Who is that? Might it be Trinity, entering the Matrix? Or is it me, dressed up as Trinity, checking my voicemail? I can't decide....

Yeah, I randomly decided to be Trinity after looking in the Halloween store here in Jackson. It is so much fun! I even bought a Nerf gun, which I used to shoot anyone that annoyed me....or just anyone. I went so far as to wear it to class today. Man, that was a blast. I shot Coach Turner, who was wearing a hat with a big blue fish on it. I definitely got some looks as I walked down the halls and sidewalks.

I thought y'all would like some more information on compartment syndrome, since not a lot of people have even heard of it:

Compartment syndrome is a painful condition that results when pressure within the muscles builds to dangerous levels. This prevents nourishment from reaching nerve and muscle cells. Muscle groups in the arms, hands, legs, feet and buttocks can be affected. Within these muscle groups are nerves and blood vessels. They are covered by tough membrane (fascia), which does not readily expand. The whole unit is called a compartment. If pressure within the compartment gets too high (for example, from too much swelling or bleeding after surgery or injury), it can damage blood vessels and nerve and muscle cells.
Compartment syndrome can be either acute or chronic. Acute compartment syndrome is a medical emergency. Without treatment, it can lead to paralysis, loss of limb or death. Chronic compartment syndrome is not a medical emergency.....
Chronic compartment syndrome: Chronic compartment syndrome is characterized by pain and swelling caused by exercise. It can be a significant problem for an athlete. It gets better when you rest. It usually occurs in the leg. It is occasionally accompanied by numbness or difficulty in moving the foot. Symptoms dissipate quickly when activity stops. Compartment pressures may remain elevated for some time afterwards.
Symptoms
A combination of signs and symptoms characterize compartment syndrome. The classic sign of acute compartment syndrome is pain, especially when the muscle is stretched.
The pain may be intensely out of proportion to the injury, especially if no bone is broken.
There may also be a tingling or burning sensation (paresthesias) in the muscle.
The muscle may feel tight or full.
If the area becomes numb or paralysis sets in, cell death has begun and efforts to lower the pressure in the compartment may not be successful in restoring function.
Treatment
See your doctor right away if there is concern about the development of compartment syndrome. He or she has instruments that measure the compartment pressure. The doctor uses the result to determine if you have compartment syndrome and whether you need surgery.
To diagnose chronic compartment syndrome, the doctor must rule out other conditions that could also cause pain in the lower leg. These may include stress fractures of the shinbone (tibia) and tendinitis. To diagnose chronic compartment syndrome, the physician measures the intramuscular pressure before exercise, one minute after exercise, and five minutes after exercise. If pressures remain high, you have chronic compartment syndrome. Non-surgical treatment is usually effective for this condition. This includes:
Avoiding doing activities that cause pain and swelling
Applying ice and elevating the limb slightly
Taking aspirin or ibuprofen to reduce inflammation
Do not wrap the leg because this will increase the pressure and aggravate the condition. Ask your doctor if cross-training with low-impact activities is OK as long as symptoms do not return. Surgical release may be needed if conservative treatment is ineffective.
Treatment Options: Surgical
If surgery is required to relieve the pressure, the physician will make an incision and cut open the skin and fascia covering the affected compartment. This allows excess fluids to drain, reducing the pressure in the compartment. The incision is surgically repaired when swelling recedes. Sometimes a skin graft may be needed. (http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=287&topcategory=About+Orthopaedics)

There you go...it's not a common thing. It's just my fate that I would get some weird condition that I've never heard of. I'm weird and complicated anyway; why not add compartment syndrome? It's chronic compartment syndrome instead of acute, so that's better. God is teaching me a lesson through all of this; I just pray I catch it instead of getting caught up in the dark side of it.

As indicated by the above title, I am Daron, and I am random. There's no telling what I'll put on here, but I can guarantee that it won't always make sense to everyone...including myself. I'm not sure why I decided to do this; I do like to write out my thoughts.
It has been quite an eventful week, and it's just halfway over. One of my friends is engaged, I found out that I have compartment syndrome in my calves, the soccer season is over, and my grandmother was going to have surgery, but it was cancelled. Crazy stuff. I'm sad that my first season of college soccer is over, but I finally get to rest. I, hopefully, have three more years of college soccer. I didn't get the most out of my first year; my calves wouldn't allow it. I have to admit that I let it slow me down more than I should have. Now I have to rest and do nothing for two months. That's not going to be easy. At least the season is over. When I was out for two weeks during the season, it was so difficult. It was so frustrating to sit on the bench and watch the game, not being able to play. It was frustrating when I did play, because I couldn't play at the level I know I am capable of. There were several times where I felt like I just didn't even want to try. I had a terrible attitude. I just wanted to play without feeling the pain in my calves; I wanted to get taken out of the game because I was tired, not because I couldn't stand the pain. Besides all that, I felt like I was hurting the rest of the team. I felt like I wasn't helping anyone a lot of the time. I wasn't where I needed to be, and I was being lazy. Oh well. It's over now, and there's next year to contend with. If this two month resting period doesn't cause the compartment syndrome to dissipate, I'll have to have surgery. That would set me back in the spring.
Hopefully, if it does show up again, it will show up far before the season so that I can have the surgery and be ready to go for next year. I just don't want to deal with this stuff anymore. I know it is meant to be a learning experience; I just pray that I am a better person because of it. It's definitely shown me how much I want to play soccer. When I came back from being out for two weeks, I was so ecstatic to be playing again. It had been a long time since I got that excited about playing soccer. My first practice back I was tripped by one of the girls, and I hit the ground. You cannot understand how great that made me feel. When I saw the scrape on my elbow, I was even more overjoyed.
I think I've said enough for my first blog. I tend to rant a little, so I assure you that I will write way more than this frequently. Not only do I rant, but I also like to get very detailed about everything. That means that a simple story may take a good ten sentences that are unnecessary. The background of the story usually has to be laid, then every little thing that might or might not be related. Even now I am rambling.