Goods and Bads

 It’s been 2 months since I’ve blogged.  I let it slide and it just kept on sliding.  Now I need to stop the slide.  

Lots has happened in these last 8 weeks, good and bad.  I will start with the good.

Participated in the tiger challenge and I was happy with how I did.  It was a long day and I slept a lot after it but a great day.  

June 3rd I was able to ring the bell at CCI.  I’ve been transferred to the long term follow up.  I stopped my last immunosuppressant May 24th so I can start my live immunizations after July 24th.

Work has been going well and I am getting back to my regular routine faster than normal.

Today I participated in the Canada Day demo and it was great to be part of the group.  Everyone did amazing.

So on to the bad.  My numbers are atrocious and the little that I do, I have not been tracking them well.  Although being off of immunosuppressants is good, it has allowed for all the inflammation to show up, things that were also suppressed. My feet have been killing me even when I’m just sitting, my hips, calves and back are sore.

I have been doing yoga twice a week and Tai Chi.  This exercise has allowed me to have some normal movements.  I started physio to see if I can get my feet hurting less.  I have neuropathy and plantar fasciitis.  The first two sessions were great and I was so excited but then the neuropathy kicked in worse and we are back to square one.  Finding that balance between moving forward without aggravating the nerves.  

I am tired of being in pain and tired of not making any progress.  This is when the mental part of training is really needed and I am just exhausted and this overshadows the positives.  But at least I blogged.

My numbers have not really changed at all but here they are:

Numbers

Pushups (equivalent) - 1107

Sit-ups (equivalent) - 700

Kilometers - 340.7

Weapons form - 125

Hand form - 125

Sparring - 30

AOK - 485

Piano - 0/50

Tai Chi - 22/50

Yoga - 26/50

Meditation - 9.5/50