Hey guys, It’s been a while since I updated you on my favourite sport. So… I have been skating still. Not as much as I used to in the past and there have been reasons for that. I went back into competitions last year (2023-2024) season. I did two competitions I believe before I withdrew…
Tag: knee injury
Strengthening Injuries- Home Recovery
So because of Covid-19, I have been doing a home recovery. Since almost the entire town is locked up. This means I cannot get my new injections. So my spine on my right side hurts so bad. Usually if I can get it to stretch a lot where it cracks I am good for a…
End of Figure Skating Season 2019-2020
So the last we have left off was in St Eustache. Competition number 6 of the season. You can click here to read about it. But if you want a fast summary just continue reading. Basically it was the 4th competition stretch (we did 4 in a row) and there remains to be one…
Appointment with Surgeon
So, last week I was at Chiro. And we were treating my knee. And it had been an ongoing discussion for weeks but finally we thought it would be time to see the Surgeon for my knee. Now. My chiropractor called to get the appointment. And they had an opening the following day at 2:45….
Rant on Weight Loss – It does not change everything
So I am in the process of trying to prove to Medical Professionals and pretty much everyone out there that- weight-loss does NOT take away the pain completely and make someone who is Chronically Ill magically better. In fact. I will start off saying it is case to case. Some people it might. But for…
Rehabbing Injuries-
As everyone knows, I am rehabbing a Spine Injury and a Right Meniscal Knee Injury So, while I have still been on the ice and training (maybe not entirely with doctors approval) I have been careful. Over the past week or so. Since the last competition I have realized that I am losing a lot of…
Knee Injury Update
It has been 3 months since the MRI on my right knee. For those who don’t know the results. You can read about them here. Basically Torn Meniscus. I have been getting treatment for it. Including Chiro/Physiotherapy and stretching it and trying to rehabilitate it. However, there is not much progress. I cannot stand long…
November 23rd, 2019 Competition
Competition Number 5 was on November 23rd, 2019. This time my (dance) coach and I headed out to the middle of nowhere to get a second opinion. It was in Farnham. So legit an arena in the middle of the bush. Now, this week. I have been having severe pain with my knees. While I…
Invitation #4
November 15th 2019. I am a little late with this one. It has been a crazy few weeks. But Invitation #4 happened. So basically I worked from 6-2 that day. And then I went to the arena and had a dance lesson with my coach. During the lesson, we were not sure if my other…
Competition #3…
So Friday November 8th was the third competition of my season. And with everything that has been going on. I got to say it could have went a lot worse then it did. I should be off my knee. The most important part of my body in order to walk and even skate. However, with…
2nd Competition of the Season
About two weeks ago, I did my second competition of the season. It was in Magog, Quebec. Now. For those who know about last season. Know that the only reason I returned to Magog was to get over a fear. For those who do not know what happened. I was not ready to come…
MRI Results-
So, remember on August 31st when I went in at 10pm for an MRI on my right knee? Well, two months later and I finally have the results. So…brace yourselves. I have a Longitudinal and Horizontal tear through the lateral meniscal anterior horn which extends into the anterior root ligament. Alongside that there is a…
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