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Out of Warranty
Despite the happy, restful, head-clearing (and at one point ruinously retail-therapy-oriented) nature of my Bank Holiday weekend in Canterbury, there was one element that cast a significant shadow over the time off.
No, it’s not having to return to work today - although now you mention it: “ugh” - but instead it’s the fact that I seemed to spend much of my time in a state of some physical agony.
On Thursday I had a late session with the Personal Sadist who for some reason decided to combine a cable-crossover machine with a diagonal shoulder-press to seriously unpleasant effect. During one of the sets I found a ligament (or something) in my arm protesting mightily about the particular exercise and - whilst I managed to complete it - I had a bad feeling about what might go on next.
As it turned out what went on from Friday through to Sunday was my inability to bend and raise my left arm at the same time without a red-hot dagger of pain cutting through me. It made putting on clothes rather tricky I can tell you.
Still, rigorous application of Nurofen Plus and Movelat cream over the weekend finally left me able to move it freely on Sunday afternoon, so I was finally free of pain by the time I left my parents’ to come home.
Sadly I was only free of pain up to the moment I stepped out of the taxi whilst trying to carry my suitcase at the same time, that is. Within seconds of doing so the excruciating pain in my back left me barely able to stand, let alone walk. Thankfully during the course of the evening I did manage to regain some movement and recovered enough yesterday for it to be a distant memory now.
Today, however, I’m suffering the occasional twinge in my knee, which rather suggests that - all things considered - I may just fall apart before I actually reach 30 next week.
I dunno… it’s one thing after the other at the moment, it really is. Clearly my body has now passed out of warranty and should be left for recycling.
Posted on April 10, 2007 | Filed Under Health and Fitness
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