Post a picture!Having collected my new bike (Giant Defy 0) on Tuesday I took it out for its first proper ride tonight. A bit drizzly and windy, and need to make a few little adjustments but thoroughly enjoyed it. A major step upwards from the mountain bike I was using before.
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Sounds unpleasant! Hope it's a reasonably quick and painless procedure and you are back on the bike soon.
GWS @Phoenix Lincs , I hope it gets sorted satisfactorily.
I think @Mo1959 will back me up here, whilst you do lose fitness its not quite as bad as you think, what took months/years to acquire when we started it will come back much quicker having had a lengthy lay off.Bit fed up
I've been hoping to get out since coming back from holiday, but I've been to the hospital twice with suspected DVT. Luckily, according to the scan, it appears to 'just' be a (large) 9cm x 3cm cyst from knee down the calf. I'm wearing compression garments (luckily that's part of my job) in order to reduce the swelling. Next stop, the GP for referral to orthopaedic specialist. Deep joy! Hope once I get the swelling down a bit I can ride again, but not sure I'll get much training done before the Harrogate sportive I've got planned in a couple of weeks. I need another scan next week to rule dvt out 100%.
Well done everybody on how well you're all doing. Hope I don't go back to square 1 when I rejoin you all x
Bit fed up
I've been hoping to get out since coming back from holiday, but I've been to the hospital twice with suspected DVT. Luckily, according to the scan, it appears to 'just' be a (large) 9cm x 3cm cyst from knee down the calf. I'm wearing compression garments (luckily that's part of my job) in order to reduce the swelling. Next stop, the GP for referral to orthopaedic specialist. Deep joy! Hope once I get the swelling down a bit I can ride again, but not sure I'll get much training done before the Harrogate sportive I've got planned in a couple of weeks
Well done everybody on how well you're all doing. Hope I don't go back to square 1 when I rejoin you all x
Not so good. I find the whole injury recovery thing a bit confusing. Surgeons telling you to be really careful and physios wanting to push you to do more??? The days I do more physio exercises I seem to actually feel worse. I worked at it quite hard yesterday and today I feel like I can't move the arm nearly as well.Ouch.... Just back from 1st physio session, also been told to stay off the bike till my knees and ligaments are fully healed as the rotation of my legs/knees will not help the recovery period......
my OH says the same thing about him cycling to work this week on the road bike (after 2 weeks on tour), yet I have found the road bike a doddle this week. He complains of being stiff and having no power (though still averages much faster speeds than I can even dream of) and I am fine, not stiff, and setting PB's all round. go figure!Not so good. I find the whole injury recovery thing a bit confusing. Surgeons telling you to be really careful and physios wanting to push you to do more??? The days I do more physio exercises I seem to actually feel worse. I worked at it quite hard yesterday and today I feel like I can't move the arm nearly as well.
Hope you are OKBit fed up
I've been hoping to get out since coming back from holiday, but I've been to the hospital twice with suspected DVT. Luckily, according to the scan, it appears to 'just' be a (large) 9cm x 3cm cyst from knee down the calf. I'm wearing compression garments (luckily that's part of my job) in order to reduce the swelling. Next stop, the GP for referral to orthopaedic specialist. Deep joy! Hope once I get the swelling down a bit I can ride again, but not sure I'll get much training done before the Harrogate sportive I've got planned in a couple of weeks
Well done everybody on how well you're all doing. Hope I don't go back to square 1 when I rejoin you all x
Yes I can relate to that, when Mrs Stonechat had her should op after busting should and ligament, physios were around next morning to move all the jpoints etc, she was in agony.Not so good. I find the whole injury recovery thing a bit confusing. Surgeons telling you to be really careful and physios wanting to push you to do more??? The days I do more physio exercises I seem to actually feel worse. I worked at it quite hard yesterday and today I feel like I can't move the arm nearly as well.
