dislocated elbow

[Duck on Wheels]

Hi lph! Great to read you're on the mend! I still plan to try another coffee date one 'a these days, but so far I've wound up meeting one PhD student or another for supervision every time I have some hours between a meeting in Oslo and my flight home.

But back to being on the mend ... Swimming. Hmmm. Yeah, but I wouldn't count on it for a while. I looooove swimming, probably more than biking, though I don't get to do it as often. But when I was recovering from a broken ankle, was finally walking around pretty smoothly without a crutch or tape, and had a conference at a hotel with a heated pool ... sigh! Floating was fine, but already the first flutter kick was excruciatingly painful. The resistance of the water was worse than the impact and weight (even MY weight back then! ) of walking. So it took a while more before I could swim. Hang in there, though! You'll be back in the pool eventually. It was only a few extra months between walking and swimming in my case. It was just such a disappointment since I'd expected the order to be the other way around.

[redrhodie]

Sorry to hear your beloved frame is trashed! Glad everything else is healing so well. What will you do for a new winter bike? You'll be back riding before Spring, right?

[lph]

I have a date with a large toolbox this week... to turn my summer mtb into a winter bike. It doesn't fit me as well but if I can reach the handlebars ok I'll give it a try. I'm going to the pool on Friday and have begged ds to join me, so I can play with him if I can't swim instead of flopping around like a one-armed penguin.

One-flippered.

[smilingcat]

Dear LPH,

You have such wonderful bright personality. I wish everyone else could be like you. Glad to see you smiling and showing off your injuries with smile.

Keep us posted on when you get back on your bike.

Take care,
Smilingcat

[lph]

Thank you!! That was so sweet of you

[Wahine]

Yay!! Sounds like you're getting better in leaps and bounds. Elbow dislocations are nasty but it sounds like you're doing great!!

[lph]

6 weeks post-dislocation. Climbed for the first time yesterday. Biked for the first time this morning. wheeeeee...... Endorphin buzz, anyone?

I LOVE it when my body does it's thing and repairs itself. Dang, it's a wonderful machine.

I'm officially done griping on this thread!