Tuesday, August 26, 2003
Status report:
It's been a few days since I've posted to this blog - I've been neglectful. I've also been sick. Hadn't felt well, beginning last Thursday night. I was at Gym-X, working out and when I started to strain - I felt an extremely sharp shooting pain, the pain shot from you upper abdomen down through my groin. Even after I put the weights down - the pain would subside, and then suddenly shoot through me again. It was very difficult walking home that night - I cut my work-out short to say the least.
I did not walk my normal 2.5 miles on Friday at lunch, nor did I work out that night. I tried to relax and not strain - to allow my body to rest. I would still get the shooting pains every couple of hours. Then the headache started, the one I get when I have a prostate infection, then I got the chills and had trouble urinating. I rested over the weekend, took massive amounts of vitimins (mostly C, A&D, and E); and drank lots of cranberry juice. I began to assume that the shooting pains were probably caused by a urinary tract infection. By Sunday evening, I was in pretty bad shape. Just standing up in church Sunday morning was quite painful.
I went to the emergency room at the local hospital. Prognosis: Prostate infection and a small hernia. The prostate news wasn't a surprise, the hernia part was! Maybe I've been overdoing it with weights and abdomen exercises. The attending physician told me, that if the hernia is small enough, once the inflammation subsided - it may not bother me much. I'm praying that that is so. I was perscribed an anti-biotic and started taking it Monday morning - I do feel better, the headache is there but not near as strong and the shooting pains stopped a few hours after the medication was taken.
I'm not taking many chances this next few days. No weights this week, and I'll cut way down on the mileage I walk and the pace at which I do it. The slightest tinge in my abdomen and I'll rest. If I can just force my self to take it easy this week - maybe, I'll be able to start working out again next week. I've really got to watch what I eat this week now - since I won't be doing a whole lot of physical activity to burn up the carbs and the calories.
I'm gonna' have to THINK myself thin this week!
It's been a few days since I've posted to this blog - I've been neglectful. I've also been sick. Hadn't felt well, beginning last Thursday night. I was at Gym-X, working out and when I started to strain - I felt an extremely sharp shooting pain, the pain shot from you upper abdomen down through my groin. Even after I put the weights down - the pain would subside, and then suddenly shoot through me again. It was very difficult walking home that night - I cut my work-out short to say the least.
I did not walk my normal 2.5 miles on Friday at lunch, nor did I work out that night. I tried to relax and not strain - to allow my body to rest. I would still get the shooting pains every couple of hours. Then the headache started, the one I get when I have a prostate infection, then I got the chills and had trouble urinating. I rested over the weekend, took massive amounts of vitimins (mostly C, A&D, and E); and drank lots of cranberry juice. I began to assume that the shooting pains were probably caused by a urinary tract infection. By Sunday evening, I was in pretty bad shape. Just standing up in church Sunday morning was quite painful.
I went to the emergency room at the local hospital. Prognosis: Prostate infection and a small hernia. The prostate news wasn't a surprise, the hernia part was! Maybe I've been overdoing it with weights and abdomen exercises. The attending physician told me, that if the hernia is small enough, once the inflammation subsided - it may not bother me much. I'm praying that that is so. I was perscribed an anti-biotic and started taking it Monday morning - I do feel better, the headache is there but not near as strong and the shooting pains stopped a few hours after the medication was taken.
I'm not taking many chances this next few days. No weights this week, and I'll cut way down on the mileage I walk and the pace at which I do it. The slightest tinge in my abdomen and I'll rest. If I can just force my self to take it easy this week - maybe, I'll be able to start working out again next week. I've really got to watch what I eat this week now - since I won't be doing a whole lot of physical activity to burn up the carbs and the calories.
I'm gonna' have to THINK myself thin this week!
