Got intrerested in health after having a very severe care of bacterial meningitis seven years ago. I was in a coma for a month with complete kidney and liver failure, multiple heart attacks and strokes, too many seizures to count, a couple brain aneurisms, third degree open sores on ten percent of my body, lost half a thumb etc....
how's this for bulking and cutting? in four days i went from 160 to 205, then over the next two weeks i went down to 115. I think I can safely claim the largest short term gains and losses on this site haha.
Anyways, after i got out of the coma (which they said I'd never do) and started having normal brain function again(also said would be impossible), the doctors told me I'd never walk again and never use my hands again (they were frozen stiff as a board- they would literally snap before being able to be pulled open). I lost 100% of the nerve sensation in my hands and feet, and remained on dialysis for months.
so after about two years of between 8 and 12 hours a day physical and occupational therapy, and i have no idea how many hundreds or likely into the thousands of times passing out/puking etc from pain, I am now in the best shape I've ever been in. My nerve function has returned 100%, my kidney counts are better than average, i have no serious physical limitations (although the half a thumb does impede hitchhiking a bit
oh yeah, and for the main doctor who said I'd never walk or use my hands again? thtree months later i got out of the wheelchair, took two steps, and managed to partially flip him off (with a smile, which he returned before i passed out).
so pardon me if i don't have a lot of patience for people who incessantly ***** and complain about the stupid little grievances in life, or claim it is too difficult to quit smoking or things like that.
and all you guys and gals, if i can reach the point i'm at now, ten you sure as hell can reach your goals too. the mind can overcome physical barriers of unimaginable proportions, you just gotta want it badly enough.
oh yeah, im 26, obsessed with music (now playing guitar and bass, thank you very much Dr. You'll-never-use-your-hands-again, enjoy long walks on the beach, especially if followed by some nighttime cardio
peace out y'all