Adaptive Athletes Fighting Through the BS
Are you an athlete, or an aspiring athlete, who is battling an injury or chronic condition that has kicked you to the curb? Are you unwilling to become the victim in this story? Are you unwilling to just rely on medication to mask your pain? Are you still committed to dueling the dragon ahead of you and working to reclaim your active life style? If this sounds like you you might have found a friend.
I might be in this group alone for a bit, but I know I'm not alone on this journey. There are too many people that share my story. I am an active, athletic 55 year old woman who is going in for (hopefully) the repair of a badly torn meniscus. It's going to be a set-back. How do I know? Because I've had two ACL repairs on my other knee. Cherry on top: I have rheumatoid arthritis, but it's well controlled with methotrexate, a mild form of chemotherapy.
So, there will be no whining and crying. (Well, maybe just a little.) The point being I am willing to go all in on my PT. I am willing to explore my diet to eliminate substances that cause inflammation in my body. I am going to continue to work my upper body and core as I recover from this injury. I have too much left to do in life not to.
If you care to, share your story. I'll check back on this group periodically just to see if anyone has responded. Fitness is a lifelong pursuit, not a moment in time. Maybe I'll see you on the journey. (This pic is of me after I tore my ACL in Nov. 2019 doing a Tough Mudder run, but before surgery to repair it. The point I'm making: I used this time as an opportunity to go in on myself. I was in better shape coming out of my injury than I went in with.)
I might be in this group alone for a bit, but I know I'm not alone on this journey. There are too many people that share my story. I am an active, athletic 55 year old woman who is going in for (hopefully) the repair of a badly torn meniscus. It's going to be a set-back. How do I know? Because I've had two ACL repairs on my other knee. Cherry on top: I have rheumatoid arthritis, but it's well controlled with methotrexate, a mild form of chemotherapy.
So, there will be no whining and crying. (Well, maybe just a little.) The point being I am willing to go all in on my PT. I am willing to explore my diet to eliminate substances that cause inflammation in my body. I am going to continue to work my upper body and core as I recover from this injury. I have too much left to do in life not to.
If you care to, share your story. I'll check back on this group periodically just to see if anyone has responded. Fitness is a lifelong pursuit, not a moment in time. Maybe I'll see you on the journey. (This pic is of me after I tore my ACL in Nov. 2019 doing a Tough Mudder run, but before surgery to repair it. The point I'm making: I used this time as an opportunity to go in on myself. I was in better shape coming out of my injury than I went in with.)
