Sharon asks…
Scaphoid Fracture Surgery- Will my life ever be the same?
To make a long story short, I’m 18 years old and I have persistent wrist pain. On April 19, 2010, my moronic twit of a football coach decided to have everybody wrestle for offseason conditioning instead of sticking with the prescribed weightlifting program. I’ve never wrestled in my life, yet I was put up against a 250 lb kid (outweighing me by 38 lbs at the time) who happened to place 5th at state. I was thrown onto my outstretched right hand, and the fall successfully separated my shoulder. I rested for 12 weeks, resumed weightlifting in July 2010, then decided on shoulder surgery a few months later because it was still painful. I had a Distal Clavicle Excision on Dec. 20 and I’m 14 weeks post-op.
I’ve been having persistent wrist pain ever since I started weightlifting again in July 2010, but I was in denial over it because I didn’t want to miss any more lifting because of injury. It wasn’t a terrible pain, but it was noticeably stiff and sore after every workout.
I had surgery on my shoulder in Dec. 2010, and I thought maybe the pain would go away from my arm being out of use for several more months. However, I started doing push-ups in physical therapy at the end of Feb. 2011, and the pain was worse than ever. I went to the doc, got an X-Ray, and he diagnosed me with a scaphoidal cyst. He put me in a splint, prescribed me Meloxicam, and I’m getting an MRI this week. Chances are I probably have a fracture.
Has anybody been through this injury before? The doc tells me cortisone injections will most likely be successful, but they said that for my shoulder as well. If I do end up getting surgery, will I EVER be able to resume my old weightlifting activities? I’m becoming more depressed each week, especially since I’m only 18 and my only career interests are jobs that require physical fitness (personal trainer, physical therapy, and police officer are my top 3). I can’t imagine myself ever working a desk job. But please be honest, what do you think? Will I ever be able to bench-press and resume other strenuous activities such as swimming without causing serious long-term damage to myself?
admin answers:
I am an orthopedic surgeon, and when I have a patient that I did surgery on, the typical amount of time that is given before possibley believing that something else is going on is six months. Wait a few more months and see if the pain resolves, if it does go see your doctor again. Take some noninflammatory medications such as ibuprofen. Have a good day, and with all do regards Bev.
Lisa asks…
How can I stop my self from binging on sugar?
I am a 21 year old female, 5’9 ish and 160 pounds. I am not extremely overweight or anything, and I work out regularly. I can’t lose the weight that I need to and get into shape because of my eating habits. I am well aware of what I should be eating, however cannot control my cravings for sugary sweets. I binge on something full of sugar daily. I can eat a bag of cookies in a 12 hour period. I don’t worry so much about my weight, as my health and fitness. I am planning on a career that requires extreme physical fitness so this is life or death for me. How can I stop the non stop sugar cravings. I have researched all of the basic methods on-line, like thinking positive, and not buying the stuff I shouldn’t eat, but I need ideas that actually work. PLEASE tell me what to do to get this under control!
admin answers:
Hi, Kim!
In my professional experience, compulsive eaters, overeaters, binge eaters, and emotional eaters, usually have in common a carbohydrate addiction.
If you think that might apply to you, don’t worry you are not alone. Many normal weight people and the majority of overweight people are carbohydrate addicted. Whether one is a compulsive overeater, a binge eater, or an emotional eater the advice is the same regarding carbohydrate addiction.
I’ll make a few suggestions regarding compulsive overeating or binge eating. Then I’ll make a suggestion about how to deal with the emotions (or stress) that lie behind emotional eating.
First, eat a meal about every 3 waking hours (5 or 6 meals per day). You will not be eating more food; you will simply be spreading it throughout the day. Each of those 5 or 6 feedings must contain at least 15 grams of unprocessed protein (from natural sources) for a female or at least 20 grams per feeding for a male. This change alone, as long as long as quality unprocessed protein is included, such as wild caught (not farmed) fish, organic chicken or lamb, grass-fed beef, etc (unless you are vegetarian), will curb carbohydrate cravings.
When digested, all carbohydrates are sugars. So, think of eating carbohydrates as eating sugar and think of eating processed (refined) carbohydrates as eating concentrated sugar. Refined carbohydrates have many negative effects on health (and they can cause weight gain).
In addition, eating processed (refined) carbohydrates will trigger cravings for more carbohydrates and food in general. In some people, it becomes a carbohydrate addiction. This can lead to binging, compulsive overeating, and, if the person is stressed, emotional eating.
The only way to deal with carbohydrate addiction is to eliminate all intake of processed (refined) carbohydrate from your diet and seriously limit even ‘natural’ high carbohydrate foods.
As you probably know, processed (refined) carbohydrates are such things as ice cream, cookies, bread, rolls, buns, pasta, tacos, potato chips/crisps, pizza, cakes, sweets, candy, cookies, biscuits, chocolate, cereals, store bought cooked meats/cold cuts (they have added sugars and additives), sausages/hot dog frankfurters (they have carbohydrate fillers, additives, and sometimes sugar) all sodas, sugars, and foods containing corn syrup, etc.
Get your carbohydrates from natural (unprocessed) sources such as fresh vegetables and fresh low carbohydrate fruits (preferably organic). Don’t go for the high carb (sugar) fruit and vegetables or you will start bingeing on those. There is no minimum daily requirement for carbohydrates, but they do have many beneficial phytochemicals and fiber so eating some is fine.
