optimisticbiker reborn

veronese68

Good to hear things are heading in the right direction. I hope it was decent coffe at least. Glad you're sleeping well now.
Even if we're only really an online community, we are a community and we're all in this together. So I'll keep sending happy thoughts your way.
Steve

mudcow007

Veronese68 wrote:

Good to hear things are heading in the right direction. I hope it was decent coffe at least. Glad you're sleeping well now.
Even if we're only really an online community, we are a community and we're all in this together. So I'll keep sending happy thoughts your way.
Steve

amen to that brother!

keep us all updated please Irving

*i always thought your name was Veronese an you were 68!

Santa cruzing

Veronese68 wrote:

Even if we're only really an online community, we are a community and we're all in this together. So I'll keep sending happy thoughts your way.
Steve

Thats the ticket, right there.

Really good to hear from you OB, your attitude here is a valuable lesson to many and incredibly humbling. I'm sure you know that a good physio is worth their weight in gold, so do make the most of it. Stay Strong.

sassse

As others have said I am shocked and don't really know what to say, but it is good to hear things are progressing for you already and you are looking ahead to the future.

I had a year long recovery last year from a broken leg ( open tib/fib fx with 9 months on crutches) and whilst that is no where near what you are going through I found that one week I would be really up and the next really down. Little things would thow me at times, then other things ( making the first cup of tea on my own) would make me smile for days.

There will be times when you get frustrated and down, just remember to reach out to you friends and family for support and remember your goal to get out on that recubant hand bike as soon as possible. Or from what I have read here there are plenty of people on this forum who will happily be there for you, so reach out to them if needed.

Take care and a speedy rehab to you.

sassse

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UndercoverElephant

Oh, and just to add that before all this happened, I was really looking forward to overtaking you on the stats board. That joy has been denied to me now.

How damned inconsiderate of you, OB.

Good to see you still posting, though.

cornerblock

Very pleased to hear the positive update OB. Now that you are sleeping better don't go ruining it by slipping off to the coffee shop too often.

All the very best.

rjsterry

Glad to hear you're making progress and have managed to get out and about a bit for a change of view - a lot of good stuff goes on in hospitals, but they rarely make pleasing scenery. And glad you're getting some sleep, too.

CiB

UndercoverElephant wrote:

Oh, and just to add that before all this happened, I was really looking forward to overtaking you on the stats board. That joy has been denied to me now.

How damned inconsiderate of you, OB.

Good to see you still posting, though.

I did that yesterday and it wasn't worth the effort for it, gaining one place in a manner like that.

Keep at it OB. We're with you.

Mind you,a place is a place. 29th.

UndercoverElephant

CiB wrote:

UndercoverElephant wrote:

Oh, and just to add that before all this happened, I was really looking forward to overtaking you on the stats board. That joy has been denied to me now.

How damned inconsiderate of you, OB.

Good to see you still posting, though.

I did that yesterday and it wasn't worth the effort for it, gaining one place in a manner like that.

Keep at it OB. We're with you.

Mind you,a place is a place. 29th.

You're on my list too...

Torvid

Good to see you managed to get off the ward and remember to have cake, cake is a key part of any cyclists recovery food

Keep working at it.

daxplusplus

+1 to what everyone else has said.

Keep us updated - we want to hear how you're doing.

paulg99

Great to hear that you are making some progress. At this early stage that has to be encouraging.

Looking forward to seeing you retake your higher place on the stats board in the future.

cyclingprop

OptimisticBiker wrote:

hi all,

getting online still a bit hit n miss but each day brings small improvements in strength. managing 4h in wheelchair and yesterday went off-ward to coffee shop! physios are working me hard, it exhausting but sleeping well now...

more soon, thanks for all the continued support including the extraordinary efforts to find me 'in real world', i am humbled by it.

Irving...

Given that post+1 involved coffee, I'm looking forward to hearing what post+2 will involve. Genuinely smiled when I read the progress (and anyone who knows me knows that I'm grumpy)

Keep up updated

tailwindhome

The desire to blame Wiggle is like some sort of Tourettes.

Sorry

I can't keep it in any longer.


I. Blame. Wiggle.

meanredspider

OptimisticBiker wrote:

hi all,

getting online still a bit hit n miss but each day brings small improvements in strength. managing 4h in wheelchair and yesterday went off-ward to coffee shop! physios are working me hard, it exhausting but sleeping well now...

more soon, thanks for all the continued support including the extraordinary efforts to find me 'in real world', i am humbled by it.

Irving...

It's fantastic to hear about your progress and is reminding me of my son's fight back to movement after his op where they removed a large chunk of his pelvis, nuked it to kill the bone tumour, and put it back. His fight to recover mobility has been truly humbling and your story is too. We all-too-readily take our health for granted. Folk like you remind us of what we have and how lucky we are and how we should make the most of it.

