Jdg's 26 Week Prep

jdg76 said:
Just got home from the chiropractor. He said I had a vertabrae slipped a little between my shoulder blades and had a lot of trigger points around my traps and neck. He also popped my neck on both sides R and L. He said to continue with ibuprophen (?) and heat on my neck to keep things loosened up. Right now my fingers are just a little tingly, but we will see what happens this afternoon.
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How was the neck crack? I've been wanting my neck popped big time lately.
 
emantest said:
How was the neck crack? I've been wanting my neck popped big time lately.
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Not as bad as I thought it would be. He kind of pushed on my trap/shoulder for a light stretch then pushed quick on my head. It popped like 5 times. Then done the same on the other side.
 
jdg76 said:
Not as bad as I thought it would be. He kind of pushed on my trap/shoulder for a light stretch then pushed quick on my head. It popped like 5 times. Then done the same on the other side.
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Heavenly!! My massage girl pops mine with a towel so now I call it my happy ending but I like it first thing then deep tissue...
 
That's what I figured was causing it. Slight impingement on the nerve. Did he work on the trigger points? Did he say if they were still knotted up? Stay on it and hopefully he can get them worked out and everything aligned back properly.
 
turff49 said:
That's what I figured was causing it. Slight impingement on the nerve. Did he work on the trigger points? Did he say if they were still knotted up? Stay on it and hopefully he can get them worked out and everything aligned back properly.
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He massaged the trigger points out.....I just got up, layed down for a nap, and my right hand is hurting pretty bad again. I called an left him a message to see what he suggests.
 
Not so good news right now. I took 6 vicoden between 8pm and midnight last night. At 2am I ended up in the emergency room because the meds were not controling the pain..They took x-rays of my hands and also gave me adavan and morphine. Believe it or now my hands were still hurting when I got home!!!! I don' know what I am going to do. They ER gave me a script to help with the pain. Not sure how long it will last though.
 
jdg76 said:
Not so good news right now. I took 6 vicoden between 8pm and midnight last night. At 2am I ended up in the emergency room because the meds were not controling the pain..They took x-rays of my hands and also gave me adavan and morphine. Believe it or now my hands were still hurting when I got home!!!! I don' know what I am going to do. They ER gave me a script to help with the pain. Not sure how long it will last though.
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I feel your pain brother. It will get better, trust me!
Find a position that feels more comfortable. Take the Vicodin and 20 minutes later take an ambien. That will be good for about 3-4hrs of sleep. I lived on those and a host of other med's for almost a dozen years. If one doc recommends surgery, get a 2nd opinion. If the 2nd one recommends it get the surgery done. And don't listen to the people saying put it off as long as possible. My life got 1000 times better after the pain tpain was gone.
 
turff49 said:
I feel your pain brother. It will get better, trust me!
Find a position that feels more comfortable. Take the Vicodin and 20 minutes later take an ambien. That will be good for about 3-4hrs of sleep. I lived on those and a host of other med's for almost a dozen years. If one doc recommends surgery, get a 2nd opinion. If the 2nd one recommends it get the surgery done. And don't listen to the people saying put it off as long as possible. My life got 1000 times better after the pain tpain was gone.
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Yes it sucks for sure. I can't even be on here very long. It used to be my right hand would start tingling or go numb using the mouse. Now it flat out hurts.
I did take a few xanax with vicoden today to help get some sleep. If I feel ok I will take my son train tonight but all I will do is cardio.
 
Thanks guys. I hope. I've got six weeks tomorrow!!
 
Well things haven't changed. I was awake on and off all last night with my hands hurting. They are hurting bad enough that last night I woke and my first two fingers were just started hurting so I got up and took two Hydrocodone, They are 7.5-375 so they are a little higher dosed. I fell back asleep and 45 minutes later my hand was killing me. So the hydrocodone didn't even touch the pain.
I tried to get into the docs yesterday but he was full. He wants me to come in some time and get blood work done to see if it is Rheumatoid arthritis. The only reason is it runs in the family. I don't think it would come on as quick as it did if it was??
I am going back to the chiropractor today to see if he can do anything else. I really think it is nerve related, because when they aren't hurting they either tingle or are numb. Which like now makes it very hard to type. Lots of corrections haha
One other thing I am going to try is stopping the Tren, After researching a lot last night, I read several times that Tren can make your hands swell?? So we will see.
I haven't got to workout since Wednesday I believe. I have got to do some cardio and this morning weighed in at 176. So I am still dropping, I will try to get some pics up soon.
 
