Well that's me off my bike for a while

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Spoken with my gp this morning (telephone appointment) and my nerve pain meds have been upped considerably from 100mg three times a day to 300mg, 200mg, 300mg a day plus she has also stated I don't need to wait 4 hrs between doses of morphine, 3-4 hrs will be fine until the pain is more manageable.

One the good news front, my husband has brought in my road bike which I haven't seen since I put it away on the 4th November. I always clean and live my chain after each ride, but I hasn't expected the bike to be in great condition because it has been outside just under a bike cover since my back went. Amazingly there is not a spot of rust anywhere on anything. My husband thinks it dare not go rusty but I have to say I'm well impressed with the bike oil (finish ceramic something or other I think) I have been using. I doubt my mountain bike will be in such good condition!

 

[Shut Up Legs]

@SatNavSaysStraightOn : any update on the recumbent trike? You know we're all on tenterhooks, waiting for the photos (especially the ones of you on it, mobile again!).

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

@SatNavSaysStraightOn : any update on the recumbent trike? You know we're all on tenterhooks, waiting for the photos (especially the ones of you on it, mobile again!).

There is a possibility of it being delivered on Wednesday next week. Not written in stone yet but it is a case of watch this space!
And I see my consultant again on Thursday which is good news because there are some new symptoms which are worrying to say the least.

 

[Scoosh]

She/ He'll get a nice very big surprise when you ride in !

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

She/ He'll get a nice very big surprise when you ride in !

Think it will be a while before I can manage 10 miles each way sadly... But maybe just maybe my final appointment might be.... After all up until now I have always cycles to my severe asthma consultant appointments which he his exceptionally happy about and that was a 51 mile round trip!

 

[Stonechat]

There is a possibility of it being delivered on Wednesday next week. Not written in stone yet but it is a case of watch this space!
And I see my consultant again on Thursday which is good news because there are some new symptoms which are worrying to say the least.

I hope nothing bad, hardly dare ask, good like with trike and consultant

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

I hope nothing bad, hardly dare ask, good like with trike and consultant

Health there are a few worrying symptoms developing sadly.

Trike is looking good.

 

[Ganymede]

Health there are a few worrying symptoms developing sadly.

Trike is looking good.

Heavens, good luck with that SatNav, so many of us have our fingers crossed for you.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

good new and bad new today.

The bad news first. I fell (badly - I fall frequently but most are what I class as minor falls and I don't count them) again over the weekend and have been suffering with really bad back pain as a result. worse than normal. Sadly I have also woken this morning with pins and needles in my right foot which had gone after the surgery back in December. I also have a degree of numbness back in the foot as well. On the bright side it confirms that I was not imagining my right leg getting heavier and harder to control and sadly my ability to walk has been deteriorating. I had been managing 1.7 or 1.8km in the mornings, but now am struggling to manage 0.9km in the morning and less in the evenings. It confirms what I had thought - things are going down hill which I will need to speak about on Thursday with my consultant. I have no idea where we go from here, but I will spend the morning looking at both options that she has so far mentioned (total disk replacement and fusing the vertebrae). I have a feeling that at this appointment it would be useful to be more informed. Not great really. Thursday can't come soon enough right now.

On the Good News front, I have just heard from the guy (Kevin at D Tek) building my custom recumbent trike and the trike build in complete!
Now it just has to get from his shop to me!

 

[Glow worm]

good new and bad new today.

The bad news first. I fell (badly - I fall frequently but most are what I class as minor falls and I don't count them) again over the weekend and have been suffering with really bad back pain as a result. worse than normal. Sadly I have also woken this morning with pins and needles in my right foot which had gone after the surgery back in December. I also have a degree of numbness back in the foot as well. On the bright side it confirms that I was not imagining my right leg getting heavier and harder to control and sadly my ability to walk has been deteriorating. I had been managing 1.7 or 1.8km in the mornings, but now am struggling to manage 0.9km in the morning and less in the evenings. It confirms what I had thought - things are going down hill which I will need to speak about on Thursday with my consultant. I have no idea where we go from here, but I will spend the morning looking at both options that she has so far mentioned (total disk replacement and fusing the vertebrae). I have a feeling that at this appointment it would be useful to be more informed. Not great really. Thursday can't come soon enough right now.

On the Good News front, I have just heard from the guy (Kevin at D Tek) building my custom recumbent trike and the trike build in complete!
Now it just has to get from his shop to me!

Good luck for Thursday And I hope you will be happy with the outcome after working through the options. It does sound like there could be a way forward which is good after all you've been through. Hope you get the trike soon too!

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

It has been confirmed that Kevin is personally delivering the trike to me on Wednesday...

 

[ColinJ]

It does sound like you might be needing that further surgery. I hope the consultant can offer you some reassurance and a proposed solution on Thursday.

Let's hope that we will be geeting trike ride reports from you within a bearable timescale. Fingers crossed for you!

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

It does sound like you might be needing that further surgery. I hope the consultant can offer you some reassurance and a proposed solution on Thursday.

Let's hope that we will be geeting trike ride reports from you within a bearable timescale. Fingers crossed for you!

I'm hoping you will be reading one one Wednesday! can't say it will be far, or a long one but...

But yes, it does sound like further surgery is needed and soon by the sounds of things. It isn't feeling too go from my end and I know enough to know that things are not great and not going well. At least I was able to bring my appointment forward by 2 weeks. I just hope that nothing else "appears" in the way of symptoms before Thursday.

 

[ColinJ]

(Like for the trike, not the back problems!)

 

[Katherine]

Hope the pain settles soon.
Good luck for Thursday, especially with the research and discussion about which options are best for you.

Wednesday sounds very exciting, looking forward to reading all about it.