!@#$@#^$ Achilles tendon(s)

[Catrin]

Catrin, it wasn't Cipro, was it? I suffered the same thing after taking Cipro while I was on RAGBRAI two years ago. I rode the entire week and had to miss the last day because I could hardly walk much less ride. It still bothers me when I run.

No, it was Levaquin, which is the same class of drugs as Cipro. Baaaad stuff! It still twinges from time to time but I pretty much ignore it - resting it doesn't seem to have any effect so I pretty much ignore it if it is only occasional.

[OakLeaf]

Ouch Catrin. Hope they heal completely before too much longer.

Red, I've thought about that, but the trouble is that if I go to a MX or roadracing style boot - the kind that doesn't let you bend your ankles - I'd need to lower the bike a LOT to be able to get a toe on the ground at a stop. I don't want to lose that much ground clearance if I don't have to (plus I don't really have a shop I trust to set up the suspension properly on a lowered bike). But I've got my eye on a little CRF230M for a play bike. If I get one, and I still have trouble in that very different riding position when I wear my street boots, then it's low and light enough that I could experiment with rigid boots.

At any rate, I'm MUCH better today. It was four days of WAY worse and WAY longer than I'd ever experienced before (literally I could hardly walk, even most of yesterday), but I guess sometimes there's another RICE I need to treat my injuries with: Relax, Inhale, Chill, Exhale. I did Yoga this morning but I'm going to take the rest of the day off just to be safe. Tomorrow's a cycling day which shouldn't bother my ankles now. Monday will try to run again.

Thanks again for all your healing wishes, I have no doubt that's part of why I'm feeling so much better.

[Bike Chick]

Glad to hear it, Oak. Hope your healing continues and you are back to your training soon!