Ice crash... my luck ran out.

[mgarl10024]

Excellent news Airbrake.

Just take it steady. Those muscles will come back, but it will take time. Enjoy being able to get out though.

 

[airbrake]

Stephenite, mcshroom and mgarl10024 - will heed your advice

10 very steady miles today, and the weather was perfect !

 

[ArDee]

Well done airbrake and good luck.

I'm also coming back from a hip re-surfacing operation I had done in October, mine was caused by a bike accident a number of years ago and it just wore out.

I've covered 8 miles so far so we'll see who gets back to the 100 first.

 

[rich p]

Well done airbrake and good luck.

I'm also coming back from a hip re-surfacing operation I had done in October, mine was caused by a bike accident a number of years ago and it just wore out.

I've covered 8 miles so far so we'll see who gets back to the 100 first.

I had a new hip on November 11th and I'm up to 40 miles, 3 times a week now. Good luck with the training and rehab lads.

 

[airbrake]

Thanks ArDee, and I hope your recovery is going well !

100 miles... in one ride ??? - that could be some way off... but I'm all for positive thinking

rich p - good to hear you're racking up the miles !

 

[fossyant]

Ha, mines not as bad, just a shoulder op three weeks ago. Did an 8 miler last week, and a 10 miler on the road bike (not supposed to ride road bike yet) but as I've got now't better to do, I'm off for a flat (as far as I can find) 30 miler this morning - on the road bike. !

 

[mgarl10024]

Hi Airbrake,

*loaded question alert* Just checking whether you had your mobile on that ride?

MG

 

[ArDee]

I had a new hip on November 11th and I'm up to 40 miles, 3 times a week now. Good luck with the training and rehab lads.

This is just showing off! Well done, I'm envious. I had a hip resurfacing so have a 9 - 10 inch scar across the posterior, I find that it pulls when I'm on the saddle for too long and starts to ache. Anyway that’s my excuse and I’m stuck with it.

 

[airbrake]

Hi Airbrake,

*loaded question alert* Just checking whether you had your mobile on that ride?

MG

although I now have a mobile, I've yet to get a simcard...

Thanks for the reminder, I've just ordered one

 

[airbrake]

After 2 decent rides in good weather, my spirits were lifted and the colour returned to my cheeks...

Then I opened the results of my bone scan and read that I had osteoporosis...

Given my age (just turned 52) this is unusual, so further tests are needed and hopefully some treatment is available.

I will still be out on the bike (I now wear armoured shorts which give some peace of mind), but this news has really made me think. Oh well.. another hurdle

 

[quassleberry]

Only just found this thread, glad you're back on the bike and doing well. As to the osteoporosis I'm no expert but I'm sure you'll be able to find a positive outcome and remain cycling.

The day you posted your original thread my bike threw me off to the right as I was preparing to get off on the left, the snow/ice was thick on minor roads. I was lucky and escaped with just a massive bruise over my right hip/buttock and damage to my shoulder. The pain/shock from that really shook me and I hobbled home, had a cup of tea before returning to work for the afternoon, the boss was intent on docking me half an hour! That would be only a fraction of what you felt & subsequently endured.

I still have remnants of the bruising even now so you've done excellently. Glad you're going to introduce the phone to a sim card, I take mine when out walking the dogs in case I fall in the ditch, the dogs take ill or the usual use - to ring home to request buckets of clean water in order to wash the dogs down after they've been in the ditch/rolled in stuff.

 

[airbrake]

Hi quassleberry,

Yes I hope to maintain a decent amount of cycling - but I now have to incorporate other activities that promote healthy bone growth. It turns out that many keen cyclists have thinner than normal bones, and this obviously make a hip fracture much more likely. Being a non - weight bearing exercise, cycling does not put the right stresses on the body to produce strong, dense bone.

Today I rode half a mile to local woods, then walked for about an hour. By pushing the bike - and lifting it over the styles and obstacles, it felt like a decent workout - especially the final push up a very steep hillside. Tried jogging, but the hip quickly said no

Glad to hear that you didn't do any long - term damage when you fell. Has this put you off riding in these conditions ?
I wish I had been wearing some shorts with hip protection at the time - of course it's easy to slip into 'it will never happen to me' type thinking. I thought all those miles were helping - little did I realise that regular, intense cycling was actually thinning my bones !