Author Topic: I CAN RIDE A BIKE!!!  (Read 18616 times)

saralynn143

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1822
  • Sarey Sarey Quite Contrary
    • MVD diary
Re: I CAN RIDE A BIKE!!!
« Reply #45 on: September 08, 2009, 07:48:02 pm »
Isn't there a closet industry of interesting AN products going on here somewhere? It seems to me that a BAHA bike helmet would be a great new product. Maybe even a model for TransEar?

Sara
MVD for hemifacial spasm 6/2/08
left side facial paresis
 12/100 facial function - 7/29/08
 46 - 11/25/08
 53 - 05/12/09
left side SSD approx. 4 weeks
 low-frequency hearing loss; 85% speech recognition 7/28/08
1.8 gram thin profile platinum eyelid weight 8/12/08
Fitted for scleral lens 5/9/13

lori67

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3113
Re: I CAN RIDE A BIKE!!!
« Reply #46 on: September 09, 2009, 06:27:50 am »
DHM,

Jan told me that if something happens to her, she's sending the kids to live with you!   ;D  Twin teenagers - how hard can that be?   :D

I'm hoping for something a little on the plain side for a helmet....but if I had to get a Disney character - I'd have to go with Tigger.  Or maybe Goofy would be more appropriate.  And before anyone bothers to type it - it won't be Dopey!!!

Lori
Right 3cm AN diagnosed 1/2007.  Translab resection 2/20/07 by Dr. David Kaylie and Dr. Karl Hampf at Baptist Hospital in Nashville.  R side deafness, facial nerve paralysis.  Tarsorraphy and tear duct cauterization 5/2007.  BAHA implant 11/8/07. 7-12 nerve jump 9/26/08.

4cm in Pacific Northwest

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1324
Re: I CAN RIDE A BIKE!!!
« Reply #47 on: September 09, 2009, 07:21:15 am »
Lori,

 Ew awe Amazon Britain has the perfect helmet for you ;D
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Disney-Winnie-Pooh-Tigger-Helmet/dp/B001LCYRZK/ref=pd_sxp_f_pt

Hey check out this bike to match  ;)
http://www.amazon.com/Disney-Winnie-Pooh-Tigger-12-Inch/dp/B000HDJWWC

(I want one just like this -only a bigger size)


Hey they even have helmets now for pirates! ::)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sport-Direct-Bicycle-Helmet-£24-99/dp/B001MTLZKC/ref=pd_sxp_grid_pt_0_0


Here is one for the motocross types that don’t like to pedal
http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/1/1/38/17871/ITEM/KBC-Ed-Hardy-Pirate-VR-2-Helmet.aspx



Twin teenage girls huh. :-\  Well my hat goes off to JAN- but the bicycle helmet stays on during bike rides. ;) :D

DHM

P.S. I cannot find a Goofy helmet ANYWHERE?

« Last Edit: September 09, 2009, 07:45:34 am by 4cm in Pacific Northwest »
4cm Left, 08/22/07 R/S 11+ hr surgery Stanford U, Dr. Robert Jackler, Dr. Griffith Harsh, Canadian fellow Assist. Dr. Sumit Agrawal. SSD, 3/6 on HB facial scale, stick-on-eyeweight worked, 95% eye function@ 6 months. In neuromuscular facial retraining. Balance regained! Recent MRI -tumor receded!

nancyann

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2251
  • carpe diem
Re: I CAN RIDE A BIKE!!!
« Reply #48 on: September 09, 2009, 05:46:43 pm »
Lori:  way to go on the biking ! !  I'm still a bit scared to try, so I've started Yoga - I can't help chuckling every time I 'keel over !'
Always good thoughts,  Nancy
2.2cm length x 1.7cm width x 1.3cm  depth
retrosigmoid 6/19/06
Gold weight 7/19/06, removed 3/07
lateral tarsel strip X3
T3 procedure 11/20/07
1.6 Gm platinum weight 7/10/08
lateral canthal sling 11/14/08
Jones tube insert right inner eye 2/27/09
2.4 Gm. Platinum chain 2017
right facial paralysis

leapyrtwins

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 10826
  • I am a success story!
Re: I CAN RIDE A BIKE!!!
« Reply #49 on: September 09, 2009, 05:48:46 pm »

