When is it time to call it quits?

flyingmosstreen said:
Hang in there Steve.

My smoked ACL/ MCL tear had me feeling that same head space...

I know these are different surgeries but, keep on that PT. See what kind of yoga you might be able to do, modified or otherwise. My yoga instructor says something like "The secret to longevity is flexibility of the spine."

I'll take it.

Cheers to a speedy recovery
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Thank you so much!! I appreciate the response.
 
@Shadowscape you seem sharp as a tack to me, so my answer to your question is "Not yet." I have many little scars on my body that I have no idea where they came from. Some of them I'm sure I never noticed when they happened and some I'm sure I just plain forgot because it wasn't important or necessary to remember. Give yourself a bit more credit. If you start telling us the same stories every day, I'll give you a heads-up. As for @Steve Connally I personally don't think there is anything wrong with managing your pain with narcotics as long as you are actually in pain. Also, managing pain is different than trying to eliminate it, which is not an appropriate goal for your surgery. Rest/sleep is also really important to the healing process, so make sure you factor that in when deciding whether to use pain meds or not. If you're worried about constipation, get ahead of it with any number of things prior to taking opioids. There is a great James Thurber story about a ewe that became very sick all of a sudden on a sheep farm. She was listless, not eating, not sleeping and certainly on her way to dying with no clear cause of her decline. As a humane measure to ease her suffering she was given a strong injection of a pain killer. She slept for something like 12 hours straight, then woke up birthed a stillborn lamb that had died inside her a number of days prior and was killing her with infection. After that she made a full recovery. The moral of the story is that sometimes the body needs a respite from intense pain in order to heal and repair. Just food for thought.
 
@Steve Connally
My good friend has had both hips replaced. He currently is one of the big names in high profile bicycle races. He tells me he feels better than he ever did, and he is better shape than he ever was. Key is in doing the PT properly and without fail, even when you don't think you want to, or need to continue. Hang in there, it will be worth it.
 
Steve Connally said:
I tend to agree with Moss. I retired from the Fire Department after 25 years. I was also a Paramedic for 30. Lately I have been struggling with the loss of that career and the fact I spent 30 years of my life involved with that career. It's like a divorce or a death of a loved one. It makes me very sad when I think about it. Going from climbing for 25 years to just operating a crane is another career change that makes me pontificate who I am and how I define myself. I'm sitting home 10 days post total hip replacement kicking the shit out of myself mentally every waking minute and really not being able to sleep. If this is what total retirement is like I'd rather work till I'm dead or just get shot at the local 711. I don't think that boot is the nail in the career of your coffin. I would venture to guess you've done way more stupid stuff in your 70 years in that body than you even remember! Kudos for surviving it thus far.
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Hang in there Steve it will get better. It’s completely normal to be feeling the way you are when you’re injured and recovering. Brighter days are ahead just keep moving forward and you’ll get there! We’re all pulling for you here.


@Shadowscape your situation would be a signal to me that I need to be more focused at work, but not a sign that it’s time to hang up the spurs by any means. Reassess, refocus, and carry on.
 
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