Monday, June 20, 2011

Another Bell's Palsy Update

Coming up on 4 months now with Bells Palsy and I can finally see the end. It's amazing how much energy it takes for nerves to regenerate. My left eye is starting blink without massive conscious brain function, although I continue to have overactive tears in both eyes at times and they get tired easy. Face is getting back to normal except during massive smile or rowdy laughing. I can deal with that. Still have a little pain at my forehead, cheek bone, and chin but it is not bad and really only when I press on it. Hope no one else has to deal with this, or at least I hope they are tougher than I am.

I started riding again starting in June and now have a few solid weeks of riding. We did a Southern Utah mini vacation in early June before the baby comes and I treated it like a little training camp. Sleep, eat, ride, play in the pool, read, play in the pool, eat, and sleep a hike hear and there and more pool time with the girls. I built a little base of desert singletrack and seemed to respond fairly well. Still need a little more recovery than normal. I have since been commuting to work and doing a couple hours of riding on the weekend. Introduced a little intensity as well and seem to be feeling better all the time. Just need stay up on lots of sleep and not push the hours much. Slow road but I'll be back.

If you like technical climbing and descending I have a new favorite trail for you. Grandeur Peak. Now that all the rocks are being removed from the trails around here including Shoreline and Rattlesnake gulch I have to get my fix somewhere. Saturday I rode the Jekyll up Grandeur from Millcreek. Around 3600' climb from my house most of it on super technical singletrack. The top has a couple short cliff/rock sections on the ridge you have to hike but otherwise it was 99% rideable. I wanted to descend back the same way but with so many hikers I decided to take the West Face trail down, that one is pretty steep on a bike but still fun and a good test for controlled descending. I wish we had races over terrain like this. maybe I will start a Grandeur Peak uphill TT? I will have to go on and on about the Jekyll another time, but in short that bike rules. Weighs 23.9 lbs, has 6" travel front and rear, and pedals and climbs like a small travel bike. Game changer!

New baby coming this week so hopefully I can keep the recovery rolling and the fitness rising. May even line up for a race here soon to really see where I am at???

9 Comments:

Blogger Faceless Ghost said...

Wait--you rode a bike down the west face of Grandeur? I crash about half time I go down that trail, and I'm running, not riding.

9:10 AM

 
Blogger Ty Nelson said...

so are we talking Bart in his granny gear steap? STEEP? Or rideable steep? sounds like a sweet loop!

12:48 PM

 
Blogger Lucy said...

Good to hear you are recovering! It sucks that the rocks are disappearing from Shoreline, etc. I can't figure out someone would chose to do that.

9:33 AM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Bart - surfed into your blog, glad to see you recovering, hope to see you on a trail soon.

Gordon Garrett

3:17 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Wishing you a recovery as quick as It can be! I have health issues too and
Try to walk on the sunny side
Of the street whenever I can!
Take care, Lori

1:42 PM

 
Anonymous click said...

nice post . thanks for posting .

12:31 PM

 
Blogger Metpor said...

| strafor logo | fuar standları | strafor harf | cup cake standları | pencere söveleri | denizlik | .kat silmesi | söve | payanda

6:25 AM

 
Blogger على جمال said...

When you use a pest control company that has a good reputation in the field of insect extermination you will get a home free of pests characterized by employment at the highest level of experience, work and honesty.
خدمات مكافحة الحشرات
شركة مكافحة الصراصير بالرياض
شركة مكافحة النمل الابيض بالرياض
شركة مكافحة النمل الاسود بالرياض
شركة مكافحة حشرات شرق الرياض
شركة مكافحة حشرات شمال الرياض
شركة مكافحة حشرات جنوب الرياض
شركة مكافحة حشرات غرب الرياض
www.nileriyadh.com

6:16 AM

 
Blogger المتوكل على الله said...


شركة تنظيف مكيفات اسبليت افضل شركة تنظيف مكيفات بالرياض
تنظيف المكيفات الاسبليت ارخص شركة تنظيف مكيفات بالرياض
شركة غسيل مكيفات شركة تنظيف مكيفات بشمال الرياض
______________
ارخص شركة تنظيف المنازل شركة تنظيف منازل بالرياض-ارخص شركة تنظيف منازل بالرياض
افضل شركة تنظيف منازل بالرياض
شركة تنظيف الكنب شركة غسيل كنب بالرياض
شركة غسيل الستائر شركة تنظيف ستائربالرياض
______________
شركة تنظيف الموكيت شركة تنظيف سجاد بالرياض

2:31 AM

 

Post a Comment

<< Home