Laid Out

Everything was going along perfect. The training was great, the golf game was starting to tank and I was getting really excited to race again. Then,bang!

I woke up on Monday morning with a egg sized saddle sore type thing. I thought maybe I just banged my sit bone on saddle during cross practice on Sunday. I logged in 3 hours that day on one of my most uncomfortable rides to date. Ice and arnica didn't do much over night so on Tuesday I went in to see the Dr.. Six hours laters I was going under the knife to have the thing drained/inspected. It would have been sooner but I had just had 3 pretzel rods and a chocolate chip Clif bar so I had to wait 6 hours. Guess you can't eat before surgery or yo could swallow your own puke and drown. Great.

Needless to say I won't be racing in the Boulder Cups this weekend. Man I'm bummed about that. It's the only CX race I can drive to all year, it's the only race that's at altitude and it's the one I've been thinking about since I started training again a month ago. I can't put any pressure on my sit bone yet though so I haven't been able to ride for the past 3 days and who knows when I can get back in the saddle. It's a huge pressure point area and so far I'm not feeling like I can get out on the bike. I'm also pumped full of anitbiotics which doesn't help the form at all.

On the plus side, I haven't had to freeze on training rides here in Durango the past few days. Check out this shot of Rude and Snoodle ripping it up at yesterday's cross practice. http://www.durangoherald.com/sections/News/2009/10/28/First_winter_snow_arrives/

I have been logging in some serious time at the new Mercy Hospital. It just opened a few years ago and has state of the art stuff including TVs and beds which are nice when you're waiting to go under the knife. The new hospital is about 20 minutes out of town which is a pain since I could walk to the old one from my house in less then 20 minutes. I have been driving back and forth to have my wound checked out each day. I always leave with tons of guaze, bandages and these  manties to keep it all together. Not what I was hoping to be doing on Oct 29 but it can always be worse. I'm so glad it happened in Durango where I'm home and have great friends and family.

I'm hoping after my doctor's visit tomorrow I can do some light exercise, maybe a long walk or something. Then if I heal fast enough I'm keeping my fingers crossed I'll be able to race the Iceman next weekend.

I wonder when all this new snow is going to melt.....

Comments

[mfk]

Please do not post any pictures!

[daddymike]

Sorry about the bad luck Todd.The BC will be a blast they just got over 20 in.of snow.Get well soon.

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I had the same thing. After two years and numerous antibiotics my doc finally nailed it. Turned out to be resistant to antibiotics. Good luck!