What’s up FLG family, Steve Jahelka here. This is the inaugural blog of many that will be keeping you up to date throughout the spring on my recovery from surgery.
I had surgery January 8th to completely repair my torn labrum and bicep tendon in my right shoulder, as well as the total detachment of the bicep tendon and reattachment in a more linear spot (a simplified version of otherwise boring and complicated medical terms). Since then, I have been on my quest to recovery, which has consisted of icing, squeezing a stress ball, watching a lot of movies, and trying to make a sling somewhat stylish.
Hopefully, through my journey on the road back to a complete recovery and, ultimately, the lacrosse field, you can use my experience as a guide when you suffer an injury or if you aren’t performing as well as you would like on the lacrosse field to stay positive. Being injured comes with the territory of being a competitive lacrosse player and, unfortunately, is the risk you run when you constantly put your body on the line day in and day out at practice and in games. But, injuries are by no means the end of the world. I am really excited to start recovering and challenge myself everyday to get healthier.
Keep hitting the wall and playing as much lax as you can with your buddies to prepare for the season. More blogs to come…