Got some cardio in today, but no weight training.
I have been trying to decide what I want to run for a routine. I think I am going to run one my brother's trainer had him on. It is a very low volume routine. I always thought I needed 3-4 exercises for each body part. Mike Mentzer was big on low volume and my brother definately grew on it, so I guess I will try.It'll be something like this:

Quads, hams, calves
Chest shoulders tris
Back and bi
off, or start over if i feel like it.

Seems like a lot, but I will only be doing 1-2 exercises per body part with a rep scheme of 12-10,10-8,8-6, 6?

If I am ready for it, I will start Monday.
 
Sucks yah, you are taking stuff I never had to myself and still it's not stopping the pain... fug!
 
Alright guys, sorry I haven't updated. I haven't worked out since last Wed, I have did cardio a few times but not much, I feel like i am wasting away as it is.I went to the doc a few days ago. They don't think it is carpel tunnel but not sure what it is. Possibly Rheumatoid arthritis? They did a bunch of bloowork, which I should find out about today. They called yestarday and said they set up an appointment with and Orthopedic doctor on March 24. That if my bloodwork came back elevated they would send me to a Arthritis doctor. I am getting pretty worried, I dont want the bloodwork to come back bad, but if it doesnt? I will have to deal with this until the end of march, which means no show. :damnit:!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Imagine that ! The doc just called and said my bloodwork just came back perfect, So unless this gets better my show is done.....
 
Sucks about the show but health is so much more important at this time. Hope they can figure out what is going on.
 
BigRed1974 said:
Sucks about the show but health is so much more important at this time. Hope they can figure out what is going on.
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I agree, putting the show aside, I don't know if I can deal with this until the end of March. The doc won't give me any more pain pills, he just says to take ibruprofen . My hands start hurting typing like i am now. brushing my teeth, even putting my shoes on!
 
Get an MRI. Most likely neck issues. Sounds like you are going down the same path I did 15 years ago.
 
My wife is a nurse at our hospital, so I will talk to her and see if I can request one. What was wrong with you neck?
 
Also, go to a pain management doctor. If it is in the neck they can do some injections in the epidural space. The pain comes from the disc fluid irritating the nerve.
 
Disc degenerative disease and lifting too heavy among other things. The DDD was the main culprit for me. My whole neck is fused, C2-C7. Easy to bounce back from though.
 
Good news it not being rheumatoid!! Even if you can do the show... Are there any neurologist in your area? I agree with Turff- get the MRI to see what all is going on! Good luck! :(
 
Well my fkn doctor wants me to see the ortho first, and then maybe get an MRI !!! Honestly I would give up my show if I can figure out what is wrong.This **** sucks!!
 
jdg76 said:
Well my fkn doctor wants me to see the ortho first, and then maybe get an MRI !!! Honestly I would give up my show if I can figure out what is wrong.This **** sucks!!
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Sucks to hear man. I am in the same boat you are. Saw ortho yesterday, MRI on Friday.
 
So I got tired of doing nothing and decided I would do legs today. I still had to use my hands but i could limit it.

Leg Extensions-
110 4 x 15

Front squats-
135 3 x 6

Single leg squats on smith-
135 2 x 8

I just can't win! As you can tell I went light today, my knees starting hurting/aching doing the extensions and everything I did after that hurt them. I will go try to do hams in a day or two and see how that works....
 
Man, just one thing after another! :( Keep your head up! It's gonna get better!
 
love2liftkat said:
Man, just one thing after another! :( Keep your head up! It's gonna get better!
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I'm trying Kat. I woke up my hands hurting this morning was ready to throw in the towel! SAT around for a while I'm excited I could either quit all my supplements and wait until I see the orthopedic surgeon next month or I can hit quads one day and hams one day and just rotate through the week least do something at the gym.
 
I hate you're hurting...Don't throw in the towel though...you made the right choice--just do what you can! Just focus the best on the positive as you can! Know that God has a reason behind allowing you to go through this! He will give you strength just keep asking him as I know you have!
 
Easy for me to say keep your chin up man.. but you have come so far.. dont through the towel in... Feel really bad for you.
 
