One step at a time, got my new trike

Hey you are inspirational! I hope he gives you the go ahead as well.
Nice bike congrats, keep us posted please!

invsblwmn - if you've been riding a stationary recumbant I can't see whay they would say you can't ride a road recumbant unless there are issues with balance and falling. So make sure your doc understands what you've already been doing and go in with a plan... eg I only want to go 20 min on the flat at first, then slowly build up. If he/she knows you understand not to just get on and go all out and that you know how to gradually progress your activity, he's much more likely to clear you. As for the disc thing... research currently indicates that while surgery tends to resolve symptoms faster in people with significant nerve compression, there is no difference in impairment between those that have surgery and those that don't 10 years down the road. What I have seen clinically is that the epidural injections can be a huge help in getting people back to activity faster with relatively low risk.

Take care and here's hoping that you get out on those bikes soon.

Congrats on the new trike - you're gonna love riding it :-) I am attaching a pic of a trike that belongs to a friend of ours, Sylvia. She has been touring on her trike since last July (almost ready to come home from Mexico) - you're gonna like her flags - her journal is on CrazyGuyOnABike:

http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/?...c_id=2126&v=JK

I hope you get to ride for your birthday!!!!
Edna

That is a pretty greenspeed trike. I tend to be a gear junkie, so the flags, ferring and cart are all super cool. She has a wonderful story, thanks!

Yesterday I volunteered at bike parking for registration day on ALC. From across bike parking I saw a bike as distinctive as the amazing man who rides it, the custom red trike of our oldest rider, 80 year old Bert Shaw. I ran over and said "hi".

After a bike vs distracted spacey pedestrian crash Bert ditched the standard bike and just kept riding. He has a Cat. :D

I think this is his 5th 544 mile AIDS ride. He looks ageless! :D

http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-onlin...84293804.shtml

Photo from his ALC homepage

I have been wondering how you were doing. I'm so happy for you:D That is one cool trike. Got my fingers crossed that you will get clearance soon.

You really are an inspiration! I wish you all the best:D

Please keep us posted.



"There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox