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My OG mend has started.

Yes! And add to that having your own business in perhaps the richest region on the whole earth. And you ride motorcycles. You are truly blessed.
 
All blessings aside, it sucks there is no denying that. Confidence shattered, belief that 100% recovery is around the corner is full of doubt and the overall disruption in your life merits a bit of head down rock kicking. That is not who all of us know you to be-all that anyone can do is wish you well, encourage you and remind you that YOU GOT THIS!!
The road may be long but at least there is a road and slowing down is not defeat.
 
I’ll also add this. At least you have the hope of full recovery. I, with my stroke, have no hope of ever recovering. I am permanently stuck with left side numbness and partial blindness in my left eye. But I still enjoy my life. And I can still live by myself in the home my lovely wife helped me build and decorate.
 
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Right on about an open MRI, they are much more tolerable. Also many MRI scan-ees benefit from just one relaxant valium which the providers often do for claustrophobia. They shouldn't argue about it after the aborted attempt. The info obtained will be worth the trouble and allow you to better understand the situation and make a more informed decision to proceed or not with interventional treatment. There are shots other than non-curative prednisone to be considered as well.
Sounds like you are getting to the far side of this injury recovery journey, congrats.
 
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7mos has arrived. I can see how much progress has been made and clearly see there is a lot to go.

Only use the cane to go upstairs and do cool martial arts sword shit now. :teeth

The dedication to rehab has paid off for sure.
I am generally healthier now than before the break (other than the leg) so that is one good thing about this process.

Gym is now a good habit and it makes me happy where not much else does. Certainly living in a rut and generally not real happy. The mental side has taken a toll on how I feel about myself and life. I guess sort of depressed on and off.

Tuesday I went to do an MRI for my shoulder so I can do a cortisone shot and failed to get in that fucking little tube. My shoulders are too wide and as soon as they said pull your elbows in to clear access and started sliding me in with pressure holding my arms still my anxiety went to the moon and I bailed out.

Not sure if I will even try the drug route to do it.
Just frustrated as hell with the current status but can sure acknowledge the improvement. That is huge.

After walking five or six very gimpy steps I can start to walk with zero limp. Sit for two minutes and the process starts over. Leg gets “rusty” super quick and the limp comes right back.

Really need to shake off the up and down mental crap.
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Walk your dog. They love you, but they aren't into your "challenges"- they just want to walk with you.
 
Think about the Mook! I imagine his little world is topsey turkey with you back upstairs.
 
I practiced meditation last week in a couple of ct scans so I was almost ready for an MRI. I took the pill anyway as my claustrophobia seems to rise on my birthday. You’re making me feel old lazy and out of shape budman.
Be well and patient my friend.
 
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Think about the Mook! I imagine his little world is topsey turkey with you back upstairs.
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Not there yet but next weekend will be. Gonna do some Mook time. 👍🏻

And thanks Chris and all for the positive thoughts. :teeth
 
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Budman, you are my heroin for getting in shape!
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:teeth

That feels good, but man I got such a long way to go myself.
Just found out the Grandkiddo is sick so no little league game to watch.

So... MotoGP and then the gym to do the leg day stuff.
I was emailing a work dude yesterday that is a big gym rat. I told him I have to go to the Gym so you need to pick up the key to the jobsite by 1pm. I need to know because I have to go.

He called and said lets make it Monday. I said cool and said I can tell I have overcome the lazy because if something comes up and I have to skip the gym I get pissed!! He totally agreed.

Give it a go Chris.
 
Been a minute since I posted here but rolling thru towards 8 months. :(

I did not expect it to be such a drawn out thing but I get why it is.

Been making good progress with rehab and continuing to be an old gym rat.

Did my first “real walk” today. PT woman said it is time to push the doing normal stuff and getting whatever small muscle / nerve shit used to the normal. Something like that.

So I am adding that to the regime 3 days a week I think.

All I know is I walked about a mile. No big pain but mostly it just felt slow. No spring in my step!!

Now I am stretching and doing some forced stretching to continue the scar tissue being over come. That too is something to get back to normal.

It was nice to hear her say that actually.

I have been posting a bit in the get fit thread and honestly I know I am getting more basic fit except for being fucked up, so that is good.

I am doing some more serious dieting now too.
It sucks but maybe I can escape this experience being in a better “life” spot as far as health and rock my 50th high school reunion in August. :teeth

I have a good routine that consumes a decent amount of time each day. Working it 6 days a week is great and I feel lucky that I be able to put in the time.

And… I have ridden yet…. And a rally is right around the corner….. And that kind of bums me out but for some weird reason I am not all antsy to go ride. Probably thanks to the not great weather the last couple weekends and just not feeling the lust. Need that lust to ride back. I know it will light right back up once I get out.
 
Dennis, if you have weight to loose, do so. It will help with your recovery.
 
Get back on the horse everyone loves to say. Yeah yeah, I know I know, it was stairs, no horse involved. But... A critical piece of riding anatomy has been injured and said horse has been tucked out of sight in a garage,
Along with the physical injury that's viewable in a scan and repairable via surgery, a major case of mind-fuck has been allowed to creep into your brain. Effed up balance, low confidence in the repaired leg, and a disrupted life really make getting back on the horse a more dauntless task than it actually is. DuCAt is a pretty large stallion, have you considered a light little plodder that is less? Less tall, less heavy, less fire delivered with the twist of a wrist as an interim machine while the lust regenerates and trust in the old bod returns?
Please excuse the projection of my own struggles onto your situation, I'm thinking like an old 690 or similar.

So far I think there is a winner in this ordeal and it's the Mook. Old guy probably has cast a spell to keep you semi disabled.
 
I understand getting more BJ's is a sure fix. It may not "fix" the fixed need, but remains satisfying- Dr's orders, but no prescription needed.
 
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ThumperX said:
Get back on the horse everyone loves to say. Yeah yeah, I know I know, it was stairs, no horse involved. But... A critical piece of riding anatomy has been injured and said horse has been tucked out of sight in a garage,
Along with the physical injury that's viewable in a scan and repairable via surgery, a major case of mind-fuck has been allowed to creep into your brain. Effed up balance, low confidence in the repaired leg, and a disrupted life really make getting back on the horse a more dauntless task than it actually is. DuCAt is a pretty large stallion, have you considered a light little plodder that is less? Less tall, less heavy, less fire delivered with the twist of a wrist as an interim machine while the lust regenerates and trust in the old bod returns?
Please excuse the projection of my own struggles onto your situation, I'm thinking like an old 690 or similar.

So far I think there is a winner in this ordeal and it's the Mook. Old guy probably has cast a spell to keep you semi disabled.
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10-4 on the Mook.

I think all of your reasoning is solid G. :thumbup
I think I will be fine on DU CAT and with zero room in the garage that is the only option. :teeth

I still want to eventually get the KTM 990R... assuming I don't age out of being that much of a hooner!
 
You might find a little moto like a Ninja 400/500 is easy to ride, confidence inspiring and a complete hoot to rail on.
 
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