so my bike was in the shed hidden by a full size camper keeping it from my view. i think both of us knew where each other was. the gap between the camper and the wall was narrower than my wide bars. i loosened the stem bolts and swung the bar in line w/ wheels and successfully slid it out into the light of day. i pumped up the tires using the floor pump. muscle action worked. next was to reinstall the factory bled formula t1 rear brake. check, made it happen. next was the test to learn if i could put my right hand on the bar. success, i gripped the grip. next was to see if i could ride. success. i pedaled short laps in the driveway. i carved some tight turns each way that tested angulation. success. i do not have performance to say reflexively jerk my hand free to say swat a fly. all in all i was pleased.
later that day i worked thru my pt session. brian measured my range of motion. improvement is a 10% gain each week. i have been exceeding the minimum. several of the exercises test the tendon reattachment which reveal attachment. there is a junction between the clavicle and the shoulder blade that i have destroyed the bursa (?) such that movement is bone on bone. this might have been the popping i heard. my swimming days are over. brian added 2 # weights to several exercises and stronger stretch bands. he scheduled me 2 weeks hence for 12/2 when he will add exercises to actually move my arm as all exercises so far have been to make my body move the arm. i asked about riding. again he suggests pavement for smooth surface because rough stuff will be hard on the tendon knitting back down.
today is 9 weeks post surgery.
forecast for snow didn’t happen. snow tires are still in the barn.
Fri and Sun I saw 2 different sessions of banff film festival. remarkable filming and stories. The protagonist were all AAA+ goal directed. The antagonist were the physical laws of nature. What we saw were people at the very top of expertise. OK to sit back and watch excellence and drive.
Today is too windy to ride the roads, forecast for 17 mph w/ 40 mph gusts. I’ll torture my butt on the exercise bike. Thurs will be 3 weeks out of the sling, I have only not exercised just 2 days. My pants fit around my waist allowing me to button them, having a second hand does help.
Sunday I hiked 3 hours in Riverside on trails that I have ridden. There are trails I can ride w/o concern of falling. There is chunk that I shouldn’t ride.
I am thinking of visiting the San Juan Islands in Dec. