YOU GOTTA BE FLIPPIN' KIDDING ME!
SO, A MAN WALKS INTO A BAR... I mean, what I've gone through the last month is...
... the kinda thing you can only laugh about.
I'm sharing it with you because...
- I love you
- Want you to avoid this
- Believe you would come through fine
... for the simple reason we're in pretty damn fine shape.
Just over a month ago, my vision went double from one moment to the next. Not a great thing...
... when ripping a steep and rutted single track.
It got progressively worse.
Called the neurosurgeon.
Got on a steroid.
They warned me my immune system would be compromised.
Apparently, it's a common side-effect of the gamma surgery I had in October.
Vision got better.
Steroid treatment ended.
Next day double vision starts back.
The following Saturday, it was so bad Singing Andy forced me to ride straight to his home, so he could drive me.
Drive of shame, I tell ya!
Go home.
Collapse.
Vomit
Sleep.
Sunday, it's so bad kids and wife are bugging the crud outta me to go to ER, since surgeon's office closed for holiday.
We go.
8 hours later, we got a new MRI and new steroid prescription...
... and a positive test for influenza.
I rest.
But, you know for dang sure, Ima gonna do the NYD ride.
Felt good on ride.
Came home, collapsed.
Vision kept improving.
I kept riding.
"Easy".
Started feeling progressively worse Monday.
I'd ride easy.
Come home completely annihilated.
Finally on Friday, I cave.
I gotta rest.
Horrible, sick weekend.
Little improvement.
Yesterday, met with nuero and confirmed double vision caused by tumor. Tumor not growing, likely dying.
Damn fine news.
Today met with visual therapist and explained eyes have been jacked since TBI year ago.
She was impressed with what I could do, and quite confident we can improve and possible restore my vision.
More good news.
This afternoon, I decided it was time to get this cough figured out.
Freakin' pneumonia!
Sheesh.
But, actually, good news.
I'm really glad I quite riding last week.
Wish I'd quit a few days earlier.
Takeaways...
- should have been more on top of the vision therapy a year ago
- should have quarantined myself and skipped family parties
- should have started resting way way way sooner
... this will be fun to come back from.
Bring it on 2025!
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160
80 hrs sleep
no strength work
0 minutes recovery
60 minutes reading + Journaling