Tag: spine

Maigne’s Syndrome

I wanted to share with you a lesser known Spine Condition I have been researching. I am working on doing something with research in the medical field based on what I have been going through all these years but I am still not 100% sure what to write about yet. So as I am exploring…

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It took 6 months…(and an on the spot delay)

I’ve been battling with this decision for weeks. I’ve always been on the ice, ever since I was 5 years old, and it’s been 26 years. I want to skate so badly, but many medical professionals have told me it’s not a good idea. I respect their opinion, and I do agree that it’s coming…

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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…

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Competition Number 6

November 30th, 2019 was the 6th competition of my season. And the fourth and final one in the 4 in a row series. There remains one competition (the 13th-15th) before I have a month off. And let me tell you I could not be happier to have nearly two weeks off to heal my mind and…

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Spine Recovery Update

So it has been a while since I did an update on my spine. It has been a LONG and DIFFICULT road to recovery and while I am getting closer I am still far away. I still get severe pain that jolts through my spine. It is worse when I am standing up, when I…

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Injection Procedure #9

About two weeks ago, I underwent Injection Procedure #9. And honestly it was not the worst thing ever.

Previous Injuries

07/04/2019 With National Injury Prevention Day coming up really soon (July 5th 2019) I thought I would go through some injuries I have suffered over the past few years. As you all know through my recent posts on concussions and head trauma. There is a fair share of head/brain injuries I have gone through. So if…

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Shaky Mental Health

***WARNING: SENSITIVE CONTENT/IMAGES. VIEW WITH CAUTION. 11/06/2019-Ongoing These past two or so weeks have been tough. And honestly, I have no idea why. I am thinking either I am just extremely exhausted (Working 40 hours a week, school ending etc). Another thing is, I haven’t skated in over a week because of the injection procedure. So…

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Hospitalization ~ 06/13/19

06/13/2019 –> I ended up in the hospital. But let’s discuss how I got there. I was in class on Thursday morning and it was basically to hand in my final essay before my last class the following week. During the class, I started burning up. It felt like my body especially my upper body,…

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Number 8.

Today (June 11th, 2019) I went for my Spine Injection Procedure #8. And of course. Like almost every other procedure I have had, my period decided to pop up. (Everyone think’s it’s related to the stress). So basically I went in, in the afternoon. There was a lot of people waiting in the room so…

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