thank you to each of you for your sympathetic comments regarding my accident. I am still cruising on vicodin but starting to feel enough better to be impatient with the fuzziness and inactivity. I am trying to do some stretching and gentle core exercises but stop the minute I feel even a twitch. My collar bone has reseated itself but my shoulder muscles are still very sore and as for the tibs, I can sit stand our lie down but not much else inbetween. At least the muscles have stopped spasming and I am trying to wean off of the pain pills.

My husband/favorite SAG guy has this friday off so he will drive me to the doctor to get the stitches out of my arm. I am also hoping to talk him into taking my bike to the bike shop to get the frame and derailleur and everything else checked out, and to get a new helmet.

Somebody mentioned riding on side roads- I was on one deliberately chosen for lack of traffic so so much for that idea. Houston is just not one of the safer places to riide. Fortunately there is a womens group that I can ride with 3 x a week when I am ready so I won't have to start off doing solo distances which is what I used to prefer. Now I'm not at all sure. I think the big thing will just be to get back on the bike at all. I am at a loss as to why this is throwing me so much--- Maybe I can talkk myself out of it by focusing on the good rides I've had instead of obsessing about the most recent ride. Or maybe it's the drugs talking.

Alors, I am healing slowly.

marni