Day 004: Limp Wrist

I think my original wrist injury that set me into a spiral of not getting in better shape is starting to creep up again. As any of you who talked to me with any degree of regularity well know, I dealt with a pretty nasty case of de Quervain's tenosynovitis for 2-3 months last winter. I dealt with it and continued to exercise for the first month (which was a terrible idea as it turns out). I went on a non steroidal anti-inflammatory for the next month. Finally I saw a hand specialist and got a cortisone shot which basically fixed me in a week. I was back to lifting pain free.

A PT guy that goes to my gym was looking at my wrist a few weeks ago and he pointed out I have a pretty bitchin ganglion cyst right where I had the tendonitis. From what he said as long as it's pain free it's not a big deal. Here he is, kind of hard to see:

Welp, I think I pissed off that tendon again, because now I'm getting some tightness at night, no pain yet though. I think the cyst gives me essentially zero margin for error on irritating that sheath tendon thing. So even if I strain it mildly, it's going to start rubbing against the other tendons, and then they're gonna get inflamed and it will be a shitshow again. From what I understand draining these cysts aren't trivial so they usually remove them surgically, which is kind of a bummer because I don't want to any any more time off from lifting.

I dunno, I'm going to keep an eye on it, I may talk to Dr. Stirrat next week and see what he thinks. Cardio today so nothing too exciting there. Planning on having chicken and broccoli for dinner. There's a good chance I'm going to be socializing tonight so I need to summon all the will power I have. Planned cheat meal tomorrow night.

Diet

Breakfast:

1/2 cup raw oats

1 cup unsweetened almond milk

1/2 cup blueberries
6oz nonfat greek yogurt

Lunch:

Salad from Lambert's. Spinach, mixed greens, peppers, onions, chicken, feta, broccoli, strawberries, black beans. No dressing. Pretty pleased with this one.

Dinner: Dinner was a disaster. Lots of beer with my neighbors and then out at The Yardhouse. Split an order of the chicken nachos there (which were delightful). Came home had a drunk bowl of my room mate's cereal and some saltines.

Workout
40 minutes elliptical