I really appreciate the author posting their experience.
Just to add a little bit of my own experience. I had debilitating nerve pain as a result of surgery complications to the point where I could walk for a bit over a year.
It’s easy to fall into the trap of running from discomfort and making yourself more and more brittle in the process. At the same time it’s really easy to want to skip a few steps and try to jump back into the intensity level you are accustomed to. I think this even applies to coding. Before my surgeries, I could work for several hours straight and feel physically fine. Nowadays if I am physically static for such a long time, my nerve pain will come roaring back.
My main takeaways through all this are two relatively standard words of advice: “Movement is medicine” and that balance is key. Swimming, Pilates, yoga and build up towards more movement heavy lifestyle slowly got me to the point of walking and now being able to do 80% of what I once was able to again, but this time in a more sustainable way.
Just to add a little bit of my own experience. I had debilitating nerve pain as a result of surgery complications to the point where I could walk for a bit over a year.
It’s easy to fall into the trap of running from discomfort and making yourself more and more brittle in the process. At the same time it’s really easy to want to skip a few steps and try to jump back into the intensity level you are accustomed to. I think this even applies to coding. Before my surgeries, I could work for several hours straight and feel physically fine. Nowadays if I am physically static for such a long time, my nerve pain will come roaring back.
My main takeaways through all this are two relatively standard words of advice: “Movement is medicine” and that balance is key. Swimming, Pilates, yoga and build up towards more movement heavy lifestyle slowly got me to the point of walking and now being able to do 80% of what I once was able to again, but this time in a more sustainable way.