Have you ever heard of someone tearing their stomach muscle? Yeah...I did not think so....But you know what? I have done it and it was the longest, most painful recovery of my life.
It was in...I guess 2009. I was skating on the ice learning a new ice dance (Skate Canada Test...Canasta). But the arena I was at, had a lot of holes in them and at one point I tripped into the hole and fell hard onto my stomach. I blacked out and honestly don't remember much of what happened that day.
Now, I remember going almost a week with no pain. But I continued skating and gym class. It was a Monday night I was trying to stand up and it kept feeling like my stomach was ripping. I was seeing stars it hurt so bad.
This became the start of my medical problems. I saw dozens of doctors and nobody really knew what I had. I was being treated for many things...until a year later it finally hit me, the pain started at the same time I fell on my stomach.
So the doctor I was with at the time did a physical evaluation and I blacked out when he made me do a sit-up. That exact moment I was diagnosed with a torn stomach muscle.
I was off the ice for four months, and not allowed to jump for two years after that. It was a long process and it hurt badly. To this day I still cannot wear jeans for long (unless they are maternity jeans). But if you fall hard enough on your stomach...you can tear it.
It was in...I guess 2009. I was skating on the ice learning a new ice dance (Skate Canada Test...Canasta). But the arena I was at, had a lot of holes in them and at one point I tripped into the hole and fell hard onto my stomach. I blacked out and honestly don't remember much of what happened that day.
Now, I remember going almost a week with no pain. But I continued skating and gym class. It was a Monday night I was trying to stand up and it kept feeling like my stomach was ripping. I was seeing stars it hurt so bad.
This became the start of my medical problems. I saw dozens of doctors and nobody really knew what I had. I was being treated for many things...until a year later it finally hit me, the pain started at the same time I fell on my stomach.
So the doctor I was with at the time did a physical evaluation and I blacked out when he made me do a sit-up. That exact moment I was diagnosed with a torn stomach muscle.
I was off the ice for four months, and not allowed to jump for two years after that. It was a long process and it hurt badly. To this day I still cannot wear jeans for long (unless they are maternity jeans). But if you fall hard enough on your stomach...you can tear it.