Twin teenage girls huh. :-\  Well my hat goes off to JAN-

Actually my twins are a boy and a girl  ;D  But they are definitely teenagers!  ::)
« Last Edit: September 09, 2009, 05:50:20 pm by leapyrtwins »
Retrosig 5/31/07 Drs. Battista & Kazan (Hinsdale, Illinois)
Left AN 3.0 cm (1.5 cm @ diagnosis 6 wks prior) SSD. BAHA implant 3/4/08 (Dr. Battista) Divino 6/4/08  BP100 4/2010 BAHA 5 8/2015

I don't actually "make" trouble..just kind of attract it, fine tune it, and apply it in new and exciting ways

4cm in Pacific Northwest

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1324
Re: I CAN RIDE A BIKE!!!
« Reply #50 on: September 09, 2009, 06:03:50 pm »


Actually my twins are a boy and a girl  ;D  But they are definitely teenagers!  ::)

MORE reason to wear a helmet!!!  ;)

DHM
4cm Left, 08/22/07 R/S 11+ hr surgery Stanford U, Dr. Robert Jackler, Dr. Griffith Harsh, Canadian fellow Assist. Dr. Sumit Agrawal. SSD, 3/6 on HB facial scale, stick-on-eyeweight worked, 95% eye function@ 6 months. In neuromuscular facial retraining. Balance regained! Recent MRI -tumor receded!

wendysig

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1937
Re: I CAN RIDE A BIKE!!!
« Reply #51 on: September 10, 2009, 12:04:24 am »
I have to say I'm impressed with all of you who can ride a bike.  I haven't gotten up the nerve to try yet -- I can ride a exercise bike though and I don't need a helmet for that.  ;D   I too am a bad example to my kids, I never used a helmet when I did go bike riding.  After reading all the comments here, I may have to change my ways before I try to ride a bike that moves.  Congratulations to those of you brave enough to get out there and ride.  If I ever feel up to it again, my real goal is to go horseback riding again.  I haven't gone in years, but since finding out about my AN last year and  having surgery, etc., I'm kind of obsessed with the idea.  I guess I'll need a helmet for that too though.

Wendy
1.3 cm at time of diagnosis -  April 9, 2008
2 cm at time of surgery
SSD right side translabyrinthine July 25, 2008
Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
Extremely grateful for the wonderful Dr. Choe & Dr. Chen
BAHA surgery 1/5/09
Doing great!

lori67

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3113
Re: I CAN RIDE A BIKE!!!
« Reply #52 on: September 10, 2009, 06:25:20 am »
Nancy,

We should go to yoga together!  I nearly knocked the whole back row of people over like dominoes when I tried to balance on one foot!  We could start our own "full contact yoga" class!   :D

Wendy - definitely wear a helmet for horseback riding!

DHM - so many choices......

Lori
Right 3cm AN diagnosed 1/2007.  Translab resection 2/20/07 by Dr. David Kaylie and Dr. Karl Hampf at Baptist Hospital in Nashville.  R side deafness, facial nerve paralysis.  Tarsorraphy and tear duct cauterization 5/2007.  BAHA implant 11/8/07. 7-12 nerve jump 9/26/08.

nancyann

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2251
  • carpe diem
Re: I CAN RIDE A BIKE!!!
« Reply #53 on: September 10, 2009, 04:50:17 pm »
Lori:  that is too funny ('full contact Yoga' !).  Isn't it funny how you just keel over with certain moves ?
I'm keeping at it to continue to improve my balance (which is pretty good if I do say so !).

Always good thoughts,  Nancy
2.2cm length x 1.7cm width x 1.3cm  depth
retrosigmoid 6/19/06
Gold weight 7/19/06, removed 3/07
lateral tarsel strip X3
T3 procedure 11/20/07
1.6 Gm platinum weight 7/10/08
lateral canthal sling 11/14/08
Jones tube insert right inner eye 2/27/09
2.4 Gm. Platinum chain 2017
right facial paralysis