Well that's me off my bike for a while

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Thats a normal state for me in the bank account , although its kids not bikes that take all my cash .

that's all my savings and I don't have a job and can't work and am not entitled to anything off the state! it may take me a while to be able to afford anything again and my husband's birthday is also in March! He may well be paying for his own present - if he actually gives me any clue on what he would like, that is!

 

[cyberknight]

that's all my savings and I don't have a job and can't work and am not entitled to anything off the state! it may take me a while to be able to afford anything again and my husband's birthday is also in March! He may well be paying for his own present - if he actually gives me any clue on what he would like, that is!

You mean he will get a pressie ? I cant remember last time that happened ( in march too ) , and you had saving , whats that !

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

You mean he will get a pressie ? I cant remember last time that happened ( in march too ) , and you had saving , whats that !

he always gets a pressie... and always paid for with my own money (until this year that is... )

 

[roadrash]

I think the best prezzie he could get would be to see you on the trike

 

[cyberknight]

he always gets a pressie... and always paid for with my own money (until this year that is... )

Its ok im just avin a larf
Glad to see that it looks like your on the mend and heading back to pedal power

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

I think the best prezzie he could get would be to see you on the trike

that is actually possible. He is also taking the week off work - has to to get rid of his annual leave. We just haven't decided on the week before or the week after his birthday with it falling on a Sunday this year!

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Its ok im just avin a larf
Glad to see that it looks like your on the mend and heading back to pedal power

not sure about that... the remaining paralysis is not clearing and at the moment getting worse just marginally each day.
pedal power is about the only way I am going to see more than 500m away from the house. I walk twice a day (I think you may see that on strava) and am getting really bored with the same 2 walks which is all I have. my thoughts were if I can only manage 10 minutes cycling each way then it will at least get me slightly further afield and the recumbent position is roughly what I manage at the moment for sitting, at least a very laid back version if it is, so say only 5 mins each way... that is still further than I can walk and if I can extend that, I have some freedom back even if it is only just enough to get to the library or chemist by myself. currently I can't even get to the other end of our lane! I literally have not been more than 500m from my home (except for hospital visits in an ambulance) since this happened on the 5th November!

 

[cyberknight]

Bugger

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Bugger

put more politely that I would have done - but yes it is. I'm kind of resigning myself to being on crutches for life/long time/all of 2015 - that way anything else is an improvement/bonus!

I have also reached the conclusion that my trail riding/jumping days are over and I will probably sell my mtb... but it won't get much so it won't hurt to hold on to it for a while longer yet!

 

[Stonechat]

put more politely that I would have done - but yes it is. I'm kind of resigning myself to being on crutches for life/long time/all of 2015 - that way anything else is an improvement/bonus!

I have also reached the conclusion that my trail riding/jumping days are over and I will probably sell my mtb... but it won't get much so it won't hurt to hold on to it for a while longer yet!

Just hope that you are unduly pessimistic

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Just hope that you are unduly pessimistic

thank you and me too, but I have no made any progress since the 2nd week of January and that is 6-7 weeks now of no change to slightly worse not better and the longer it goes on that way, the less likely I am to recover sadly. It does not rule of very slow long term recovery over the matter of a couple of years but I've been here before sadly and set my hopes too high last time and found it very difficult to deal with not recovering. I also think it is the only way I can now deal with it. I know depression is setting in/starting (been there before) - I'm in tears too often, but I think sometimes it does me good to cry and get it out of my system...

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Sorry to hear that, @SatNavSaysStraightOn . I really hope the recumbent trike helps improve things for you.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

My oh has taken the rear wheel off my expedition bike (the one I tour on and went off around what turned out to only be Europe around but...) Along with the pedals and the barbag. We have cleared the double bed of sleeping bags, down duvets, rucksacks, tents etc and he has lain it down on the bed handlebars flat.

Covering it over with the sleeping bags and the likes reduced me to blubbering, in fact just writing this out is leaving me crying. I know I'm getting a new bike trike out of this but I guess I'm finding this rather harder than I hope. I've had some damn good times on that bike and just being unable to use her because I can't bloody balance on 2 legs let alone 2 wheels anymore is rather hard to bear right now.

I keep trying to tell myself it may not be permanent, but I'm so scared it is. He can't even high me for more than a minute because it hurts!

 

[Stonechat]

My oh has taken the rear wheel off my expedition bike (the one I tour on and went off around what turned out to only be Europe around but...) Along with the pedals and the barbag. We have cleared the double bed of sleeping bags, down duvets, rucksacks, tents etc and he has lain it down on the bed handlebars flat.

Covering it over with the sleeping bags and the likes reduced me to blubbering, in fact just writing this out is leaving me crying. I know I'm getting a new bike trike out of this but I guess I'm finding this rather harder than I hope. I've had some damn good times on that bike and just being unable to use her because I can't bloody balance on 2 legs let alone 2 wheels anymore is rather hard to bear right now.

I keep trying to tell myself it may not be permanent, but I'm so scared it is. He can't even high me for more than a minute because it hurts!

Really feel for you @SatNavSaysStraightOn

Somehow something like that makes it seems more final

 

[Katherine]

My oh has taken the rear wheel off my expedition bike (the one I tour on and went off around what turned out to only be Europe around but...) Along with the pedals and the barbag. We have cleared the double bed of sleeping bags, down duvets, rucksacks, tents etc and he has lain it down on the bed handlebars flat.

Covering it over with the sleeping bags and the likes reduced me to blubbering, in fact just writing this out is leaving me crying. I know I'm getting a new bike trike out of this but I guess I'm finding this rather harder than I hope. I've had some damn good times on that bike and just being unable to use her because I can't bloody balance on 2 legs let alone 2 wheels anymore is rather hard to bear right now.

I keep trying to tell myself it may not be permanent, but I'm so scared it is. He can't even high me for more than a minute because it hurts!

You're allowed to cry, it's obviously very hard to accept.
The wheel, and all it's history and the memories of the miles you did, is going to get you riding again.
Keep fighting!