Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Rode in today!

Doctor gave me a thumbs up to jump on the bike so I rode in today for the first time since early October. I start physical therapy tomorrow. Probably be doing that for awhile. Surgery is still not off the table, but for now it's a wait-and-see approach to see if the disc settles down enough so that it doesn't hamper my everyday life. Once you blow a disc, it doesn't go back to normal, just a matter of how much discomfort you're in.

I still have numbness in my thumb and arm, but I can live with that if need be.

Being on the bike doesn't hurt it hardly at all. I'm gonna have to flip the stem back over so the bar is a little higher and closer. But it's good to be back riding again and getting some exercise.

4 comments:

gravy said...

You picked the first hard freeze of the fall to head out?

You are all hard core!

I shall call you Tanker-Bell!

nicol said...

Yay! You rode in!

kevin said...

That's funny, Gravy. Yeah, it was a wee bit nipply out there -- according to Die Ideen.

Are you guys still riding on Wednesdays? I'm not up for a road ride, but could do a trail ride for some coffee or food.

Bob K said...

I'm going to ride Wednesday night - I'll probaby do the regular road ride (although I wouldn't mind taking my hybrid out on the Jamaica if people want to do that) I would definitely be up for going afterwards for food and drink.