My darling hubby was taken to Melbourne by ambulance Friday night. He had a huge swollen, black eye for a couple of days and when, after taking antibiotics, it spread to his other eye we decided to go to emergency. He’d put up with it for 3 days thinking it was an allergy. They took blood tests, a CT scan, and immediately organised an ambulance for Melbourne. He couldn’t fly as it would have been too dangerous. The neurosurgeons and ENT specialists in Melbourne found an abscess behind his eye, which had receded back into some dangerous territory. This comes only 3 months after having surgery to remove a tennis ball sized cyst from the same side sinus. They drained the abscess through his old scar using only a local anaesthetic, but, decided it best they do surgery as well to make sure they got it all, and to cut out his polyps that already have grown back. So last night he had the abscess and polyps removed via the scar from his last surgery. I spoke with him this morning and he is recovering well. Hopefully he will be home in a few days time. As you can imagine it’s been very traumatic again but thankfully it was all over and done with very quickly. I sincerely thank all my friends who emailed or texted to pass on their good wishes.
To the gym.
I have been following a new program for the past week – I love it. It’s been a bit disjointed as it involves dynamic warm ups and lots of different exercises I’ve not done before. Lumberjack squats, corner BB Press and Row, Single Leg Romanian Deadlift, Thrusters!!, etc. So, I have lots of notes and things with me while performing my workouts. I’m even enjoying the cardio! I have some 60 min sessions, some 35 mins – low intensity. I also have two high intensity cardio sessions per week. Today I did the sprinting workout – wowee, let’s say I haven’t sprinted for some time (not proper fair dinkum sprints) and it was tough but great! I did 60 mins of low/moderate intensity at the gym this morning, as well as abs. Love my ab workout. In fact my entire resistance training is very core oriented. Oh, and I also have 6 mins of cardio sprints after every resistance workout. I’ve been having lots of spas this past week, and I do believe it’s helped me avoid some DOMS.
My food program is a little different, in that it’s higher in fat (olive oil, flax meal – love it!, walnuts, avocado, pumpkin seeds, egg yolks), has a LOT of veggies ie every meal (I’m not kidding), and smaller protein portions. My carbs are eaten around my training – I have a ‘special’ post training shake, and I even get some fruit. I’m gluten free, no oats which is a bit sad but not really missing them too much. It’s been difficult to eat all my meals so far, but it won’t take long for my metabolism catches up. I think it’s started today 
Funny story – gave Jodie a little birthday gift at the gym the other day. She pulled the gift out of the bag, followed by the card – then asked me if it was supposed to have writing on it WHOOPS!!!! I shopped for the card when I was sick, and promptly put it in the gift bag, then added my gift when I got home, put it on the table to give to her when I got over my sickness, and – forgot to write in the card!! How embarrassment. We had a good laugh about it. Hey it’s the thought that counts isn’t it??
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