Warning - Not For the Squeemish

Why? As some of you know, I used to do many different forms of martial arts. One day, my master, decided he was going to teach us all some potent Judo throws. Much of the throws look brutal because they are. There is quite a bit of hip and locking joint maneuvers. One in particular, was a defensive throw. It required someone to attack you, evading their attack and locking their elbows together. You use their momentum to finish the throw by adding force in a twisting motion on their joints.

I'd been 'professionally' falling and knew how to break my falls, but this was entirely new and caught me off guard. I landed on my shoulder and neck instead of flipping all the way to my back. Something popped and the initial pain misguided my mind as to the location of the injury. At first, I thought I had broken my collar bone. Then, my back started hurting real bad in unison with my shoulder. Turns out, I had torn my trapezius pretty bad. I was out for six weeks after that and was sore for months beyond.

Lipoma is a deposit of fat cells on someone's body. There is no known cause as to why they appear, some say it is genetic, some say it has to do with trauma of some sort. Mine would fall in the latter. Normally, they are encapsulated and a small incision is only necessary to pop them out. Mine however, because of the massive scar tissue, was rooted in multiple new muscle growths and took quite awhile to remove. The typical 30 minute procedure lasted almost two hours of cutting and scraping around in my back.

My back is crazy sore. This was taken just a little while ago before redressing the wound. Can see the wicked bruise up there and believe me - it takes A LOT for me to get bruised. What drives me the most nuts though is not the discomfort trying to sleep (which I got none, just tossed and turned), is how itchy it is. OMG it's so frig'n itchy. And scratching it is not a viable option because one, the shit hurts. Second, it's in a spot that I can barely reach!

It'll take a bit to heal, I get the stitches out in a few weeks. You'll notice they are actual guaged twine stitches instead of those dissipation ones they normally use. I requested those knowing I have some rough little princesses that may add to the pain and healing process. But I'm ok, no worries. STeeM oN my peoples!