Good News From the Doctor

On Thursday I made the trip across town to Fatima hospital for a shoulder checkup. While I still have some pain it is now at a point where I rarely notice it. My range of motion is way up, and doctor predicts a full recovery, though it'll be a few more months at least. He also gave me the okay to start light lifting to rebuild muscle (under 10kg for now). This means that I can take up running and lifting again (running was made very painful for a long time because and shocks/bounces my shoulder felt were very painful.

I didn't discuss this in my 2014 wrap up, but 2014 was a BAD year for me as far as injuries go. A knee injury in Dec. 2013, a surgery in January and deep tissue damage to my shoulder in September have all added up to me being far less than 100% and not nearly as healthy as I want to be. I gained almost 4kgs from Jan 2014 - today (though two weeks of Vancouver pubs are included in that). It was getting to the point where I was even considering eating healthy and cutting out beer. But with a green light from the doctor I can avoid those draconian steps and instead I am heading off to the gym for a six month pass and a run.

I am also working with Darren to get ready for a 5km run up in Daejeon at the end of April. A short run admittedly, but I can be ready for it, and it'll motivate me to run and exercise regularly.

So I am happy. Great start to spring.