Climbing High
After 4 months off I've returned to rock climbing, the first time since my breast augmentation. Knowing how weak, and sometimes uncomfortable, my pectoral muscles are I expected a fustrating, short night. I started off very low intensity and felt better than expected. This prompted me to keep increasing the difficulty/intensity level. Back before hormones and transition I used to climb comfortably at 5.10. After hormones, transition, and 20 months off I returned to climbing, able to comfortably climb in the 5.7-5.8 range. I had improved to being able to climb some 5.9's when I quit again for my surgeries. Yesterday the hardest I attempted was 5.7. I am far weaker than ever but not as bad as I thought I might be and the pecs didn't feel as uncomfortable as I anticipated, a pleasant surprise. My arms and legs are really sore today and I skipped my morning bike ride. I'll get back to that tomorrow. I plan to climb again next week. This would be the first time I've climbed on consecutive weeks in several years. It feels great to be climbing again!
posted by Nicole Thomas at
9:59 AM
2 Comments:
Glad to hear you were able to continue climbing after the BA. I'm an avid climber who had surgery 3 weeks ago and am itching to get back on the rocks. I've found no info online about how long to wait before resuming climbing or what the potential risks would be. Any advice??
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Anonymous, at 12/30/2007 11:37 AM
First and foremost, you need to listen to your body. I was sore for quite a while and couldn't even think about restarting climbing. Did you ask your surgeon about how long to wait?
I think if you start too soon there might be the risk of the implant shifting out of position. With any BA there's a risk of losing the separation between the capsules above the breast bone. With the stress and forces of climbing I'm sure this risk is increased. Again, your surgeon can help you make an informed decision.
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Nicole Thomas, at 12/30/2007 9:12 PM
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