For anyone who needs to lose body fat, your carbohydrate intake can be between 30 to 60 grams daily (up to 70grams daily if you are doing strength training) so that your body burns fat instead of carbohydrates.
Some people who are addicted to high carbohydrate foods allow themselves those foods as treats each weekend. However, when they re-start their diet (either a healthy eating plan or a weight loss diet) each Monday they soon experience withdrawal symptoms and strong cravings. Those cravings will continue for four or five days.
By the time the cravings diminish, the next weekend has arrived. They have their high carbohydrate treats again and the cravings are back, full force, the next Monday. In that way they self-sabotage and remain in a constant state of distraction and addiction.
The best way forward is to go cold turkey. In addition, you could consider temporary amino acid supplementation; a good book on the subject of amino acid supplementation is Julia Ross’s The Mood Cure (you should be able to borrow a copy of it from your local library).
At the bottom of this reply, I have posted links for free Internet resources where you can get more information about carbohydrate cravings and a free Paleolithic diet to help you deal with it.
Paleolithic nutrition is a diet/eating plan that has been used successfully in the treatment of diabetes type 2, food addictions, carbohydrate cravings, binge eating, mood disorders, weight gain or obesity, systemic lupus erythematosus, irritable bowl syndrome, acne, allergies, menopause symptoms, asthma, inflammation, arthritis, joint pains, and other health conditions.
A further problem with processed carbohydrates (and processed foods of all kinds) is that they can trigger mood swings (in addition to other health problems). This may further trap you in a cycle of eating to deal with abnormal mood swings or even normal emotions.
If you are eating in an attempt to deal with normal emotions, or stress, a free email-series might help you to deal with your emotions. It’s called: “The Emotional Eating Cure”.
The first link listed below is for a free Paleolithic diet/eating plan to help you avoid food cravings. The second link is for the free emotional eating
Carol asks…
What are some high-paying jobs that you don’t have to be a crazy genius for?
my major is health science right now but i hate chemistry with a passion. Is there any field of health/fitness that does not require chemistry? I was thinking possibly physical therapy? Does anyone know of any other high paying careers (more than $60,000) that do not require extensive schooling/skill? Btw I am just entering college.
admin answers:
Any sort of work at a public hosptial is usually government payroll, and you get amazing benefits, pay, and pension. At least in Canada that’s how it is.
So that might include nursing, therapy, xray tech, admin, payroll staff, etc.
Joseph asks…
Question about reenlistment code?
I enlisted into the Navy with an RE-3 from the Army. I was wondering does your RE code change after every enlistment? I’m wondering because I don’t like the Navy and want to return to the Army and was wondering how many hurdles I’ll have to jump to do that. Now when I process out of the Navy in six months I’m assuming that they will give a different DD-214 with an updated RE code because I have to do a separation physical. Am I right in assuming this or will it follow me the rest of my career. I had a knee injury when I was in the Army was discharged for it and given a 3 and since being in the Navy I have had no issues with it and have passed at physical fitness test with great scores. An Army recruiter once told me a while back that the past is the past and I’ll get a new DD-214 and my other one from 2005 is pretty much voided by the new one. Is this true that they only look at the most recent one? But my concern is can a RE-3 turn into a RE-1 for good service and excellent health? Oh, and is there anyway of finding out what my RE code might be before separation in case the I can an early release from the Navy to do the Blue to Green program? Thank you
P.S. I did graduate from a special program school that required physical standards above Navy requirements and I am medically eligible for SEAL, SWCC, EOD if that has anything to do with my possible RE code?
admin answers:
Every period of service has individual RE Codes and Characterizations of Discharge. They will look at the most recent. However, I SERIOUSLY caution you. If you want to stay in the Military right now, stay in the Navy, or do a short extension until the Army is hurting again for numbers. EVERYONE is overstrengthed and no Active Component right now is really taking any prior service. If you move around too much, you will end up with nothing.
Linda asks…
Can I join the army even with a crap immune system? Advice/Opinions please?
Hey. So, my life’s ambition has pretty much been to join the U.S. Armed Forces, specifically the army. People have tried to talk me out of it, probably because I’m a chick and all, but I’ve done a lot of research on it, and I want to enlist as soon as I finish up my bachelor’s. I’ve read up on basic training and I think I’m pretty well qualified (disciplined, great shape, can stand still for a really long time, lol). The only thing I’m worried about is the fact that I have a really crappy immune system.
I don’t know whether or not I meet the army’s standard for physical fitness in terms of the stuff about being, “Free of medical conditions or physical defects that would require excessive time lost from duty or would likely result in separation from the Service for medical unfitness”. There’s nothing technically wrong with me. I just get sick a lot and take longer to recover (and I do mean sick, like, the flu/upper respiratory stuff, not just a headache). I don’t do anything special for it, just take a lot of vitamin C and use a lot of hand sanitizer, but I’ve been hospitalized with pneumonia and bronchitis a few times. I’ve read that everybody gets kind of sick in basic training, so I figure I’m bound to. I don’t want to get really behind in training and/or be a liability later in my military career.
Is this likely to matter? This aside, I really think I could become a good soldier. I don’t have any kind of record, I’m a hard worker, I’m fairly athletic, I’ll have a BS in civil engineering and I really want to serve my country. Should I talk to a recruiter anyway? Is this likely to be an issue? Sorry I wrote so much, but this is really important to me. Thanks in advance.
admin answers:
No.
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