Don't give up! You got this!
 
wasme said:
Easy for me to say keep your chin up man.. but you have come so far.. dont through the towel in... Feel really bad for you.
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puccah8808 said:
Don't give up! You got this!
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I don't plan on quiting lifting. It is the show I am worried about. I am just over 5 weeks out. If I miss another week or two of being in the gym it is going to throw me behind. So I am not throwing in the towel completly, but may be on my show, depending what happens the next week or so....
 
jdg76 said:
I don't plan on quiting lifting. It is the show I am worried about. I am just over 5 weeks out. If I miss another week or two of being in the gym it is going to throw me behind. So I am not throwing in the towel completly, but may be on my show, depending what happens the next week or so....
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Sucks if you have to drop out but one show isn't worth risking real damage
 
Ask for a referral to a Pain Management doc. The pain is going to do more damage to you than you'll ever realize until the pain is gone. It drains every bit of energy from you. You can't go another month without anything. Try sleeping in the recliner also. I slept there for awhile and it helped some.
 
Just play it by ear and turn it over to the universe to decide. What is supposed to be will be :)
 
Thanks for all the support everyone!!!

turff49 said:
Ask for a referral to a Pain Management doc. The pain is going to do more damage to you than you'll ever realize until the pain is gone. It drains every bit of energy from you. You can't go another month without anything. Try sleeping in the recliner also. I slept there for awhile and it helped some.
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I know it will. I am finally sleeping, but am still tired all the time. I have only woke once because of pain in the last three nights. I don't sleep well and wake up a lot anyway. But it is nice to get up, take a leak, and go right back to bed.
The only real problem I have now is my finger tips are numb and my fingers just kinda tingle.


i live in a smaller town and my wife won't let my use the pain management doc we have here. The closest one is about 1.5 hours away. BTW she is a nurse at our hospital so she sees things on the inside ;)
 
jdg76 said:
Thanks for all the support everyone!!! I know it will. I am finally sleeping, but am still tired all the time. I have only woke once because of pain in the last three nights. I don't sleep well and wake up a lot anyway. But it is nice to get up, take a leak, and go right back to bed. The only real problem I have now is my finger tips are numb and my fingers just kinda tingle. i live in a smaller town and my wife won't let my use the pain management doc we have here. The closest one is about 1.5 hours away. BTW she is a nurse at our hospital so she sees things on the inside ;)
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Yeah, it's nice having a nurse for a wife. That's what my wife was. Glad you are getting some rest man. I'm praying for you!
 
Sorry guys I am still out of the game. I went back to work this weekend and now I am waking up at night with my fingers hurting again. My wife is going to see if I can get my ortho appointment sooner this week when she goes back to work.
I have been pretty down about it, until I got a phone call tonight. I need to back up about 4 years to explain. I worked with an older guy, late 50's for 14 years. After I quit he had a stroke. Well I hadn't talked to him in a long time, and he called tonight to wish me a happy birthday. :D It really made he happy that he would call, I use to call him pops at work ;). and then when I asked him how he was doing, he said he just sits around his house waiting to die. I was speechless. He has very little use on his left side, he is unable to drive, and his speech is a lot slower than last time i talked to him. So instead of being down about not being able to lift, or go to the show, I should be gratefull for what I do have.......
 
Words I live by man. When something is taken away and you get it back you learn to enjoy it so much more.
Your friend sounds like he needs a friend right now. Call him every day if for no other reason than to say"hey man, I was just thinking about you and thought I'd give you a ring". It'll mean everything to him.
 
Wow that puts things in perspective real quick. Things happen for a reason.
 
Ok guys/gals this is the last thing I wanted to do, but I am going to drop out of my show. :( I just have been out to long and don't know how much longer i will be out of the gym. The comp is 4 1/2 weeks from now.
Hopefully I will get to the ortho this week. I will keep you all updated.
 
jdg76 said:
Ok guys/gals this is the last thing I wanted to do, but I am going to drop out of my show. :( I just have been out to long and don't know how much longer i will be out of the gym. The comp is 4 1/2 weeks from now. Hopefully I will get to the ortho this week. I will keep you all updated.
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Good idea. Sometimes you have to listen to your body! There's always another show. :D
 
Some things are just more important. We Type A's don't like backing down but it happens...

[video=youtube;gQAjxGG9D8Q]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQAjxGG9D8Q[/video]
 
DreamWeaver said:
Some things are just more important. We Type A's don't like backing down but it happens...

[video=youtube;gQAjxGG9D8Q]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQAjxGG9D8Q[/video]
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Yeah it is hard to stay away from the gym, but i am using my time to plan out what I will do when I get back in the game ;)
 
jdg76 said:
Yeah it is hard to stay away from the gym, but i am using my time to plan out what I will do when I get back in the game ;)
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I'm praying for a speedy and permanent recovery for you. Keep the great attitude. It makes all the difference! We're here for you!
 
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