Archive for: February 2007

Well, I finally gave in and went to see the Doctor. For those that don’t know me personally, I got injured in Iraq when some lucky insurgent dropped a mortar round into our ammunition area. As it happens, most of my Platoon and I were standing outside on the landing and were watching the festivities as crass as that sounds. Hey, I am a Soldier and that sort of stuff is cool to me.

Anyway, a huge explosion lit up the sky and a enormous concussion wave blew me across the room and landed me on my back on top of a storage container. Yes, it hurt like hell. I almost blacked out and was drug from the room by one of my Soldiers. Eventually, I was carried down to the command post and trucked to the medics where I was given morphine (wow, it’s really good) and evaluated. Soon thereafter, I was allowed to go back to my barracks with the advice to stay off my feet for a few days and stay out of body armor. Yeah right, where did they think I was?

Zooming back to present… Like I said, I went to the medics recently. I finally gave in to the pain in my back and got help. I was told that I have something or other like “Spinal Compression” and I needed Chiropractic and Physical therapy and to lay off the physical training for awhile. Yeah, right. I am a Platoon Sergeant and have to lead my men. You can’t lead gunfighters if you aren’t a gunfighter.

So, I turn to my good friend and student, Matt Munson for help. Matt and Pam Munson run Crossfit Champions over near Houston, Texas. Matt hooks me up with some advice and some CrossFit therapy of his own. I plan to post my pain and improvement as I go. Stay tuned…