Surgery

[Smith Adams]

I have been out of action for about ten weeks. I had a hernia surgery about 8 weeks ago. I have had a lot of time to think about training. In this time I surfed the web and found this website. I want to think all of you for the chance to share ideas, gain insights and advice to different styles and ways of training. I like to think that I have an open mind about training. I believe this site and the discussions in it are continuing to open my mind.

It has been tuff not training it is all I can think about. This has been the longest pause in my training in 13 years. I do not know if I will be able to roll or spar in the next few weeks yet. I plan to do some kali starting monday.

I go to the Doctor tomorrow to get the official go ahead on training. I am scared that he is going to tell me that I have to have surgery on the other side. If this happens I will be pissed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was wondering how you guys deal with injury or surgeries that put you out for awhile. And has it changed your attitude about training?

I will post tomorrow after the visit.........I will be happy....or I will be PISSED!!!!!!!!

[eXcessiveForce]

After severely tearing my hamstring I was kept from running for a very long time and MA was difficult and painful. It was very hard for me to get back to being happy with training but I just kept pushing myself to get full use of my leg back. The doctors told me I would never have full use again.

Unfortunately I tore the other one as well and have started the whole process a new.

You can do anything if you want it bad enough. But it's amazing how hard it is to get back in the swing of things.

[Szczepankiewicz]

If you're tearing your body apart you might just want to re-evaluate your training methods.

Just a thought.

Spanky

[Lost Ronin]

Man, I messed up my upperback last summer and it totally ****ed up my plans for this entire year. I was not allowed to wrestle (my doctor wouldn't clear me), I wasn't able to compete in Kyokushin or in Muay Thai. So, I spent the entire summer gloating and feeling sorry for myself, I gained twenty pounds! Its been a year and two months since my injury (my anniversary was april 4 at 4:05 p.m.) But, I got over the whole "feeling sorry for myself" shit and I started to think about what I could do. I started to research other styles, I got all my training schedules together, I practiced tons of footwork and kicks. And now, I'm better than I was before I got injured. Try to keep a positive mind set, and remember, focus on what you can do, not on what you can't. I hope you heal soon man, I'm still getting over mine, but I'm about 96% healed. You gotta keep on going man, soon you will heal.