Muse back!
May 14, 2009 / Thursday
If Advil's Not Candy Then Why Do They Coat It With Sugar?
Sunday: Injure right shoulder slamming into boards.
Wednesday: Injure left shoulder falling off bridge.
Thursday: Wake up and think right shoulder is all better.
Thursday night: Go to pickup and realize I'm wrong. Really wrong.
No more hockey for me until Dallas next weekend. Just lots of rest and ibuprofen. I've created reminders for myself: 800 milligrams every 8 hours.
In the meantime, I plan to continue riding my bike(s). Gotta stay in shape for the tournament!
Maybe this will help all the other joints that are unhappy right now too: my right thumb, both wrists, right elbow, right foot/ankle, and that somewhat less pesky left shoulder.
I sure hope this does the trick. For all my bummedness about hockey after last Sunday's game, I do seem to be improving. At pickup today I found myself doing the following new things:
- Finally executing right crossovers without tripping over myself.
- Accelerating as I curl with really fast crossovers.
- Catching just-off-the-ice passes with that stick-chop motion.
- Pulling the puck toward my own net, then doing a quick 180 to shake my opponent.
I really don't want to lose that progress. Heal, body! Nao!
Comments
I'm getting a vision... It's becoming clearer...
It's a bunch of accelerometers and airbags strapped to you. As soon as you experience a free-fall more than a millisecond or two - POOF! Insta-air-bag-Viv! Then you bounce!
Hey, it could work.
Posted by: Mike at May 16, 2009 06:56 PM
Easy on the Advil. It actually interferes with the body's healing process. When I broke my leg and and had shoulder surgery both docs said on totally separate occasions to only take Advil when you can't take the pain.
Posted by: christy at May 17, 2009 09:19 PM
I think NSAIDs are supposed to help with a lot of injuries because inflammation interferes with later stages of healing. But I guess bones are special because they actually need inflammation to heal.
Hrm, but that doesn't explain the shoulder. Now I'm confused, because some doctors say to take high-dose ibuprofen for that whole inflammation-healing thing.
I suppose since this is human body / science / medicine related, the real answer depends on when you ask the question. What's the latest study say? LOL.
Posted by: Viv at May 17, 2009 09:33 PM