I ruptured my Gastroc muscle in the Gym this afternoon, spent couple of hours in the A/E .Now on crutches
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Any medical people out there,if so ,how long will I be out of the Gym?
The nurse I seen today said weeks,could not get her to be more specific.
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see......that's why I don't go to the Gym........dangerous places!.......hope your Gastroc is better soon erinp 
awwww im not medical but heres a (((Hug))) hope your better soon
see......that's why I don't go to the Gym........dangerous places!.......hope your Gastroc is better soon erinp
the right name is gastronemius muscle,I actually heard it pop.
Cheers Baz/Tina.
Sorry to hear that Erin, hope it heals quickly
next time leave out the Asymetric Bars 
Ouch Erin, that sounds sore. No medical knowledge but have a hug.
see......that's why I don't go to the Gym........dangerous places!.......hope your Gastroc is better soon erinp
the right name is gastronemius muscle,I actually heard it pop.
Ouch..!
Poor you I hope you're not crocked for too long and that you're not in too much pain.
see......that's why I don't go to the Gym........dangerous places!.......hope your Gastroc is better soon erinp
the right name is gastronemius muscle,I actually heard it pop.
Is that something to do with the stomach? erinp?
Ouch. Sounds very painful.
I'm not medically qualified but don't try and rush back to the gym too soon.
Take is easy.
I have no idea what that muscle is 
but I hope you feel better soon
see......that's why I don't go to the Gym........dangerous places!.......hope your Gastroc is better soon erinp
the right name is gastronemius muscle,I actually heard it pop.
Is that something to do with the stomach? erinp?
With a name like that you'd think so. But according to Google it's in the calf.
That'll be a double ouch!
Blimey Erin! *Echoes what SB said* Hope you're well soon 
So do I - especially after reading your informative post, Lal. Rest seems to be the order of the day for poor Erin.
Cheers for the info . I was on the cross trainer when it happened.I have no idea what grade i am ,hope it's one.There is no way I can be out for several weeks.I will go nuts.
Poor erin - look after yourself xx
What were you doing at the time?!
You might be back in the swimming pool before the gym..Cheers for the info . I was on the cross trainer when it happened.I have no idea what grade i am ,hope it's one.There is no way I can be out for several weeks.I will go nuts.
It is what it is.......no rushing back before your time 
sorry to hear this no idea what it is but 'ave another 'ug
Cheers for the info . I was on the cross trainer when it happened.I have no idea what grade i am ,hope it's one.There is no way I can be out for several weeks.I will go nuts.
It is what it is.......no rushing back before your time
I know you are right,but gaining weight is a big problem for me.
Cheers for the info . I was on the cross trainer when it happened.I have no idea what grade i am ,hope it's one.There is no way I can be out for several weeks.I will go nuts.
It is what it is.......no rushing back before your time
I know you are right,but gaining weight is a big problem for me.
You won't gain weight, Erin because you won't be burning calories enough to make you hungry.
I ruptured my Gastroc muscle in the Gym this afternoon, spent couple of hours in the A/E .Now on crutches.
Any medical people out there,if so ,how long will I be out of the Gym?
The nurse I seen today said weeks,could not get her to be more specific.
How on earth did you do that? seriously I want to know. My OH is a keep fit FANATIC .......we have a bedroom full of gym equipment and he keeps urging me to join him.
This ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^is just ome of the reasons why I don't. Apart from the fact that I'm one lazy cow! I prefer it on here - I keep telling him that I have the fittest fingers known to man - WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT?
I ruptured my Gastroc muscle in the Gym this afternoon, spent couple of hours in the A/E .Now on crutches.
Any medical people out there,if so ,how long will I be out of the Gym?
The nurse I seen today said weeks,could not get her to be more specific.
How on earth did you do that? seriously I want to know. My OH is a keep fit FANATIC .......we have a bedroom full of gym equipment and he keeps urging me to join him.
This ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^is just ome of the reasons why I don't. Apart from the fact that I'm one lazy cow! I prefer it on here - I keep telling him that I have the fittest fingers known to man - WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT?
I was on the cross trainer , instead of my feet being flat ,i went on my tiptoes,pushed down and it just popped.
Cheers for the info . I was on the cross trainer when it happened.I have no idea what grade i am ,hope it's one.There is no way I can be out for several weeks.I will go nuts.
It is what it is.......no rushing back before your time
I know you are right,but gaining weight is a big problem for me.
no your Gastroc is a big problem for you right now, chill, and exercise the bits that you can, keep your chin up......and remember to warm up when all is well......xxxx
Cheers for the info . I was on the cross trainer when it happened.I have no idea what grade i am ,hope it's one.There is no way I can be out for several weeks.I will go nuts.
It is what it is.......no rushing back before your time
I know you are right,but gaining weight is a big problem for me.
no your Gastroc is a big problem for you right now, chill, and exercise the bits that you can, keep your chin up......and remember to warm up when all is well......xxxx
Will do ,cheers.
Don't worry, I was on crutches for 6 weeks a year or so ago, and I lost inches. Not because I couldn't get to the fridge, oh no. All that being disabled and having to push yourself up the stairs backwards on your hands and then using the crutches to get about is a great upper body workout. I was well in shape. Takes a lot of energy. People don't realise. Injured leg mass and strength took about another month or so to get back, but I had a fracture so I don't know whether it's quicker or slower for a muscle tear.
Don't worry, I was on crutches for 6 weeks a year or so ago, and I lost inches. Not because I couldn't get to the fridge, oh no. All that being disabled and having to push yourself up the stairs backwards on your hands and then using the crutches to get about is a great upper body workout. I was well in shape. Takes a lot of energy. People don't realise. Injured leg mass and strength took about another month or so to get back, but I had a fracture so I don't know whether it's quicker or slower for a muscle tear.
Feel better reading that ,I have been told to go up/down the stairs on my bottom.I have a downstairs washroom,but I will now use use the one upstairs.
Don't worry, I was on crutches for 6 weeks a year or so ago, and I lost inches. Not because I couldn't get to the fridge, oh no. All that being disabled and having to push yourself up the stairs backwards on your hands and then using the crutches to get about is a great upper body workout. I was well in shape. Takes a lot of energy. People don't realise. Injured leg mass and strength took about another month or so to get back, but I had a fracture so I don't know whether it's quicker or slower for a muscle tear.
Feel better reading that ,I have been told to go up/down the stairs on my bottom.I have a downstairs washroom,but I will now use use the one upstairs.
I can see your Biceps and Buttocks blossoming 
Blimmineck!! I'm wincing just reading about this
*puts some booze in it*
Ouch, erinp!
Erin, that sounds painful. You just have to take your time about getting back to the gym. I broke a nail on the exercise bike a while back and I have given myself 5 years to get back in the gym 
It will be difficult but I'll have to cope 
I hope you feel better soon and well enough to resume exercising
Blimmineck!! I'm wincing just reading about this
Me too, I'm also re-thinking my trip to the gym tonight 
ouch, bad luck!!
