Air Time


Skyrider, originally uploaded by Sabine Dukes.

 

I went for a walk yesterday.

It was a little disappointing. It was just a short walk, but I could barely complete it. My hip cramped up (yes, hips can cramp), my ribs all tightened up, and I was out of breath. The worst part was that I could not even take pictures and I looked like a total goober trying to hold up the camera with one hand.

By the time I got back to the car, I was limping and scrunched all sideways and could barely move. And the only pictures I could take were of the ground.

It was pretty pitiful.

Healing is weird like that. The day after the accident, Donna and I were doing laps around the hospital ward. We had boundless energy as we dragged our giant iv poles around and around the halls. Maybe we were doped up on morphine, maybe we were thrilled to be moving and breathing on our own, maybe we weren’t really going as fast as I remember. But it just seems like I haven’t made a lot of progress since that day.

 

(I totally took a lap on Donna in our IV crit by the way…just sayin…and dont laugh at my bed head)

I am going to try walking again today..maybe just a few feet further, cuz thats what us athletic types do. We can’t sit still and if folks tell us to rest, we do the opposite and if a walk disappoints, we come back the next day and try again.

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I’ve totally gotten into the Tour this year. Have no idea if I would have had I not be laid up, but I am glad I gave it a chance. What a show these guys are giving! Love the CSC team tag, and Cadel crying with the lion, and Menchov all emotionless and tenacious, and Christian finding confidence and its still wide open for the top spot.

Good stuff

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29 Responses to “Air Time”

LJ July 25th, 2008 at 5:24 pm

I wasn’t going to make fun of your bead head….not that hospital gown is a whole nother story!

Heal up quick….enjoy the TT on Sat…exciting stuff!

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girochatterbox July 25th, 2008 at 5:25 pm

Make sure you throw in some wine-drinking intervals after you walk (’cause that’s what us athletic types do….). BTW, that hospital hallway looks all too familiar. I think it’s time to quit the Regional Med Ctr Points Race series!

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ippoc amic July 25th, 2008 at 5:44 pm

You were moving pretty good in the hospital. Not too slowly. I know you are opening wine bottles single handedly. But as importantly, how is the progress of one handed margaritas.

I still think that picture is way too cool.

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sabine July 25th, 2008 at 6:58 pm

I agree, no more RMC!

I think Paige is back there again by the way. She underwent an operation to put her skull back in place. I check her journal often and all my hopes and wishes are with her and her family as she begins a road to recovery that really does make ours look like a walk in the park.

perspective and all that.

So, I will just be content with taking pictures of the ground for a while.

Susie July 25th, 2008 at 6:59 pm

I know how that feels. Sometimes the body responds and sometimes it doesn’t. Try not to get too frustrated (I know, the pot calling the kettle black) — it does get better. Just never as quickly as we want it to. Do what you can and listen to the docs. Every time I didn’t, I lived to regret it.

Hang in there — I’ll have a thai beer or something for you tomorrow.

sabine July 25th, 2008 at 6:59 pm

okay, pat myself on the back, but I love how these comments show your last blog posts….

marscat July 25th, 2008 at 8:30 pm

it looks like you’re making sure donna doesn’t scoot her IV ahead of yours…

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marscat July 25th, 2008 at 8:31 pm

and where’s my lastest blog link…even if it if from a month ago!

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sabine July 25th, 2008 at 8:35 pm

try it again! try it again!

marscat July 25th, 2008 at 8:50 pm

testing 1-2-3 testing

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sabine July 25th, 2008 at 8:52 pm

it doesnt like your blog…

Sabine pretending to be Marscat July 25th, 2008 at 8:52 pm

did this work

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sabine July 25th, 2008 at 8:54 pm

nope, no comment luv for marscat….

marscat July 25th, 2008 at 8:56 pm

okay — forced to update my blog. now do i get my commnet luv??

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sabine July 25th, 2008 at 9:11 pm

whats so wierd is that its showing in the comments sent to my email…

stupid wordpress

and that hardly counts as an update

ippoc amic July 25th, 2008 at 9:14 pm

throw a real title in the title part… Marscat is just writing in the body…
I bet that will work plus we need to get your gravatar

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marscat July 25th, 2008 at 9:19 pm

i got me a clever one.

marscats last blog post..testing, testing

ippoc amic July 25th, 2008 at 9:32 pm

Yay marscat got comment luv and michael’s was updated too … It went from ” this is a new post” to “testing, testing”

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sabine July 25th, 2008 at 9:43 pm

excellent, not onlu are we making Marscat update her blog, we are making her make titles too!

suenago July 25th, 2008 at 9:43 pm

you guys crack me up

suenago July 25th, 2008 at 9:44 pm

how in the hell do I get a picture? I just love the snow women look

sabine July 25th, 2008 at 9:46 pm

Sue, you have to go to gravatar.com

and then make certain you include your email addy when you post.

sabine July 25th, 2008 at 9:46 pm

the gravatar works when commenting on the bella site too!

girochatterbox July 25th, 2008 at 9:56 pm

Sabine - does Paige have a blog? What is the link?

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ItinerantRick July 26th, 2008 at 12:40 am

Yes, all in perspective. But we need to stop feeding the Hellyer - RMC pipeline.

The ribs are the nasties for doing things like walking, breathing, and forget laughing or coughing. Hope that all passes quickly for you.

Perhaps Michael can put together some version of 100M ’sprint’ for those injured at Hellyer this summer pushing IV poles on a Friday night; perhaps right after the Kiddie Kilo ;-)

BellaBear July 26th, 2008 at 3:56 pm

At least you are up and moving and as long as you keep doing that, you’ll be better really soon! And try and keep taking pictures, they are amazing!!!

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