Out of commision for a while (whine)

[MomOnBike]

Mr Silver, actually, the car ride that did me in was coming home from my aunt's funeral. I was hurrying home so I could get to work Monday. So it kind of was work-related. And you're very sweet, asking if it were college related. My elder daughter is in grad school. Ah, to be a co-ed again. . .{sigh} (cough, pant, pant - still can't breathe all that well - gasp)

As for beating myself up, no, I'm not, that's what I have family, friends and strangers on the street for. It would be redundant. I was offering up my tale of "shoulda" in hopes that someone else would learn from my mistakes. Nothing more.

Anyway, progress report. I quit the sit-in-one-place-and-move-only-the-fingers job today. Went in and cleaned out the desk, all that. It feels. . .liberating. Then I took a nap, 'cause the morning wore me out.

And one last thing, the absolute worst thing about this whole experience is that the fall days now are fabulous! Why couldn't this have happened in, like, February when I have to drag myself out of the house using dire threats? It ain't fair!

Thanks, all, for the healing vibes, I can feel them helping.

[Duck on Wheels]

I have a colleague and neighbor who had lung embolisms last year. We were all VERY worried! She is, however, now doing fine and is back on her bike. She bike commutes pretty much year round, and walks when she doesn't bike. Slowly and carefully now, and no longer forgets her helmet, but biking's what keeps her weight under control and her heart and lungs in shape so she is not giving it up. You'll be back on your bike too. We're all root'n for ya!

[Velobambina]

Wow. I'm sorry to hear about your clot.

Weirdly enough, my husband just went through the same thing (days before our 20th wedding anniversary). A clot developed in his ankle, which he ignored despite my nagging at him to get to the doc (he had a DVT 10 years ago). It moved to his calf, so he went to the doctor. Shots in the tummy & cumaden. A couple days later, he has trouble focusing, a headache, and chest pains. Ignores it. Finally, goes to the ER and gets diagnosed.

Part of the clot in the leg broke off and moved to the lung. He had no problems breathing and it apparently did not affect his heart. He spent two days in the hospital on a heparin drip. They put in a ICV Filter so if more pieces of the clot moved, they couldn't get to his lungs/heart.

He's now doing better and is on cumaden. The hematologist told him that he has at least FIVE genetic factors (still some test results pend) that predispose him to the clots, so he likely will be on blood thinners for the rest of his life.

He's allowed to ride his bike, so long as he wears a helmet. Apparently, when Brian asked about it, citing the potential for a wipe out, the doctor said, "well you might get in a car wreck too."

[MomOnBike]

He's allowed to ride his bike, so long as he wears a helmet. Apparently, when Brian asked about it, citing the potential for a wipe out, the doctor said, "well you might get in a car wreck too."

Yeah, that's pretty much my attitude. I'm being good (twitchy, though) right now so the clots I do have go away without migrating to fatal places. When I get the OK to ride, I will, with a big smile on my face.

I'm still planning my Vancouver-to-Key West ride. That hasn't changed. If I end up on Coumadin for the rest of my life, as I might, I probably will do it on a trike for stability reasons - but I'll still go.