I was born with a lump on my scalp (this is connected to cycling, patience...
), which was removed when I was 10. I had to keep the lump covered with a hat on sunny days (docs advice) and in my medical notes, it says it was suspected to be either a very unsual CNS hetrotopia or part of a residual encephalocele. It also says "excission appears complete".
However, (don't know if this is connected), I've been getting headaches, pain in the lump area - it is almost always raised, sometimes more than other times, and looks as if it is back after almost 18 years. The pain has actually woke me up on occasions (I have trouble sleeping as it is!), tiredness, and even once forgot where I was and where I was going on a route I have walked plenty of times! Also been feeling unsteady at times, and had to grip things to prevent falling over. I've also been getting what I call dizzy spells for the past 12 years, which actually people have said look like some form of a seizure (Basically, my arms move uncontrollably, often my legs too, and my eyes also move - I don't cycle when I get these and probably shouldn't at all really, but cycling is my freedom
).
Well when the pain is particularly bad, I wobble so much on my bike, careering all over the place and make mistakes that I've stopped cycling in these instances, which is frustrating as I love cycling, but it's the sensible thing to do. Hospital are sending me for an MRI scan which they have already done last year, a few years before that, and before that and so on..., which all showed up no abnormalities, so I don't hold out much hope of getting a diagnosis from that.
), which was removed when I was 10. I had to keep the lump covered with a hat on sunny days (docs advice) and in my medical notes, it says it was suspected to be either a very unsual CNS hetrotopia or part of a residual encephalocele. It also says "excission appears complete". However, (don't know if this is connected), I've been getting headaches, pain in the lump area - it is almost always raised, sometimes more than other times, and looks as if it is back after almost 18 years. The pain has actually woke me up on occasions (I have trouble sleeping as it is!), tiredness, and even once forgot where I was and where I was going on a route I have walked plenty of times! Also been feeling unsteady at times, and had to grip things to prevent falling over. I've also been getting what I call dizzy spells for the past 12 years, which actually people have said look like some form of a seizure (Basically, my arms move uncontrollably, often my legs too, and my eyes also move - I don't cycle when I get these and probably shouldn't at all really, but cycling is my freedom
).Well when the pain is particularly bad, I wobble so much on my bike, careering all over the place and make mistakes that I've stopped cycling in these instances, which is frustrating as I love cycling, but it's the sensible thing to do. Hospital are sending me for an MRI scan which they have already done last year, a few years before that, and before that and so on..., which all showed up no abnormalities, so I don't hold out much hope of getting a diagnosis from that.
jonny jeez said:Am feeling it a little this week...don't know why, not too much wind around and the weather has stayed fine (despite warnings to the contrary).
But, I noticed today, that I made a lot of really daft mistakes on the ride in...or maybe its better to say I took some daft risks.
I quality of my riding seems directly proportional to my strength right now.
Too many shameful things to put on video I'm afraid...just take my word for it.
I think I'll take it easy on the way home as I feel like I was trying too hard to make up time ( after I pootled along the flat, open bit's) whenever I met traffic.
maybe its just safer to ride faster (or at your comfortable speed) rather than "trying" to slow it down.
I'm feeling rough ATM. The cycle in was fine, but I'm certainly struggling now 
) and now I feel fine today 