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My OG mend has started.

Slippery Stairs, slides into new locations. I didn't know it was a portable traveling event.
Much like that Red Bull soapbox derby,
Two shows east coast beaches were featured, while I was waiting for '25 Winter X-Games,
Highlights, knuckhucking first up,
 

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To clear up the confusion, there are three variations:
990 Duke
990 Duke R
990 Duke RCR.

Budman is getting the 990 Duke R.
 
I like it DU CAT & DUK R
 
I had to look it up

The KTM 990 Duke R is the high-performance "R" version of KTM's middleweight naked bike, offering enhanced power (around 130 PS from its 947cc parallel-twin engine), sharper ergonomics, and upgraded WP APEX suspension, building on the standard 990 Duke with more track-focused features like better electronics and a more aggressive setup for street and track performance. It's designed to be the ultimate middleweight naked, delivering a true "R" model experience with more aggressive intent than the standard Duke, featuring customizable ride modes and advanced components.
 
Yeah... After chasing Lonster and plangray on their 890's I knew I wanted a lighter bike.
The Multi worked me to keep up. Big time. Leg cramps bit me that night from all the pushing on the tank and pegs.

I do need to find that Lonster dude again when I can ride it. :teeth

On the OG mend side, this has been the best day so far by far. Warmer weather perhaps... but soon as I got up the pain was not showing much. I did do an awesome workout last night and after 3 days of feeling weak and old it shot my mental state way up.

Just finished a PT session and the pain was also much less. Nice slow deliberate squats felt awesome as typically the right quad will shake until about rep 10 of 20. Today zero... solid. :thumbup

And I just walked caneless without a limp. Slow and meticulous, but another feel good deal.
All of a sudden I feel like I will be able to ride in 4 - 6 more weeks.
 
budman said:
I feel like I will be able to ride in 4 - 6 more weeks.
Click to expand...
hell yes. target acquired. keep looking where you want to go (4 weeks). that is before end of february!
 
PT this AM has added even more focus.

Had a good session and also got them to get me back to two visits per week.
Found that my hip stretching is paying off, but the hamstring is the suck and I have been assigned duty to add that to my daily routine. Given how tight it is I totally get it. Holy shit.

I went from not great to shit in the 3 months. :(

Some other things I am to start adding resistance bands. Sort of a hassle, but doable.

Getting up / down the stairs is getting a bit better. The cold weather took a toll on where I felt I was and that sucked, but that corner is turned and I am doing better in movement and pain.

Could have been a bit of alcohol affecting it too as I had two days of NFL football and had a couple pops each day. Thinking that should continue to be restricted so... OK. :( Exception Seattle vs. 9ers. :teeth

I am doing well with my own PT. In particular at night when I get home.

Last night.
20 minutes on the bike.
300 Rows. (100 x 3)
120 curl's ( 6 x 20)
1/2 hr of all the various leg exercises. Doubling down on squats and tripling down on calf raises.
Then hit the bed and do the hip and bootie specific stuff where I need to be horizontal.

So about an hour in total. My leg was toast when completed.

In the house the news is the shower chair is gone. Mrs. Proactive removed it.
I am thinking that is a good thing as I am getting closer to heading back to my real bedroom.
I figure in two weeks I will sleep in my own bed for the first time in 4 months. :facepalm

Just got to keep on it... work to be done.
 
Damn stairmonster! Mr Budman hang in there. Peeked at yer latest xray vision and yup, that’s a lot. I learned from driving my friend to his appointments. He had similar skiing related breaks but they just nailed the upper femur smaller neck break and dragged back the bit to nail below it. Your big femur crack was in the area they needed to secure that bit. Looks like they had no choice but to leave it.That bit is the lesser trochanter/lower attachment of the iliopsoas muscle, a big deal for movement and throwing a leg over. His PT was rough. It oughta harden eventually, easy on the ab work. N cut yerself some slack, it is still winter anyway.
 
Thanks.

I was just lamenting that I have been fighting off depression. Living in basement sucks.
The Mrs is starting to get frustrated with me. Getting called old and broken hurt but in ways I deserved it because I did hit the AFM Banquest and got properly lit which upset her greatly.

I have decided no more alcohol until I can ride and feel good. It does add to the inflammation of the leg and her temperament :laughing

PT today went surprisingly well. I took yesterday off mostly.

I did not expect to be fricking barely walking after 4 months.
Saw a friend who broke his fibula 6 weeks ago yesterday and he is walking without any assistance. Walked into my office like a rock star.

I have added the Tai Chi marching and walking backwards to the PT stuff.
Some good resistance exercises today did spark a little hope.

Knowing I will go home today and end up in bed by 7:30 doing my horizontal PT exercises and just repeat another boring day tomorrow and Thursday and :blah is not fun.

My arthritic shoulders are sure fucking with my sleep cycle. I am sure that is not helping.
 
Alcohol definitely increases the inflammation/arthritis... by a lot! And it most definitely slows down the healing process.
I quit drinking for over 5 year's and I was in great shape and I slept so good every night (no waking up in pain). I need to stop again, but so far I have not been able to do it (it's diabolical stuff).
Also keep in mind that you can over do it with the rehab, and then it becomes counterproductive. I'm not saying you are, but proper recovery time is always something to consider. You'll get there. :thumbup
 
I did not know on the arithritis. Good to know. I blame weekend libation and all consumption on the NFL and AFM. :laughing

Maybe this is the moment where zero booze is the new world order for me. :afm199
 
I don't consider myself to have drinking problem (these days). I rarely have more than 2 or 3 drinks... but it's pretty much every night. I think every part of my life was better when I wasn't drinking at all... but it's so hard to stop. I'm considering trading alcohol for weed at the end of the month. One or the other seems like a reasonable trade. I know I can quit, because I have... but it's really fucking hard to pull that trigger.
 
I know for me when I consume alcohol nightly I hurt daily. I’ve pretty much stopped except an early evening cocktail or g lol ass of C wine with a good supper once a week.
I know that the fractured pelvis and vertebra from my ‘08 unfortunate incident have never healed properly. The lump makes everything worse. The bum leg is a real confidence killer.


Back to *%€#}*** stairs, 3 shallow carpeted stairs on B the boat, I skied down them yesterday and now back and neck are yoinked!

Solidarity! Ban stairs!
 
I'll be treading very lightly on stairs for the rest of this year. I've had a few close calls on the ones at work while trying to update my mission thread. No more multitasking.
 
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