Well, the trainer got put off for another night. I had to work late, and by the time I got home, I didn't want to deal with changing wheels and saddles, so I just walked on the treadmill for an hour. Felt great, but my legs kinda were weird - gave out on me a few times. Guess even just a few weeks of taking it easy takes its toll. I kept the heartrate very low, so everything felt okay.
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07-24-2007, 07:16 PM #1
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07-24-2007, 10:05 PM #2
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Your legs giving out on you sounds more like post-surgery stuff than like a loss of fitness. Don't be worried - you will lose less fitness than you think, and, once your body is ready, you will gain it back faster than you think. The wait for your body to be ready will be the harder part.
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07-25-2007, 07:17 AM #3
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Thanks, LBTC.
It was troubling, and I was glad I had the handrails. It sucks, but I know I went into this at peak fitness (just came back from Ride The Rockies and a few centuries) so I know I won't lose much. But, having your legs just collapse while walking at a blazing 2 mph was a bit discouraging.
I'll try the trainer tonight and see what happens. At least I can't fall off
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07-25-2007, 07:23 AM #4
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Pedal, how long ago was your surgery? I've heard that the anesthetic can stay in your body (and have strange effects like your legs giving out) for up to a month or longer. Blame the drugs, and don't be worried, and hang on!
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07-25-2007, 11:41 AM #5
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Ahhh! Maybe you're onto something. The surgery was exactly two weeks ago today. And, I was under for almost 3 hours (really complicated little nose!) so that might be it! Thank god for handrails, and I will definitely try the trainer before I try the road! Originally Posted by LBTC
As a hi-jack of my own thread, I can't wear sunglasses
for 5 more weeks. Any ideas of how to protect my eyes once I do go back on the road? I'll break out my mountainbike helmet with visor, and I'm thinking I'll just tape my sunglasses to my helmet.
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07-30-2007, 07:54 AM #6
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Update!
I slowly started back on the trainer. It's actually not bad if you watch the Tour at the same time. I started on Wednesday keeping my heart rate under 100. Felt fine. Thursday at 110, and then Saturday, I watch the whole TT stage of the tour, 2.5 hours, at around 130 bpm - wanted to keep it lower, but it was hard to do while watching those boys riding so fast!
Then, yesterday, I finally got on the real bike. I took it slow and easy, and I felt great. My breathing wasn't great, but it's because my nose was running as it does when I ride, and I still can't blow or even wipe it. If it hadn't been raining, I could have gone all day.
Thanks everyone for the input!
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