james ryan hadlock
I know, I could have waited until tomorrow for the full 3-week update, but I don’t have a Dr appointment until Oct 4th anyway, so there’s really no update. I did take off one of the “sani-strips” covering the wound to see how it’s healing and it looks really good. There hasn’t been any pain really - except for when I wake up in the morning and get the most vicious leg cramps you can imagine! It’s like my body is storing it up and the second I’m lucid - BAM! CRAMP! It’s crazy, me leg gets all shaky and then a few second later it’s gone. EVERY morning. Anyway, there is no swelling around the wound, though my toes do look like vienna sausages sometimes, and there is no infection at all. So really, it seems like things are coming along swimmingly!
Speaking of swimming, I think that’s going to be my workout for the winter, is just a TON of swimming (don’t worry, I’m still doing my home Crossfit workouts) for my endurance races and just for some cardio work. As strong as my upper body is getting, I feel a little gooey in the middle (and yes, I’ve been doing well on my calorie intake - not much junk at all, though I did share some candy with my Niece Quincy the other day- couldn’t help it, have you HAD the Lemonheads and friends soft candy??? Holy moly they’re good!) I’ve been doing pretty well on the Paleo thing, but I’m not a Nazi about it, I have so get my protein from easy delivery systems right now to there are a couple of bars and definitely some powder that I use for shakes. Worth it! Anyway, I’ll be getting a pass to a local pool to do some serious swimming this winter.
Was that long enough for you? Hope so!
It’s the best I could do since I forgot to get pics of the actual surgery.
Gotta thank XSI insurance for the killer accident coverage - TOTALLY saved my bacon on this one. Thanks Rob abd Syd!!!
So day 9 and I got the cast off and the stitches out (see video above). I was pretty surprised but really happy. Immediately I had visions of being back on the trails and in the pool to get ready for next weekend and then the nurses brought me crashing back to reality and scared the poop out of me about being hyper-careful. So, I’m hobbling around with a protective boot and crutches still.
To pour even a little more salt into the wound - Lance Armstrong is going to be racing at XTerra next weekend. I could have been in a race with Lance. I could have had a killer story to tell about how I passed him when both his tires went flat. hahahaha, well I had to think of a way I could catch him. Conrad Stoltz will whip his butt, but it would still be super cool to be in the same race as him. Ah well, next year for sure!
Anyway, I’m happy things are progressing well and the doc was happy with how things are looking. Next visit - 2.5 weeks out. And I have been doing my Crossfit workouts at home as best I can, so that’s keeping me somewhat sane! So all in all, everything is looking good!
