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[vickster]

Oh dear, time to slow down a bit in poor light...with the benefit of hindsight

GWS

 

[The_Cycling_Scientist]

Oh dear, time to slow down a bit in poor light...with the benefit of hindsight

GWS

Was the last time I did a night ride without my newish cree light... With 5000 lumens to light my way it's spot the bumps 20yards away! Haha (when back on track) and ta muchly and you too

 

[Arjimlad]

I've been off the bike since last Wednesday when I spent an "interesting" afternoon & evening at the GP & in hospital having my nether regions sensitively examined. The GP seemed to think I might have needed an emergency operation but thankfully not.

A few days of antibiotics and a couple of days on ibuprofen too, and I am feeling fine now so hoping to ride to work tomorrow at long last.

I will ride for a mile or so this evening & see how I get on, first, though.

Hope everyone else is feeling better soon.

 

[vickster]

I saw the surgeon today, seemed happy with my knee. Although he thinks I am mad for wanting to cycle 100 miles with some hilly bit thrown in, he is ok with me getting back on the bike in a few weeks. He reckons knee should feel better in 5-6 weeks

I'm taking the advice I gave to @Glow worm upthread and am going to use my remaining post op physio sessions to see a cycling specific physio. Surgeon thinks this is a very good idea, with worn kneecaps, I need to reduce knee flexion as much as possible...hope I don't need a new bike to achieve this

I've also made an appointment to see a hand specialist about the tendonitis in my wrist - as I said to the knee chap, it's quite important to be able to brake comfortably!

 

[vickster]

And GWS @Arjimlad !

 

[The_Cycling_Scientist]

Fingers crossed the physio does the trick @vickster!
My verdict is back and thankfully no fractures just muscular so a couple of weeks of physio and I could be back on the saddle!

 

[vickster]

Well...I've just seen the specialist about my sore hand...which may not be wrist tendonitis after all...but an ulnar nerve entrapment...so I need to have an MRI and Nerve Conduction Studies to confirm (Bupa will love me even more ) . A slightly odd presentation apparently (well it would be wouldn't it ) but no marked motor issues as yet (apart from a slight weak pinky finger...better get down the gym lol )

Hopefully, easily resolved with some physio or it doesn't bode well for getting back on the bike...clucking bell

 

[raleighnut]

Well...I've just seen the specialist about my sore hand...which may not be wrist tendonitis after all...but an ulnar nerve entrapment...so I need to have an MRI and Nerve Conduction Studies to confirm (Bupa will love me even more ) . A slightly odd presentation apparently (well it would be wouldn't it ) but no marked motor issues as yet (apart from a slight weak pinky finger...better get down the gym lol )

Hopefully, easily resolved with some physio or it doesn't bode well for getting back on the bike...clucking bell

Hope some physio helps.

 

[vickster]

Hope some physio helps.

I need to get the tests done and the diagnosis confirmed before anything unfortunately

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Well...I've just seen the specialist about my sore hand...which may not be wrist tendonitis after all...but an ulnar nerve entrapment...so I need to have an MRI and Nerve Conduction Studies to confirm (Bupa will love me even more ) . A slightly odd presentation apparently (well it would be wouldn't it ) but no marked motor issues as yet (apart from a slight weak pinky finger...better get down the gym lol )

Hopefully, easily resolved with some physio or it doesn't bode well for getting back on the bike...clucking bell

if it is the ulnar nerve entrapment be prepare for the nerve conduction studies to be inconclusive. Mine were, yet I had lost most of the use of the little finger and some of the middle finger and it took an operation (successful) to release the nerve. I have some permanent loss of feeling and use in it more than the other finger, but you soon learn to live with it or find ways around the problem (like cyclocross levers for braking and kitchen aids for bottle openers and can openers...) even typing isn't too much of an issue if you touch type because I can still see what my finger has pressed rather than fully feeling what it has pressed if that makes sense.

Best wishes either way.

 

[vickster]

I'd be quite happy to be free of the pain when I pick up pillows or dry my hands! Bizarre

I do seem to have limited motor effects, hopefully we've caught it early. I see the specialist again in a fortnight

I don't touch type, I really only use that finger when doing CTRL +V/C ! It's my left arm and I'm right handed. It's also the same arm that had the tennis elbow repair, don't know if there's a link, that forearm has never been as strong

I really can't be having more surgery, or I might as well chuck in my job (and take the other one I was offered) !

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

I'd be quite happy to be free of the pain when I pick up pillows or dry my hands! Bizarre

hopefully they will achieve this for you without surgery. sadly I did need it, but it was worth it. All the issues I had with that arm were ulnar nerve related so I know rather too much about it and it being trapped. Mine still spasms now... one of the best things for helping the pain I have found is to open the hand up and use my right forearm to pull the little finger and thumb back together in line whilst they are spread out as wide as possible - hard to describe... having just done it, I find that my little finger is straight on the left hand, but actually over the right little finger which hooks around it and that the thumb is against the forearm... then press down with the right arm... it relieves it wonderfully and I can feel the hand cool down and often blood return to it as well.... works wonders for me!

I hope they can help you, I really do.

 

[Tojo]

Well...I've just seen the specialist about my sore hand...which may not be wrist tendonitis after all...but an ulnar nerve entrapment...so I need to have an MRI and Nerve Conduction Studies to confirm (Bupa will love me even more ) . A slightly odd presentation apparently (well it would be wouldn't it ) but no marked motor issues as yet (apart from a slight weak pinky finger...better get down the gym lol )

Hopefully, easily resolved with some physio or it doesn't bode well for getting back on the bike...clucking bell

I had the same after an accident, my nerve conductivity was conclusive the damage was severe and they got me in for ulnar nerve decompression surgery that was about 15 months ago unfortunately I'm back to my Doc's next week to get referred back to the Hospital as its getting bad again, I don't want to scare you but you maybe ok as mine was left too long before they did anything about it, it was nearly 3 years after the accident that they diagnosed it as an ulnar nerve compression even though I'd seen about it before with what they later said were classic symptoms.

 

[vickster]

You're all scaring me a bit now

 

[Tojo]

I'm ok on the road bike but if I'm on the MTB and get on a sustained bumpy section I get pain all the way up my forearm from little and ring finger up to my elbow, like I said though in my case the damage has been done because the nerve was trapped for so long before they got round to doing the surgery to relieve the pressure.....