Update on ze shoulder

So…many of you probably already know I’ve been having several problems with my left shoulder in the past year. It all started with tendonitis, turned into an impingement, disappeared over the spring, came back in the summer, I took a break from swimming altogether for about a month, and despite that rest, my shoulder is in quite a bit of pain.

Two Mondays ago, I saw a doctor and they took x-rays. Everything turned out normal (big surprise there!). Doctor informed me after examining me that I probably had an inflamed or irritated rotator cuff. He said that I won’t damage it any further, but the pain will likely increase over time. (didn’t make sense in my head, but okay.) The pain got bad enough I went back yestermonday and got a cortisol shot in the shoulder. As of right now, my shoulder feels worse than ever, I can barely raise my arm above my head. But I was told that this is normal, I have to give the shot a few days before it actually takes effect.

Coach informed me that I won’t be swimming in the first couple of meets. He is, however, tempted to make me swim a couple of events (just 50s) to see how the shoulder holds up. If it doesn’t perform well, he’s red-shirting me this year.

Let’s just hope this shot works. And if it does, there is no certainty as to how long it will last: it varies from a couple of days to 5-6 months.

So, there’s your update for you!

vexation frustration irritation dissatisfaction heartache

Full story: Coach told us NOT to take the recruits out drinking on the recruiting trip. On Saturday night, half went ice blocking, half...went drinking. Next day (sunday) we have a mandatory team meeting at 11:00. Two people are no longer on the team for their decision to have a party at their house. One captain has lost their captaincy, and will not be allowed to travel with the team for the rest of this semester.

Coach is very embarrassed, disappointed, angry, sad, etc. I don't know what I would do if I was in his shoes. He's disappointed in those who got drunk, drank. He's disappointed that those who didn't go to the party didn't do anything about the ones who did. He's also disappointed in those who didn't even know about the party because that shows they aren't very involved with the team.

After 10 minutes of yelling at us (and crying a tad too), he left the room. And all of us had heavy hearts. One of the boys who was kicked off the team was mad that someone told the coach about the party. He said that the team should've come to him, should've held this meeting, then turn to Coach. His justification for his actions was that all of the recruiting trips he's been to, there was beer present. It's just a normal ingredient. He didn't think he'd actually get caught, let alone be punished.
Sadly, many teammates agreed with him. "We should've had this meeting before going to Coach." My question is...would they have taken the meeting serious at all? I don't think so. Teammates would've just scoffed at those who were warning, and continue on with their stupid actions.

And this isn't the first meeting we've had about drinking problems. This is the third. My lovely team got drunk then went to a football game, drunk in front of the entire student body.

Hi, I'm Natalie, and I'm a member of the "we party hardest" swim team, and I'm embarrassed to be here.

What could've I possibly done different? I honestly didn't know about the party! Gah!

So...

It's back to underwater training. Oh, joy. As of this week, four team members have already quit the team. Two of them were my closest teammates and now they're gone.

Training is already really hard, I'm already struggling with school, but thank goodness for a genius sister who is willing to help me understand physics better.

And I don't even know why I'm taking physics. I really would love to go into something where I can help athletes/people rehab and recover from surgeries, muscle strains, etc. It'd be awesome to go into athletic training, but that's not an option for me since I swim...
I'll have to think about this some more.

Ho hum. Not much is going on.

But I will say it's always wonderful to run into a good old friend in the library. Thanks for the smiles, Nat!!

Have you thought this through?

After seeing this video, I wonder what would happen if I had only Whoopi's two lines to say to my coach when he's mad.