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From: Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com>
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Subject: Re: Can't ride
Date: 8 Feb 2025 21:20:26 GMT
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cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Wed Feb 5 12:18:37 2025 AMuzi  wrote:
>> On 2/5/2025 10:49 AM, cyclintom wrote:
>>> Well, I just tried to ride and do not have any directional stability. I
>>> have3 an appointment with my Neurologist on the 26th. I really don't
>>> know what I am going to do if I cannot ride my bike. That really is the
>>> only thing other than my wife that makes life worth living. According
>>> to the ER last week, the magic bullet is an MRI. They see from the CT
>>> scan that I have at least a partial blockage of an artery in my neck
>>> that has to do with the part of my brain that controls balance. But
>>> without the MRI they would do nothing to treat that. I wonder what they
>>> did before I desined and programmed the first MRI?
>> 
>> 
>> None of us know what is actually wrong (although Mr Shadow 
>> probably has better intuition) and none of use know what to 
>> do about it.
>> 
>> We all wish you well and exhort you, seriously and strongly, 
>> to go to an ER immediately. And it would be best to have 
>> someone else drive.
>> 
>> Don't ignore those very serious symptoms. Please.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> I wen't to the local stroke center and went through their whole process.
> Really all they could tell me is that I had a stroke quite some time ago
> and one again recently. That explains the constant dizzyness in the past
> wheich I thought caused by the medication. As for the recent one all they
> could say was that I had the stroke and that I would probably regain
> enough function to ride again probably after a month but possibly as long
> as a year. But I have a large empty industrial parking lot a block away
> that would allow me to ride about and practice to see what funjction I
> have regained. Since I am about to fihish the Merak and the Idol that will be handy.

I’d still urge some caution ie does the risk vs benefit unless the bike
needs to be ridden tested it can wait!
> 
> Believe me when I say that I have a very strong dislike of hospitals
> after 3 days in one. In a place where you should be able to get some
> rest, you are kept awake nearly all of the time with noise and taking of
> vital signs. And ALL of my vital signs ae better than normal since I exercise so much.
> 
I have almost no memory of my only adult inpatient as well Post Traumatic
Amnesia though so only islands of memory, of my time there, but yes
hospital even if lucky enough to get a side room etc aren’t the most
restful of places, one of the other reasons the move to get people home as
soon as possible and be cared for in the community.

Roger Merriman