Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Simple Illness Prevention
As we come closer to the postseason tournaments, I would like to remind all of our athletes that we are also hitting the peak of cold and flu season. If you are around somebody who is dealing with these bugs, please make sure that you are using proper hand washing techniques frequently and practicing good hygiene. Also, please do not feel embarrassed to decline shaking hands or hugging others, especially if they are sick. Simply explaining that you are trying to be careful and remain healthy for the postseason will often alleviate any hard feeling that others will have. Finally, I recommend that each of you stops at Marc's or Walmart and invest in a small bottle of hand wash that you can attach to your bag and keep with you. USE the hand wash regularly when running to the bathroom to wash your hands is not feasible.
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Finally getting back to more posting
This year, I will bring a different perspective to this blog in some of my posts. This past year, I returned to an activity that I enjoyed in high school, but got away from in the years since I graduated. I rediscovered how much I enjoyed running and how much of a release it is to be able to run each day.
The reason I will include this is because there is now a sports medicine angle to be examined. A week and a half ago, while in recovery from a hernia repair surgery, I coded. After a couple more incidents under surveillance, it was determined that I needed to have a pacemaker implanted because of a vasovagal response that caused a bradycardic episode and led to a transient AV node block. This caused me to lose consciousness. At forty years of age, this was a huge shock to me. And no, there is no prior history of cardiac issues in my family. (At least not until after the age of 60.)
So now I will have to rebuild my distance of running (once my cardiologist lets me start) back to my pre-surgical status of about a 10k/day. Since I will have been out for at least two weeks after the surgeries, it will be interesting to see where I am starting from again. I am hoping to make it at least two miles before I feel like dropping.
I plan on periodically posting some information on things go and I hope that this will lead to some learning experiences for us all. Who knows, we may have to deal with an athlete at some point in our lives with this same issue.
The reason I will include this is because there is now a sports medicine angle to be examined. A week and a half ago, while in recovery from a hernia repair surgery, I coded. After a couple more incidents under surveillance, it was determined that I needed to have a pacemaker implanted because of a vasovagal response that caused a bradycardic episode and led to a transient AV node block. This caused me to lose consciousness. At forty years of age, this was a huge shock to me. And no, there is no prior history of cardiac issues in my family. (At least not until after the age of 60.)
So now I will have to rebuild my distance of running (once my cardiologist lets me start) back to my pre-surgical status of about a 10k/day. Since I will have been out for at least two weeks after the surgeries, it will be interesting to see where I am starting from again. I am hoping to make it at least two miles before I feel like dropping.
I plan on periodically posting some information on things go and I hope that this will lead to some learning experiences for us all. Who knows, we may have to deal with an athlete at some point in our lives with this same issue.
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