Off bike for a while

I'm not real comfortable right now so I'll keep this short. I'm off the bike (and right now my feet) for a while. Late in the day Thanksgiving Eve while playing with my grandsons, I had a sudden sharp pain in my back radiating down my right leg. It took me a while to get up off the floor, but I semi recovered. Later while getting on the bus to go home, the pain returned making it VERY difficult to climb the steps to the bus. It came and went but I got home. I got ready to go ahead to bed, took some ibuprophen and tried to sleep. I got some sleep, but looked and luckily found an old Rx for Vicodin from another time, took some then finally got some sleep.
I got up Thanksgiving morning fairly uncomfortable, it's painful to sit, painful to stand, painful to walk AND painful to try to rest in bed. Thought maybe it was a muscle cramp that I could ride out, NOT. I got on the trainer for a while, but it didn't help. Got cleaned up and dressed to visit family for Thanksgiving dinner but as soon as we got home, I found my heating pad and took some more vicodin. That is where I have been for the most part since.
When I got up yesterday morning, I wasn't feeling any better so I called for an appointment at the doc's and ended up in the after hours clinic. I was hurting so badly the doc couldn't even really exam me. She did say she thinks it's a major muscle spasm and likely something going on with my sciatic nerve possibly pinched. She gave me an Rx for more vicodin and a muscle relaxer. I've been in bed since I got home from hospital.
I'm MAJORLY bummed right now since the weather has been GORGEOUS in the 60's yesterday and supposed to be the same today and I'm stuck inside off my bike!! I can't stay on here for long as my pain meds are hitting again and my fingers hitting typos like crazy. So I'm heading back for my heating pad and bed.
I thought I'd post a quick note about why I have the red cross next to my name. I hope I get back on the bike soon. I'm less than 200 miles from my goal of 5000 miles and it's going to drive me bonkers NOT being able to ride. I hope everyone is healthy and safe and have a spin for me:(

Hope you feel better soon Mary!

KB

Mary, I hope you recover super fast. You so deserve to feel healthy and well after reaching the soon 5000 miles on your bike!

Feel better soon, I hope you find a comfortable way to move around. I've read that in the past Dr's thought bed rest and really good drugs :D :p ;) :rolleyes: were the way through back and/or nerve problems.

Now the philosophy seems to be to get you back on your feet (or bike seat) as soon and as gently as possible. Take it easy but take the drugs and keep us posted.

((((((Mary)))))) I am sorry to hear you are in such pain. Rest, take the meds and before you know it you will be on your bike and reaching your goal.

Wow - so close to 5,000 miles. I can only dream about that and you're within striking distance!

Hope you recover soon and can get back to it.

Poor Mary!!!!!

Please feel better soon!!!!!

All right, this will not do. You are my inspiration so you absolutely MUST get well fast so you can get back on that bike!

Take care, and I'm sure because you have a most excellent doctor you were told to eat medicinal chocolate, right?

Good luck!

oh...so sorry. (I feel less inclined now to whine about yucky weather and flat tires as I was.) It seems so unfair when we are doing good things and our bodies randomly let us down. Please rest hard so you can play hard again soon.

Feel better soon, Mary!!! Not riding stinks.

Mary,
Hey there!
I do hope you will soon be feeling better and I know your determination to get back in the saddle again...getting your miles accomplished. In the meantime...please take care of yourself, and as others have already said- take your medications, try to get comfortable, relax, rest up..and you'll be good as new!

(((sending you some hugs))) Can you feel 'em?
~ Teresa ~

Mary,

Drugs are our friends (when used as needed, of course). Hope you are feeling better soon. 5000 miles...... WOW!!!!! Hang in there.

I hope you feel better really soon ... back pain is the worst.

If it IS sciatica, then I hope you can take comfort in the fact that it often gets better without surgery (see recent NYT article). But that doesn't really help right NOW when the pain is intense. I had a bout with it this summer, and now I don't have any pain or problems at all.

{{{ Lots of hugs }}}

Don't feel any worse than you already do about not riding, and hoping, hoping that if you're gentle on yourself, this will pass, and that you'll find ways to be moving and active that don't **hurt**, even if it's not on a bike.

I'll get up early and ride before work for you on Monday ... (for you... it has NOTHING to do with that Howard guy or ladyjai :) :) :))

May your nerves UNPINCH... {{{{{Mary}}}}}

Mary, you are an inspiration! 200 miles til 5K! I am so sorry you are sidelined for this time, but w/ibuprofen, vicodan, heat and rest, I am sure you will be back in the saddle in no time. It is heartachingly difficult to take time off the bike, especially when the beautiful weather beckons. Be gentle with yourself during this time and take good care of yourself, you deserve it!

Colleen