road to recovery

roughly ~4.5 weeks ago, I injured my wrist lifting. not all at once. I think I overdid it for a while, it was uncomfortable for about a week or a week and a half, and then a heavy deadlift attempt left me with numbness and tingling up my forearm. diagnosis was tendonitis - heavy sprain, near tear, possibly microtears.

I haven't lifted in a little over four weeks now, which is mentally more taxing than I had thought it would be. it really sucks losing your primary outlet. lifting heavy is meditative when you really get into it.

sitting here working on some light PT with a theraband flexibar. been treating it with primarily NSAIDs as needed for the pain for sleep, BPC-157 for the inflammation, and Shockwave therapy weekly. initially also Graston technique therapy (IASTM) along the primarily injured tendon using a heated blunt-tipped massager. that was incredibly painful, let me tell you. as of right now back to full range of motion with minimal discomfort at either extreme, and only moderate pain with the fingertips under load. great progress.

will likely try adding in TB-500 starting in the next few days as I cycle back into some light-duty lifting. I'm hoping monday or wednesday I'll be back in the gym, even if it's at ~25% capacity to start. better safe than sorry. my mental health will thank me for doing it even if my ego isn't thrilled by the light weight.

anyway, I just felt like venting. hope anyone who reads this is having a good (wrist-pain-free) day.