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The Israel/Gaza Situation Has Me Broken

Ignore if you hate this topic. I avoid social media, and I'd rather rant here than the hellhole that is Twitter
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34 weeks
Already on Step 4

Check this out if you have zero clue what I'm talking about haha.
Did bodyweight squats in front of my physical therapist, and they were good!! Super smooth, great range of motion, and zero tightness for the first few sets. This puts me on step 4 out of 5.
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37 weeks
Plan to Cross the Finish Line

Gameplan my physical therapist and I made to overcome my joint issues once and for all. I'd say I'm 90% there, so here is the plan for the last 10%. Primary remaining issue is the left hip weakness causing me to shift much of my weight onto the right hip, which also causes my entire trunk/upper body to twist to compensate for the lean. This messes up my shoulder blade movement as well, leading to
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47 weeks
Can Almost See the Light at the End of the Tunnel

After almost a full decade of pain affecting my waking hours, sleep, ability to exercise, and ability to just have fun, I'm almost done!!!!
I define me being done as: Being able to exercise, sleep, stand, sit, lie down, and walk with no pain, instability, or unevenness. It's hard to put a number on a goal like this, but I'd say I'm 85% there.
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69 weeks
Almost Done Beating Genetics

Ughhhhhh why can't I be 100% done, though
Alright, so despite basically every joint having issues at first, I can minimize the major starting issues to:
- Right hip tear + instability
- Left hip tear + instability
- Left shoulder instability
- Right shoulder instability
The two bolded ones were the biggest issues. As of now, I have:
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Aug

31st

2023

Already on Step 4 · 6:00am Aug 31st, 2023

Check this out if you have zero clue what I'm talking about haha.

Did bodyweight squats in front of my physical therapist, and they were good!! Super smooth, great range of motion, and zero tightness for the first few sets. This puts me on step 4 out of 5.

But step 4 is going to be LOOOOOOOONG. The main issue is that my left hip is still too weak to progress further, and my PT said it'll take 3 - 6 months at least!! Technically, I'm still not 100% at doing the exercises for steps 1 and 2... but I'm way further than I was a few months ago. It's really just one giant step: Get the left hip strong via properly done clamshells and monster walks. I just divided them to have little goalposts along the way.

I know I'm supposed to be patient, but to speed run this process, I've been doing PT like 3 - 6 times a day I've basically stopped lifting outside of some pushups occasionally because I need this issue fixed once and for all!! Now that I'm more pain-free, I've also taken a second job because why not? I have A LOT of professional experience to make up for due to lost time. I also considered a third job, but then decided against it. Maybe if I find the right position. They're per diem/part time by the way, obviously haha.

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