My OG mend has started.

[budman]

I am not feeling sore at all really. The leg feels a bit limpy, but I dashed up the stairs with no cane this AM.

Shoulders a little tired maybe.. Headed to the gym to do upper body a little later. We will see if I am a little taxed or not, but right now I am pleasantly surprised.

 

[CDONA]

I was surprised how fast I dumped my cane,
I took it to the Rally, eased around Friday, by Sunday, it was stored away.

 

[cheez]

I am not feeling sore at all really. The leg feels a bit limpy, but I dashed up the stairs with no cane this AM.

Shoulders a little tired maybe.. Headed to the gym to do upper body a little later. We will see if I am a little taxed or not, but right now I am pleasantly surprised.

Yaaaaay!

 

[budman]

Gym went well. Honestly there were about 3 times where I said to myself "You have done a good job and after yesterdays effort you have done enough". Each time I convinced myself I am good and carried on. I finished the day smiling because the only downside was the leg muscle that lift the leg over the bike being tired (part of my PT stuff is knee raises) and when I did the Roman whatever's I got a weird cramp in my lats.. but just a bit.

I have decided to ride next weekend. Probably just chill on Saturday.. or keep the ride short but honestly when I set the rally schedule I thought by May 29th I would be totally good enough to ride.

It is not totally but I am ready. The Hoho Rally will be a bigger challenge I believe. 300 plus miles.. not that far out.

Ya know for an old guy I think I have done a pretty damn good job coming back.

 

[ST Guy]

Yes, you have.

 

[greenmonster]

Such a positive report. It would be fun to look back at some of your early posts where recovery seemed so distant. Now you're reaching the top of the mountain.

 

[ThumperX]

arty

 

[Lonster]

Gym went well

Ya know for an old guy I think I have done a pretty damn good job coming back.

I think that you might be under-selling your recovery efforts.
We would all be so lucky to have made as much progress as you have made.
You make a pretty good role model.
Keep On Truckin!

 

[ST Guy]

And perhaps you might take a small amount of solace in the fact that you don’t have severely deformed hands as many arthritis sufferers do. I have a relative with severe arthritis who can barely hold a fork or spoon, can’t type and whose major accomplishment was using a walker to take one lap around his home.