Stage-2

Well the $500 MRI is complete. They really pump us through, 30 minutes plus one after the other. and they run it 7 days a week I was there at 8:45AM today, a Sunday. As an experience I was surprised at the noise which made it hard to catch the few ZZZZzzzz i managed! 

Now to await the Surgeon's phone call some time next week....

Medical Intervention

Well I decided to finally pull my finger out and get the knee checked out!

Ok the Specialsts' prelim diagnosis is a Medial Cartilage Meniscus Injury, of the left knee with the X-Rays normal and showing no signs of arthritus phew!, but the proposed MRI will decide the actual treatment if any. Also the Coversyl has been fairly successful, 146/92 but the Local Quack has upped the dose to 5 mgs to try to get the BP below 140/90.  Strange thing I dont remember any impact so it must of happened when I was asleep???

I have noticed that I am now a lot less tired and don't often get a Nanna Nap in the arvo after work. And the little cough spasm is totally handlable as a side effect.

Wait and see if it starts to get worse....

Life Slips on...

well lots has happened and continues to happen. The father-in-law, Ken, passed away a couple of weeks ago. Now at least without pain. This probably pushed me to get to see a Doctor. About my knee and my obvious high blood pressure problems. Both things I have been avoiding admitting needed any treatment. To no-ones surprise I am now a daily dose of meds man and have gone to get the manditory knee x-rays before my appointment with the orthopedic surgion at John Flynns in a cuppla weeks time.

And on the bike... well the showers and Southerlies have continued and persisted producing one of the strangest Springs ever. The tank is always full the bushfire season has been non existent it just goes on and on.... Finished the commuter challenge and have watched the changes to Sextons Hill freeway by-pass occur at a much closer perspective than the cagers as they (and me on those dr days) fume up the hill in the traffic jam.

As if that was a traffic jam. But when there are no cars effecting anybodys progress, by any mode of transport, except for this 2km it is a noticible change in conditions. More updates when I get around to It LOL

Debris, Snakes

Todays windy commute was nasally punctuated by a few, 3, sharp pungent aromas. Road kill snakes. Spring is really rushing in headlong in the Tweed.

Shame that the traffic flits past unconcerned and unenlightented to the death and destruction being mete out just outside their exteral shells.

Commute to Continue

Well now that the DER is again financial. I will be looking forward to the commute to continue throughout the Spring and Summer . It may not last even now but that will be unforseen. Even though it is rather boring work, it is busy so the day day goes quickly. That all leads to the bit of time between riding seems short.

I am also looking forward to the end of these blasted South Easters and the return of the afternoon Sea Breeze to send me on my way each afternoon I'm on the bike.

Mur'bah Commute

Meeting tomorrow so I rang the DET office location and was told "no worries" about secure bicycle parking. They will let me use their undercover lockup. cool. Now I just need to secure the Netbook for the trip over Reserve Creek and it is all go. I think I will ride the Cypress rather than the Shogun as the route is hilly rather than the usual flat to undulating Tweed route.

Edit: the meeting went a bit longer than advertised and I didn't leave until after 4:30PM through the thick hot smoky air filling the Tweed Valley. Rode Reserve Creek Rd. as planned but needed to ride the last 3 kms in late twilight. Made it home with another 23 km on the commuter computer.

Joined the throng

Just a test posting to see if posting will do my tweet for me. Commuted home against the wind today. I thought it would be a nice Nor'Easter but it didn't really get that far round just an annoying crosswind. And the smoke from local fires on Watty Bishop Clotiers Creek made for a difficult to breath ride towards the end...