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Frodad78
12/2/2014 11:20am
12/2/2014 11:20am
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12/4/2014 7:57am
I was wondering if any of you guys face any Health issues that keep you off the bike, or keep you from riding at all?
For instance, I got bit by a tick and got Lyme disease about 8 years ago and its been a real bastard trying to treat it. Worst part is it hinders my training and riding, I won't even get into all the shit the blasted bug does to you. There are times when it beats me down so hard I just want to quit riding and sell all the bikes, but man...then I get back on the scoot for a day and its like I never was sick. I can't even put into words how good it feels when I'm back on the bike the whole world just disappears. So I'm wondering if there are any others out there that deal with certain health issues and finds Moto to be almost theraputic? Just wanted to see if anyone out there can relate.
Trust me this is not a woe is me thread, I don't need sympathy I need a doctor who understands Lyme!!!
For instance, I got bit by a tick and got Lyme disease about 8 years ago and its been a real bastard trying to treat it. Worst part is it hinders my training and riding, I won't even get into all the shit the blasted bug does to you. There are times when it beats me down so hard I just want to quit riding and sell all the bikes, but man...then I get back on the scoot for a day and its like I never was sick. I can't even put into words how good it feels when I'm back on the bike the whole world just disappears. So I'm wondering if there are any others out there that deal with certain health issues and finds Moto to be almost theraputic? Just wanted to see if anyone out there can relate.
Trust me this is not a woe is me thread, I don't need sympathy I need a doctor who understands Lyme!!!
You are not alone many around here are struggling with health or injuries keeping them off the bike.
I am battling back from my horrible crash 2 1/2 years ago, havn't been able to ride much at all since, but things are looking real good for spring.
Hope you can find some treatment options, maybe find a Dr. Who specializes in lyme or infectious disease. 8 years is a long time to be fighting Lyme right. I don't know much about the treatment for it. My vet says the infection rate around here is still very low, but it's increasing. Time to get more chickens i guess.
Good luck hope you can get back to feelin better.
Trav
Thats crazy you got bit in Pa, my vet said the infection rate is way higher in the eastern half of the state.
Moving out of here can't be a bad thing, i havn't seen the sun in a month. Best of luck to you and hope you get some treatment figured out.
The Shop
Fuck ticks, mosquitos, and fleas. They can all burn in hell for all I care.
And yes fuck the mosquitoes too! About a year after I moved down here they started talking about West Nile. I was like fuck that i've had enough shit chewing on me!
She never had a bullseye rash, and it didn't show up in the traditional blood tests. She went for a genetic marker test and that's where it showed. Between a heavy dose of pic-line doxycycline (sp?) and seeing a holistic dr., they got it to go into remission, but she still occasionally has symptoms, though to a lesser degree.
You need to find a support/advocacy group. Lots of good info gets traded around there, though you do have to watch out for the extremes. I'm convinced conventional medicine is way behind the curve on Lyme.
H
A couple months ago my heart slowed down causing serious breathing problems, water on the outside of the lungs and so on.
They just tell me do whatever you feel like doing when you feel like doing it.
Pit Row
Thanks Frodad78 for acknowledging there are some of us that aren't broken but diseased. I watch what I eat, meditate nightly, listen to my body, and checked my ego at the gate...... I LOVE TO MOTO! When I get old, I'll learn to fish! .....
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Read any good books on Meditation? I've become a big Tolle fan this year.
You guys have really motivated me and lifted my spirits with your stories, It feels good to know that I'm not the only one putting in the work to make sure they can still Braaaaapppp!!
Five years ago I had a grade-2 tumor removed from my spinal cord at the L1/L2 level. It was benign, so not as gnarly as some of your stories. But shoot, it's a fairly invasive procedure to remove that booger. And you can't lift anything for months, so your muscle mass goes away.
Fortunately, the neurosurgeon nailed the operation like a pro. And even more fortunately, the tumor didn't grow back.
Anyway, the whole time I laid around healing, I kept thinking and praying about getting to physical therapy and then getting back on a dirt bike. That kept me focused and motivated.
The first day back on the bike was an epic day in Ocotillo Wells after a winter rain storm. What a great reward.
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