OK. So its a bit longwinded this one. I have a benign DNET brain tumour. I found out when I had a seizure five months ago (no seizures since). Doctor said it might be years old, might be new and they probably won't operate.
I'm 16 and have wanted to play rugby for a while, and when I finally decided I was gonna start the seizure happened. Now the doctor told me that he reckons getting hit hard might cause more seizures, but he's not sure, and he said that he expected me to have regular seizures (maybe monthly) but he wasn't sure.
Since the initial seizure though (which was a result of hitting my pelvis really hard) I haven't had any. I gave up on rugby after I was told no contact sports, ever (boxing was my other favourite hobby ironically) but now that I am 5 months in without one I am beginning to wonder if it might be nothing to do with my brain tumour. Thing is I did a 50 mile cycle ride the day before the seizure happened (longest distance I have ever done) and one of the doctor said it also could of just been caused by my body being too tired and unable to cope with the blow to my pelvis.
Because of this I've decided im gonna start training for rugby again. Maybe I shouldn't but I want to do it more than anything right now. Doctor told me I can play football if I want (eww) but I wanna play rugby and there still is a chance I might be able to. So my mind is set on that.
Thing is my parents would never let me join a club now, so I am gonna have to train on my own or with a mate when I can borrow one. I can do the conditioning part of that, sprints, fartleks, lifting, etc. But there is a distinct problem here when it comes to rugby skills. On my own, I can't practice passes properly, can't practice catches and I won't be able to practice important things like rucks and lineouts. So I wanted to get some advice on what I should do to practice that.
Any advice or tips would be great. I generally play a loose head prop by the way if it helps.
I'm 16 and have wanted to play rugby for a while, and when I finally decided I was gonna start the seizure happened. Now the doctor told me that he reckons getting hit hard might cause more seizures, but he's not sure, and he said that he expected me to have regular seizures (maybe monthly) but he wasn't sure.
Since the initial seizure though (which was a result of hitting my pelvis really hard) I haven't had any. I gave up on rugby after I was told no contact sports, ever (boxing was my other favourite hobby ironically) but now that I am 5 months in without one I am beginning to wonder if it might be nothing to do with my brain tumour. Thing is I did a 50 mile cycle ride the day before the seizure happened (longest distance I have ever done) and one of the doctor said it also could of just been caused by my body being too tired and unable to cope with the blow to my pelvis.
Because of this I've decided im gonna start training for rugby again. Maybe I shouldn't but I want to do it more than anything right now. Doctor told me I can play football if I want (eww) but I wanna play rugby and there still is a chance I might be able to. So my mind is set on that.
Thing is my parents would never let me join a club now, so I am gonna have to train on my own or with a mate when I can borrow one. I can do the conditioning part of that, sprints, fartleks, lifting, etc. But there is a distinct problem here when it comes to rugby skills. On my own, I can't practice passes properly, can't practice catches and I won't be able to practice important things like rucks and lineouts. So I wanted to get some advice on what I should do to practice that.
Any advice or tips would be great. I generally play a loose head prop by the way if it helps.