Quote Originally Posted by lauraelmore1033 View Post
Appletree, I saw your thread about Hysterectomy while I was searching for info on getting back into biking and really wanted to ask you if you went through with it, and if you expected to be able to do STP this year. I think I also saw a post of yours on Hystersister. Didn't really find a lot in my search to give me hope that I would be ready this year, but I'm going to give it until march or april to decide. I did get out on the bike yesterday. Dh told me that his old hybrid with the squishy seatpost was ready for me out in the garage. I grabbed it and did the hardest 3 miles of my life--but later found out the Dh did not mean that by saying the bike was "ready" that he had pumped up the tires. So I was riding on flat tires! No wonder it was hard. I'm waiting for the rain to stop so I can see if air in the tires makes riding any easier...
Thanks for all the good thoughts
Three miles with a flat tire???? I can't believe you made it one mile, you must be doing better than you think! I think I'd have to clonk DH over the head with a bike pump too... ha. Well, maybe a mini-pump.

Yes, I called off the surgery one week before it was scheduled. Between this forum and Hystersister, I decided I was being way too optimistic about recovery and training...but everyone has such a different experience with these things. You basically had two surgeries too, because of the episiotomy tear, so go easy on yourself for a good while..

Keep us posted!