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Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 23
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Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 23
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Thanks Sissy. It must have been hard for you to give up cycling, too.
It's still surreal that I will miss my whole season this year. I've been out to watch a few times, but I gotta say I don't like it much. I want to be on the court! I know they would have me as a coach, but I'm not ready to stop playing yet.
My strategy is to start focussing on other parts of my life...summer activities in the mountains with my kids in terms of a new trailer; a little travelling (if I can tolerate flying and/or long drives), etc.
My GP yesterday wanted to put me on anti-depressants, but I don't want to go that route. I'm going to try taking a few days (or weeks if I need it) off work to get all the symptoms down and then only go back 4 hrs per day. I believe I've overdone it anytime I've felt normal, and this has caused relapses. Like you said "don't push yourself." I have good support around me, so I just need to approach this differently. Ironically, the approach needs to be almost the opposite of an athlete's approach, i.e. push through the pain, be disciplined to workout even if you don't feel like it, work through the bad days, etc. This will be a great learning experience if nothing else.
MargN
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