gonna be a bad tempered breaststroker if I can't make it to NEM.
Whine, whine, whine, whine,
I agreed to sore knees, sore shoulder, manky ear, brittle hair, cold water induced atrophy, blocked bugle, stinking like clorox, and looking comical doing fly.
Why I gotta have lower back issues too? :'(
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Peter I like your new signature...LOL!! There thats all I have to say...except sorry to hear about your groin dude!...(So is that hijacking then??)
Oh yeah, I like Beth's new signature too...very profound Beth!!..LOL!!
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I usually found ice contracted everything and aggravated the nerves, but as my PT says, whatever works. Re: the wine, sometimes no stimulants is a bummer!!
Get well soon
We are falling apart. I'm afraid I am leading the way. I was in great shape for Worlds and since then it has been one thing after another. I did the same thing with my back,but from coughing. I couldn't swim breaststroke or fly kick for two weeks. I already could do only limited pulling due to my shoulder. Finally I could swim full stroke again. Last Wed. was the first day I felt pain free enough to do some real breaststroke. I started slowly and was relatively pain free. I couldn't resist doing one 25 sprint. It had been so long and sprinting feels SO GOOD and my shoulders and back felt loose and it was at the end of workout. What harm could one little 25 do. Swam the 25,stroke felt a little off but I went 16 from the wall which is my in season goal time. I was feeling great. 2 hours later as I started to tighten up I didn't feel so great.Next day the Physical Therapist noted politely I shouldn't do that.1 more week kicking only,then I can do full stroke just going through the motions for a week and and then we'll see.:( :( :( :dunno: :help:
..... away from all activity and sports and swimming.
This morning, slipped in my bedroom and fell face first. My chest hit the top corner of the humidifier. As I tried to open my eyes, I also felt like continuing to sleep but realized and decided that the "bed" was too uncomfortable. Succeeded in opening my eyes and found that I was on the floor. Tried to get up and yelled in pain. Took me about ten minutes to v e r y s l o w l y get up. Pain in the chest on breathing deep; pain on breathing. Pain worsening. X-ray at the hospital: rib fracture. Pain killers (Tylenol 3) and no activities for nigh on six weeks.
I didn't know it, but they do not tape a chest for (a) fractured rib(s) anymore; it impedes movement (thus reducing pain) but also impedes breathing which could lead to pneumonia.
Every once in a while, I forget myself and my "body" tries to take a deep breath; I feel (and actually hear) the grinding of bone on bone.
Guess the only swimming I'll be doing in the near future will be "surfing"
(and no :drink: with the Tylenol 3.)
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..... away from all activity and sports and swimming.
rib fracture. Pain killers (Tylenol 3) and no activities for nigh on six weeks.
I didn't know it, but they do not tape a chest for (a) fractured rib(s) anymore; it impedes movement (thus reducing pain) but also impedes breathing which could lead to pneumonia.
:mad: :frustrated:
Ahmed I've been there too. I got a knee to the ribs in a soccer match, which I finished and found out later it was cracked ribs...breathing, and rolling in bed were the 2 most painful things. Feel better.
Allen. Sorry to hear that. For me it's been stomach bugs and bad weather closing the pool. I had to shovel with a sore back today because it was ice and the snow thorwer wouldn't shift it. I went to the pool but managed to loosen off a bit. Didn't have much intensity because my back was achey.
Warmed up with 400 FR (50, 100, 200, 50) and did 4 x25 under water BR and 4x25 SDK
2x25 Fly
25 Fly and 25 Back
(Full recovery)
1 x 100IM
200 kicks
12x 50 FR on 1:30 sprint every 4th
Then 1000 FR to warm down.
Back still aches. Need a massage.
Better than being a couch potato...
I've managed to stay mostly injury-free, but I'm rather stiff today because I went bowling Friday night while sore from swimming Friday morning. I should be fine in another day or so, but it's no fun while it lasts. Lesson learned - don't try new activities while sore. Hope everyone feels better!
I just did something to my neck while I was cutting down some old trees in my backyard. Right now my the right side of my neck is so stiff I can hardly turn it. Hopefully it will loosen for Tuesday, my next swim day. Good news is I was doing this after i swam today.
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