Delighted you are getting out and about - reading about this has made my day. Thank you!

velohutts

hey OB , good to hear your improving and sleep is getting easier , as earlier how about a cake and coffee report ?

scalps for people on crutches ? wheelchairs human propelled ? wheelchairs powered ? fit nurses ?

keep up the good work with the physio's and await your next update VH

veronese68

velohutts wrote:

fit nurses ?

keep up the good work with the physio's

I find physios are often far from unattractive young ladies. Hope OB is finding the same.

optimisticbiker

Veronese68 wrote:

velohutts wrote:

fit nurses ?

keep up the good work with the physio's

I find physios are often far from unattractive young ladies. Hope OB is finding the same.

+1, most are fit, young and blond!

rubertoe

OptimisticBiker wrote:

Veronese68 wrote:

velohutts wrote:

fit nurses ?

keep up the good work with the physio's

I find physios are often far from unattractive young ladies. Hope OB is finding the same.

+1, most are fit, young and blond!

Every cloud and all that...

CiB

UndercoverElephant wrote:

CiB wrote:

UndercoverElephant wrote:

Oh, and just to add that before all this happened, I was really looking forward to overtaking you on the stats board. That joy has been denied to me now.

How damned inconsiderate of you, OB.

Good to see you still posting, though.

I did that yesterday and it wasn't worth the effort for it, gaining one place in a manner like that.

Keep at it OB. We're with you.

Mind you,a place is a place. 29th.

You're on my list too...

Wheelchair miles is on the cards apparently, acc to the man himself.

spasypaddy

its time to get garmin to make a cadence sensor for a wheelchair!

in fact im going to research into this as i would be surprised if wheelchair athletes dont use these kind of devices.

Wish you well OB!

cyclingprop

A normal Garmin cadence/speed sensor should clip onto a standard frame, and the spokes will be standard on the wheels....

rjsterry

Cadence is a fairly meaningless on a wheel chair, as they don't have gears. Would work on a hand bike, though.

meanredspider

rjsterry wrote:

Cadence is a fairly meaningless on a wheel chair, as they don't have gears. Would work on a hand bike, though.

The rate of pushes on the wheels - same as cadence running (my legs don't have gears either )

rjsterry

meanredspider wrote:

rjsterry wrote:

Cadence is a fairly meaningless on a wheel chair, as they don't have gears. Would work on a hand bike, though.

The rate of pushes on the wheels - same as cadence running (my legs don't have gears either )

That's still a different type of sensor from the bike cadence sensor attached to the crank. Mind you, on a chair you can push and freewheel, so big push-pause-big push, as opposed to little push-little push-little push. This differs again from running cadence, which is just a function of stride length and speed.

I'm probably overthinking this.

walkingbootweather

rjsterry wrote:

I'm probably overthinking this.

Yep, This is the level you should stick with...

OptimisticBiker wrote:

Veronese68 wrote:

velohutts wrote:

fit nurses ?

keep up the good work with the physio's

I find physios are often far from unattractive young ladies. Hope OB is finding the same.

+1, most are fit, young and blond!

Good to hear that OB is making some real progress. I hear it's quite normal for someone recovering from this sort of accident to make an involuntary movement to brush against a fit nurse. Go on. I dare you.

optimisticbiker

walkingbootweather wrote:

rjsterry wrote:

I'm probably overthinking this.

Yep, This is the level you should stick with...

OptimisticBiker wrote:

Veronese68 wrote:

velohutts wrote:

fit nurses ?

keep up the good work with the physio's

I find physios are often far from unattractive young ladies. Hope OB is finding the same.

+1, most are fit, young and blond!

Good to hear that OB is making some real progress. I hear it's quite normal for someone recovering from this sort of accident to make an involuntary movement to brush against a fit nurse. Go on. I dare you.

I'm admitting nothing

tried a self-propelled wheelchair today.. 10m down the corridor and I was completely exhausted. Early days yet.

daughter picked bike up from police today. looks like top tube kinked at headtube lug and bottom of headtube shifted back so wheel practically touching downtube. i'll try and post pics off her phone later, but looks like will have to be stripped for parts only.

roger_merriman

OptimisticBiker wrote:

tried a self-propelled wheelchair today.. 10m down the corridor and I was completely exhausted. Early days yet.

they are quite different to use, the Posh ie non NHS ones roll lovely, used to support a guy to go scuba diving, some of the lads had some very nice chairs, with GP4000s if memory seves!

OptimisticBiker wrote:

daughter picked bike up from police today. looks like top tube kinked at headtube lug and bottom of headtube shifted back so wheel practically touching downtube. i'll try and post pics off her phone later, but looks like will have to be stripped for parts only.

maybe some parts could be used for a recumbent in the future?

kelsen

OB, you are an inspiration! Please keep posting.

Came across this a while ago. Very humbling to watch...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snDQe3tW ... re=related