Ouch

October 2, 2013

Back to crutches and soreness. Aching, throbbing, ouch. This better work.

Prolotherapy Injections Round Two

October 1, 2013

I got my second set of prolotherapy injections today. This time, instead of 20 small numbing injections, we just went balls to the wall and did about 10 or so big injections. It hurt worse but the pain was over faster. When doc started on the plasma injections, I couldn’t feel a thing. 

Richard took me for my, what’s becoming a ritual after a traumatic experience (I seem to be having many of those lately), root beer float. Once we got home and settled, we finished “The Walking Dead.” Holy crazy. My knee is now swollen, achy and sore. I now know what to expect so it’s OK. Now, rest, wait and heal.     

  

What's it Worth to be the Best?

September 30, 2013

Got one last workout in at the gym before my injections. I headed up to my office/dojo and tied up loose ends throughout the day. One of our instructors came in and we had a really nice talk about our martial arts training (we both came from the same school) and my hesitation with going back.

I’m still frustrated. It bothers me that the person who threw me didn’t take precaution when he did it. Months prior, he swept Richard and hurt his leg also. Richard and the instructor I spoke to today both said that it’s not that these guys don’t know how to be safe; it’s that they just don’t care. Is that what I want to be affiliated with? What’s it really worth to be considered “the best” when the best don’t seem to care about others?  

    

Take-out and The Walking Dead

September 29, 2013

I’m preparing to be immobile for about five-days. I get prolotherapy injections on Tuesday so I’m making a list of everything I need to get done before I’m laid up and another one of everything I can do while I’m laid up. My laziness began a bit early, however, when I received a notice from Netflix that “The Walking Dead” was just released. Richard and I grabbed take-out Indian food and sat on the couch for the rest of the night.

Bad Vegan, Karate Demo Mishap and Captain Hook

September 28, 2013

I slept in while Richard went to the dojo to teach classes. Around noon, I went up to the dojo I train at to watch some performances they were putting on. I walked in just in time to catch Richard doing his flying kama and slashing his elbow open. 

Afterwards, we went back up to our office/dojo to bandage him up and get things we needed for a community event our Demo Team was performing at. We had some time to kill before the demo so we went to an antique mall and then I convinced him to go to Green, a vegan restaurant. OMG, he hated it! It was so entertaining to watch him make faces of disgust every time he took a bite. Best $18 ever!! We won’t be going back though.

After our really bad meal, we went to Eldorado Park for the Luna Glow Dash and our Demo Team put on a great performance! My knee was actually giving me issues so I had to go back to our booth and sit down during the middle of it. I may have pushed it a bit too much.

When we got home, Netflix had sent me Hook. Great flick, although I fell asleep half-way through!