BobbyG

I was off the bike for 3 weeks this summer with my first bout of Covid which was rougher than I expected, plus a longer recovery than I would have thought. All of which made me feel much older than 60.

But sixteen days ago I had surgery to repair a small inguinal hernia (which did not keep me off the bike).

Three days ago the surgeon said I could get back on the bike.

Yesterday I took a short spin around the neighborhood to see how it felt.

Today, I resumed biking to work with no discomfort or irritation.

All of which makes me feel much younger than 60.

Kudos to the surgeon!

staehpj1

I remember a long time ago (maybe 35 years) I had a small inguinal hernia repaired. I asked the doc, "when can I go back to work?". He said, "The day after surgey if you want to, but I wouldn't. Enjoy some time off". I said, "How much?". He said, "I could support you in taking 6 weeks". So I did. Here is the kicker... He said I could ride my bike right away! So I did. He even said I coild lift the bike on and off of the car if I was careful. I felt a little guilty riding every day, until I wnet back to work and the company doc didn't think I was ready to come back to work He wanted me to take more time!. I told him I had been back to normal and per doctors orders was riding daily. He put me on "light duty" for another 6 weeks.

Carbonfiberboy 

I had an emergency appendectomy at my college infirmary when I was 17, late in the day. The duty nurse was a little surprised to find me doing pushups beside my bed when she made morning rounds. See, I've always been that way.

Inusuit

What way is that, exactly?

rsbob 

A former girlfriend once said to me, “If I have to explain it to you, what’s the point?”. And that’s how she became a former.

rydabent

If there is no pain, there should be no problem, About 4 year ago I had my appendix out, and 3 weeks later I went for a 20 mile bike ride with the blessing of the surgeon. My appendix was removed with a robot.

BobbyG

That's pretty impressive for an octogenarian!

BlazingPedals

That's true for jokes, at least. If you have to explain a joke, well...

Biker395 

Sorry that the bout with COVID was worse than expected, glad you're over it and on to better things.

I actually crashed about a week and a half ago. I hit an edge of a driveway at an extreme angle and down I went. So embarrassing, as I have been at this for a long time and I KNOW to avoid that mistake, but I was cycling with others in an unfamiliar area and was distracted by the entrance to a bike path.

Thought I got lucky, as nothing seemed broken, and didn't even get a lot of road rash out of it. But oy, felt that broken rib the next day when I coughed. Broken ribs suck.

It's feeling better, so I'm walking the hood, and I think I might even try a short spin in the hood today and see how the pork ribs feel. Life is good.

Well, good enough.

OldTryGuy

Great reading that time off was only 3 weeks and things are returning to pre -C conditions.

Broken ribs hurt but depending on severity can still allow for turning the cranks. April 2020 was 1st Wild Hog encounter and the 2 cracked ribs + punctured lung + cracked scapula + shoulder trauma didn't stop me from remounting the bike with help from the friend I was riding with and then bicycled the 4+ miles home at 2AM after which wife drove me to the ER. Was back on the bike in 2 weeks. BUT a fractured tibia almost 4 months ago now by a 2nd Wild Hog encounter got me a call for the ambulance ride to the ER by the police officer who stopped by when he saw the daisied crash results I was showing when he drove by at 3AM.

{B}STILL having swelling and slight pain from the tibia hassle PLUS a new and possibly more severe issue happening with the shin. Back to Ortho next week for a look see. "Life is good. Well, good enough. " just not all the time, at time's it just sucks eggs.

Best wishes for a speedy full recovery.

jppe

At least it wasn’t as bad as your last fall! Hope it heals quickly.

Biker395 

Thanks! It's been almost 2 weeks and since the ribs don't hurt as much and don't seem to be moving around like they were, I decided to risk a ride for coffee this morning.

Turned out better than I expected! Yea, baby.

I think I need to get on to lifting weights and doing some other weight bearing exercise. I found out recently that I qualify for the "Silver Sneakers" program (gawd, I hate that name), and there is a health club in my hood where I can not only lift weights, but swim too. Since I'm mostly retired, I have the time go when it's not crowded, so I am going to add some of that to my exercise regimen. Gotta lose at least 15 pounds before I dare show up in a speedo, though. Yikes!

Biker395 

OMG, yes! That one was nasty. Having TWO broken arms at the same time sucks, and occipital condyle fractures can be really nasty and life changing. I was so lucky. And I still don't know how that one happened!

sam21fire

Feels good to be peddling again huh? I was off for 4 months after a freak torn achilles tendon. Riding felt good but the lost fitness sucked!

Biker395 

Oy ... I did that playing basketball back when I was in my 30s. Went up for a jump shot and BOOM.

And that is a long recovery. Glad you're back out there!

BTW: No ill effects from the snap, except my vertical jump.

sam21fire

Glad you healed ok. I did mine being adventurous...ok, I was walking into my office to answer the phone and *snap* and down I went. No prior injuries, nada. My previous cycling shortened my recovery quite a bit so there's another reason to stay active!