Medical Issue - Can't Go To RKC-II

Monday, 23 April 2012

Take it easy in anticipation of the RKC-II


Tuesday, 24 April 2012

Still taking it easy, but a medical issue cropped up that caused me to cancel my planned trip to the RKC-II.


Wednesday through Sunday, April 25 - 29

No exercise the entire rest of the week until Saturday when I did 200 swings as:

32 kg x (5+5) on the minute for 10:00 - felt great, and it was a real relief to exercise again.

24 kg x (5+5) for the next 10:00.  The weight felt so light that I stopped to look at the numbers on the kettlebell two or three times, just to be sure it was a 24 kg and not a 20.  I decided to try snatches for minute #16 because the swings had been going very well, but they were just awful, so went back and finished with swings, which still felt great.

What was this medical problem, you ask?  Bleeding hemorrhoids, all over the living room furniture, on Tuesday evening.  Did you know that hemorrhoids come in "inny" and "outty" versions?  I now know much more than I ever wanted to know on this subject.

I saw a specialist on Friday the 27th.  He said I was a borderline candidate for an in-office procedure that would probably do what I needed, but that I could try to heal on my own for a couple of weeks.  So far, I am doing well in recovering and feel confident I won't need the medical procedure, but I am definitely not completely healed as I write this 5 days after the doctor's visit.

By the way, my wife remembers me remarking a few weeks ago that, after one particular deadlift, I mentioned that I'd felt something funny "down there" - I believe that was what began this, namely poorly paying attention to my lifting technique, specifically not lifting my pelvic floor and tightening up where I needed to.

Some of this is age, some diet - more on that another time, but it's the opposite of what you might think - and some is stupidly being casual about picking up something heavy.  I hope I've learned my lesson.

Sunday, April 29 - a nice walk with my wife, dropped in on RKC-TL and Martial Arts Hall of Famer Phil Ross at his studio in HoHoKus, NJ - that's the next town up from us and a frequent walking destination when we're looking for a 4 or 5 miler outing.

Onward, upward, and inward, I hope.