Well I went to my doctors appointment today with the shoulder specialist at the Orthopaedic Surgeons office today. It was the classic "I have good news and I have bad news appointment".
The good news was I do not need shoulder surgery. My injury is a 2nd degree shoulder dislocation at my AC joint. No torn ligaments or broken bones in my shoulder area. All the pain in my ribs is residual pain most likely from bruised ribs. That will go away over time. The treatment plan for this injury is a sling, pain medication, then physical therapy. Not to bad considering how hard I hit the ground. The injury could last a month. Not good considering IMLP is in 6 weeks.
The bad news is no real training for 2-weeks. No swimming for probably 3-weeks to a month. Not until I have full range of motion in the shoulder. I can ride a stationary bike or trainer as long as I can tolerate the pain, but no aero position yet. Running will be more difficult. I can run, but only as long as I can tolerate the pain from the motion of my arm swing and the bounce in my step. This means NO EAGLEMAN this weekend. I was really looking forward to that race especial since Craig Alexander and Miranda Carfrea are going to be there. Not because I think I can out race them, but it would have been neat to be in the same field as them.
Since I won't be racing I am still going to attend. Emma and I are going to make it a weekend for us. I am not sure how she will handle the camping portion because she is the typical 8 year old princess. I think she will be ok, but who knows for sure.
My plan now for the next week is to get better. I will listen to what the doctor told me and rest the arm as much as possible. I am going to try the bike, and if that works I will stay with the bike and just log miles and fitness improvement that way. Its not perfect but without swimming or running yet I know the bike can help maintain my fitness level, and help improve my bike endurance. This will also force me to clean up my nutrition since I won't have the luxury of workout to burn off junk calories.
I am really upset about the injury. Just when I thought the training was going great and Eagleman was on the horizon as a good test and warm up, I flip my bike and dislocate my shoulder. I guess I need to get over it and focus on what I can do about it. Train on the bike as much as I can and once I can run then run. The swimming was going to be my limiter no matter what. Now I need to refine the bike skills and get faster on the road.
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