Monday June 14, 2010

Well, that was a very quick week, and the weekend seems to have gone by even quicker! I am not sure that we where home more then 1 hour all weekend...other than sleep time! Lacrosse games, birthday parties, 3 high school graduation ceremonies, a visit to see Thomas the Tank Engine...finally finished up with playing the intermissions at the Senior Men's Lacrosse game last night! This week will not be much better as it is the final week leading up to the Golf 4 a Cure Tournament. A full week of late nights with final prep getting fully underway! I love the tournament, I love the day, and I love the cause...but I will be so happy when I wake up Saturday morning...and there is nothing going on. Oh...wait...no...there is a lacrosse tournament that weekend...oh...and a wedding! Crap! When will this insanity end!?!?
Now...lets talk about fitness...and training.
My knee feels really good at the moment...so...we are going to see if we can't get a little bit more of some slow moving to test it out! The sutchers are finally out of my shoulder...so...maybe their is finally a light at the end of the tunnel!
I will be back soon...and hopefully with some training news!

Sunday June 6, 2010

Sunday is here...and my son says that i am starving him. Hmmm...should I get him the snack or not? Guess so...
Well, I saw the Dr's on Friday regarding my knee and my shoulder and the verdict is...no more running still! CRAP!! Oh...and I still have to stay on meds for the infection in my shoulder. Double CRAP!!!
So, with regards to the knee...the Doc says to keep taking the ibuprofen for another week, and lay off the running/exercise for that time period. Why can this not heal! I am finding that I am not an overly patient guy right now! I mean...I am watching online here and watching Ironbrandon compete in the Mooseman 1/2, and now I just want to get out and for for a bike ride...but no...I must take it easy. Listen to the Dr...and wait to make sure the knee is healed!
Now...the shoulder is just not healing that fast...but it is getting better! Should not be that much longer...but it is just not quite there!
So...this week...I am going to concentrate on the diet! Lots of fruit...lots of veggies...and not a lot of bad food. No alcohol, but lots and lots of water! I think that is a good goal for the week!
Talk to you later!
Tribork

Is it about time to turn the corner?

On Tuesday night, my wife (Goobiesmum), my son (Goobieman) and our Dog (Buddy) went for a very short walk. This was really my first walk since taking time off due to my knee issues. My son rode his bike, and the wife and I walked at a very leisurely pace. We only went about 1km, but distance was not the important part of the night. The fact that walking...there was no pain. I was wearing my Zensah knee support that I just received, and it seemed to help a little. I felt so good...that I actually went and jogged for about 1 minute. No pain then either. I have not done anything since then...but I can report...no knee pain what so ever!
Are we turning the corner on recovery...and heading towards starting this journey over? One step at a time...and we will get there!

Tribork is Trying - Episode 8

Episode 8 is up and ready for download. Check it out if you will!
In this episode…I talk about the lack of training, an infection in my arm after surgery, being a pack rat, me being a very proud father and Golf 4 a Cure our charity tournament benefiting the BC Cancer Foundation!
Thank you for listening…and get ready for next week…cause I think we are about ready to start running…one small step at a time!
Tribork out!

When it rains...it pours...

So, I had a minor surgical procedure on Friday. Nothing related to my knee issues...just a cyst on my shoulder needed to be removed. No problem...just a quick in and out procedure at the family Dr's office. I was their for about an hour in total...nothing major.
However...over the weekend...my incision, which took 2 sutchers inside and 3 outside, has now become infected. I would post a picture...but it is actually rather disgusting! My wife says that it is constantly making an angry face!
So...back to the Dr's today...and am now on antibiotics!
Just one more thing that seems to have gone wrong with me!
Oh well...what does not kill us...makes us stronger!

Tribork is Trying - Episode 7

Well, it is finally up, but this is more of an explanation episode as to what is happening...and why I have disappeared!
Check it out...and I will be back with episode 8 in a weeks time!
Tribork...out...

Download the episode here...

Long over due post...

Wow…how time flies when you are dealing with a slight case of depression and having a pity party!
My knee hurts…and not only when running now days…the only time that it does not hurt…is when I am sleeping (until my son decides to climb into Mummy and Daddy’s bed in the middle of the night and stands on my knee). I tried to push through it…and hope that the pain would subside so I could keep running…but no avail.
I paid my family Dr a visit…and somehow got referred to another Dr for a different totally unrelated medical procedure for which I am really…not…looking forward to. Back to the knee…the Dr seems to think that it might be just a little tendonitis in the knee and for the next 2 weeks…do nothing…and take ibuprofen 3x a day. I am not overly happy with medicating for the pain…but at this point I am willing to try anything to get back on track. I am just over a week away from the end of the 2 weeks…and at the moment…I still have pain in my knee. I am not sure what is going to happen…but we will keep going till the end of the 2 weeks.
I know that there is nothing that I can do…but wait…so no more pity party…no more depression…time to find some new motivation…