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AN Community => AN Community => Topic started by: Kaybo on November 27, 2010, 01:46:32 pm
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SO I tried riding a bike for the first time today in 15 YEARS!!!! That is something that they told me NEVER to do after I had AN surgery!
WOnder what else I can do?? ::)
K ;D
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What else can you do? Whatever you set you mind to.
Go Kaybo!
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Congratulations, Kay! How was your bicycle ride? I've wanted to try riding a bike since my surgery/radiation back in '06 but I can't find a kid who'll lend me their bike. :)
Jim
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Jim~
we have PLENTY of bikes here - you can come for a visit AND borrow a bike!! ;)
K ;D
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Woo Hoo, Kay!!
Brings back memories of my first time on a bike ...... many, many, many years ago :o ..... my sister (older than I) and I had only one bike for the two of us (OK, all together now ..... "and I walked a mile to school everyday") ..... but I digress. She most unwillingly let me try riding "her" bike without giving me any instructions, including how to stop it ..... mind you this was a coaster brake bike. Luckily there were soft bushes nearby.
I am afraid my bike-riding days are a thing of the past, but congratulations to you for proving you can do it!! Onward and upward.
Clarice
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Congratulations, Kaybo!!
It's not that hard, is it? I had to try it just to prove to myself that I can do it. I saw a pogo stick in an ad and was tempted, but that would be suicidal.
Syl
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Ok, first things first - Syl - step away from the pogo stick. :D
And Kay - I'd be willing to bet there's nothing you can't do.
Lori
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Way to go Kaybo! The more you ride the better you will get at it, I found that more of my riding problems came from my mind then from my body. If I thought I couldn't do it I couldn't or at least not very well, when I decided I could things went a lot smoother. I always remember what the doctor told me I could and couldn't do right after surgery, he was wrong so I figure he could be wrong about what I can do 18 years later.
So, what's next? I tried snow skiing once, won't do it again, not AN related, just chicken! Jill
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Oh...I've already skied - that faster the better - I'm kind of Kamakazzee!!! Actually, the first time I got to let loose was last spring when we went to Canada without the kids and skied one day!! SO FUN!!
i'm not sure what is next!
K ;D
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Go Kay! I love my bike! Keep at it!
~Dale
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Kaybo
Sounds like you are ready for the excursion to Cedar Point after the symposium. Coasters! Coasters!! Coasters!!! Yeah baby!
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I LOVE ROLLER COASTERS!!! The bigger and more twistier the better!! Bring 'em on baby!!
K ;D
However, I don't think I will make it to the Symposium this year... :-[
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However, I don't think I will make it to the Symposium this year... :-[
Then how will I be able to treat you to a celebratory glass of wine, Kaybo?
Sara
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K,
Have fun with your bike and the weather should be good pretty much year round. ;D Fun exercise with the kids.
I remember the year after my surgery, back home with the kids in TX while hubby was stationed in WA:
Got on my bike without really giving it a second thought and did great. It was the vision thing I had to worry about. (I had already compensated the balance thing).
Sold it to a teenager for 10 bucks when we moved. I want to buy a new one, but hubby is poo pooing that idea, since we live rural now. Not gonna let that bring me down~
Maureen
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Good news, Kaybo!
Congrats!!! ;D
Jan
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Kaybo,
Looks like you're having a good week ;D
Congrats!
Liz
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Let's go Kaybo!
I LOVE roller coasters too, yes, the bigger the better! Going to ride every roller coaster in the world when I retire. Hubby isn't into them like I am, will you go with me? Jill 8)
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OH YEAH, I'M IN!!! ;D ;D
K ;D
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WOW Kay .... your skiing and roller coaster descriptions bring to mind images of you screaming to beat the band ..... good for you ... glad you enjoy that stuff. Only things to watch for on your bike are those big metal obstacles with 4 rubber tires! Hopefully there are bike paths and parks closeby. ;D
Summer vacation at the beach, we stay in a location that's not really easy walking distance, what with gear and the grand-kid. So I drive up, drop off family and stuff, drive back, and then bike back to the beach. And then reverse it all at day's end. Works for me. 8)
Day I bought my bike several yrs back, I actually tried a pogo stick in that store.... did OK, but later realized that wasn't such a good idea cause of the smooth floor.
BTW, nothing wrong with screaming on your bike, altho you might get some strange looks :o
Keep smiling!
Greg
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Yay, Kay! I'm glad for your fun and happy and good biking experience! Even though I'm more of a runner, I like biking more - it's more fun!
I have a little difficulty looking behind me just to make sure there's not something coming that I need to be aware of; other than that, the balance thing is pretty much okay for me too.
Hmm... what to do next? You could join Patrick on his annual biking trek from Houston to Austin!
Keri
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Kaybo
Sounds like you are ready for the excursion to Cedar Point after the symposium. Coasters! Coasters!! Coasters!!! Yeah baby!
We're going to Cedar Point after the symposium? I grew up in Cleveland and went there at least 4 or 5 times every summer . My favorite ride was the Rotor--a big padded cylinder that started to spin really fast and stuck you to the wall--and then the FLOOR dropped about 10 feet! We'd try to work ourselves sideways and upside down and it was really funny to watch everybodies pants get wedgies. Funny how when we were younger we actually used to ENJOY giving ourselves Wonkyhead!
Capt Deb(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee60/Captdeb_photos/Picture1-1.jpg)
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Funny how when we were younger we actually used to ENJOY giving ourselves Wonkyhead!
Capt Deb(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee60/Captdeb_photos/Picture1-1.jpg)
How true and how funny! I too remember that ride. I could only do it one time though. It was "fun" watching everyone stagger when they came out........
Moe