I just re-read through all the posts in this thread (you guys are so cool!) and it seems like you all know me because the recurring advice was "don't push it!" I have a problem with that, wanting too much too soon. I think that is a common trait of us here on this board as Martial Artists. We are goal setting, driven people...
Ambition and drive are terrific servants but crummy masters, Jenas you realize, I think! They're great at getting us to new levels of achievement. But as soon as they start jeopardizing the achievements you've worked hard to earnas when they start tempting you to get back into action after an injury you haven't recovered fromit's time to turn the volume on them way down.
The waiting time only seems long for the duration; after you're back on your feet and back to normal, it quickly fades from memory. It's like ordinary pain: nasty while it's going on, but you forget the sensation very soon after it ebbs away... this too shall pass!