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Continue reading →: Been a While
It has been far too long since I posted anything. Suffice to say that it appears I am fully recovered from the surgery. At about the 10 month mark, I was able to really start training again, but without weights. In the last few weeks, I have been able to…
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Continue reading →: Been a Hard Road
OK, so it has been a couple of months. My training just stopped. Every time I started, some new pain came up requiring a take a break for a couple of weeks. I finally just travelled the 7 hours to Cincinnati and got a new battery of tests to make…
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Continue reading →: Week 12 UpdateI think I finally turned a corner. I have been able to practice three times a week. However, I I have been very gentle and stopped at the first indication of discomfort. While some isolated pain remains, the biggest inhibiting factor has been my back. It was weak enough before…
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Continue reading →: Week 9 Has BegunSo, this week is all about pain identification and isolated training in view of that pain. While the pain has not gotten worse, it has become more identifiable. So, this week, I am able to push those areas to a certain threshold, and then train everywhere else. I think I…
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Continue reading →: Week 8 UpdateI’ve been told that my recovery has not been typical. The fact that I’m still having pain is, evidently, unusual. However, it is manageable and so I am increasing my training load. However, that increase comes with some limitations. Fencing: I’ve come to the conclusion that, for now, I will…
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Continue reading →: Thank Goodness for HypericeI made it to Saturday practice today with a full on lesson, and three, albeit short, bouts. I think now, at the eight week mark, I may have turned a corner. I felt very good today bouting, though woefully out of shape. I did start to feel a small pinch…
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Continue reading →: A Slow StartYesterday, I had my second lesson with coach, and then went to practice a little. The lesson demonstrated that I have a lot of work to do to get my cardio back. My HR chart compared with the perceived output really shows that I’m starting from scratch. A few hours…
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Continue reading →: Why the Odd Training Schedule?It occurred to me that some people, unfamiliar with the Olympic cycle, may wonder about the odd fencing “season.” Fencing is one of the original sports in the modern Olympics. The schedule is set to establish qualifications to make the Olympic team. While that will never be a consideration for…
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Continue reading →: Medical Alert NoticeThe one common theme with all my discharge meetings prior to leaving the hospital was that I have to tell every health care provider who comes within 5′ of me that I am a kidney donor. I have been thinking about the best way to accomplish these things if I…
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Continue reading →: ProteinIn the limited pre-donation meetings I had with the transplant team, the one I most looked forward to was the transplant team nutritionist. Being 50+ years old and not being able to take in anti inflammatory medicines posed and poses a real problem. So, I was eager to hear about…
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I’m a Fencer
I am a vet fencer. On December 9, 2024, I donated a kidney to my brother. This blog is the information I have gained in the recovery process and on my way back to national and international competition.
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Tales of a One-Kidney Fencer 