Every now and then, what goes round, comes round. In this case, a guy who makes a living torturing bulls in front of large crowds, before someone else kills the poor beasts, got a little taste of the sharp end of the stick. To be fair the bull was aiming for the brain but it was obviously quite a small target. Bastard survived.
“Bullfighting is the only art in which the artist is in danger of death and in which the degree of brilliance in the performance is left to the fighter’s honor.”
Ernest Hemingway
So what? I want everything now! I’ll work for it but I refuse to wait. Damn shoulder. Spoke to Chris at the club tonight. God I hate the healing process. Need to get back on the mats.
Ice seems to help! Or does it. I dunno. Back to Physio on Thursday.
Weather is warm and fair. Hot but not sweltering. We have the ceiling fans going.
Kingston is a beautiful place in the summer.
I like to run. When I am lean and fit, it is almost effortless. Running is like comfort food for me. It has a rhythm and cadence that, after all these years, has become part of who I am.
It can be a punishing form of exercise. Knees, ankles, hips all suffer from the pounding. That is why being lean makes it easier on the body.
In any case, I’ve been running more of late. I used running to cut weight for the tournament in April and now I’m using it to stay fit while my shoulder heals.
I ran with Annette today at Lemoine Point. She has been doing yoga which is quite different from running but it seems to translate well because she ran well (and looks good doing it).
Oi!
Well, we DID decompress. Brew pub suds, a nice walk, sushi in the front seat of the car, an aborted viewing of Ironman 2, a whole bag of frozen mint aero balls and a last minute dash to the grocery store to assuage a mango sorbet craving. AND a mysterious head and stomach ache. Must have been that glass of water I had at Annette’s.
Weather is warm is warm here in Kingston! And here I am, experimenting with ice. Being 46 has its drawbacks. Namely the time it takes to heal. And connective tissue injuries are notorious for taking a long time to heal. Limited blood flow battles inflammation etc.
I’m actually trying to freeze my shoulder. Here’s what I’m doing to try and rehab:
- ICE. Reduce inflammation and give it half a chance to heal. Zip lock bags and yes, I am enjoying the ice-maker on my Fridgedaire.
- Exercises as prescribed with the yellow theraband
- Stretches as prescribed
- ibuprofen, Omega 3 to battle inflammation
Anyone out there had any experience with home ultrasound? I mean they look gimmicky but they are cheap. What have I got to lose? Anyone?
I ran yesterday. When the boys cycle beside me I tend to sprint parts of the run. They jump when I cruise behind them on the downhills, running quietly on the balls of my feet at top speed and then say something from right at their shoulder when they think I should be far behind. It never gets old.
“You know that you’re a freak right Dad”
I am John McKay’s foray into cold management.
My sitemeter program tracks visits to this blog so that I am able to see where visitors live (or at least where their computers are connected). Of course privacy is such that I don’t know who you are so I sometimes try and guess.
Who do I know in Toronto? In Barrie? In New York? In Ottawa?
Lot’s of people actually, that’s not the point. Point is, I’d be interested in hearing who you are! Put a comment on a post! Let me know from whence you hail!
This whole blogging thing is part of the bigger picture where we make our world a little smaller by touching base with people from far away. It’s a cool leveling effect that brings us closer together in time and place.
Have a great day. No really…have a really great day.
PS. Going for a run now. It’s the one thing you can do when your shoulder feels like the dog has used it for a chew toy while you were asleep. Good grief. And yes it is too early to be running. Hello raccoon eyes.
PPS. I am carefully editing swear words out of my vocabulary. Very difficult and painful. But ultimately pretty classy.
Songs I play the most on the Guitar
- Like a Stone – Audioslave
- All the Way Down – Glen Hansard
- Privateer – Andrew Bird
- Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen
- Cheers Darlin – Damien Rice
- Volcano Damien Rice
- Funnyman – KT Tunstall
- Falling Slowly – Glen Hansard
- Sober – Pink
- I Will – Beatles
The physio people don’t seem like an optimistic bunch. In any case I am off for a few months while we see if it can heal. If not then what? Surgery? Hmmm. No BJJ. It sucks. I can’t work out because of my shoulder. SO….
Need to find a way to make this a positive experience. I guess running is still in.
Not really sure what is wrong. It was sore. Then sorer. Then a bit better. Then really sore. Then I stopped. Got it looked at. Then it got worse on it’s own. Now…I dunno.
So maybe I’ll just run a lot. What else can I do?
Not a good time to have given up swearing.
