Like former PM Jean Chretien, part of my body has become numb. I sustained an injury yesterday in the gym and it looks like it's permanent. Don't worry, it's very minor. On my right hand it appears I have sustained some nerve damage. Part of my index finger and that fleshy part between the index finger and thumb have become numb. I was doing dead lifts (up to 330lbs now). Because of the heavy weight, I have to use leather straps on my wrists that tie around the bar and stabalize my grip. It's just too difficult to grip 165 lbs per hand, so these straps really help. Apparently, the straps became so taught that they essentially strangled my wrist, cutting off circulation in my right hand. I didn't notice this at the time, as I didn't feel anything. So now, I have the perma-sensation of part of my right hand being "asleep". But worry not, I can still type, as you may have figured out, and looks like my hand and fingers still move where I want them to.
Posted by G at March 26, 2004 03:55 PM | TrackBackUpdate - I have more injuries. I can't lift my left arm higher than my shoulder because of some kind of rotator cuff problem. I'm right handed, but I was throwing left handed and tweaked my shoulder. Also, my lower back is as stiff as an 18 year old on viagra, the result of that dead lift equivalent to lifting Shaquille O'Neal up off the floor.
Posted by: G at March 26, 2004 04:03 PMJesus, buddy. I hope you're ok. You make it sound like it's no big deal, but at the same time, it sounds like it is. Nothing some drinks and a few strippers couldn't cure, I guess.
Posted by: Al at March 26, 2004 08:26 PMI'm alright. Nothing 500ccs of valium can't soothe.
Posted by: G at March 27, 2004 06:48 PMDamn, man! Sorry to hear all that. Aren't you still with trainers, though? Did they anticipate anything like this happening? What part of your injuries can be treated?
Posted by: Vivek at March 27, 2004 08:14 PMI don't work out with thr trainer anymore. He will change my program up once a month, that's about it. I was using bad form on the dead lift, and that's where the back pain came from. You have to use your legs more than your back, and I wasn't doing that.
The back pain is almost gone now. The numbness in my hand persists. I don't think it's going away. And nerve damage is untreatable and irreversible. But now I can do thinks like dip my hane in boiling hot water without flinching.
Posted by: G at March 28, 2004 08:19 AMI've had my big toe goe Numb for months at a time, and then, come back. So there is hope for you G.
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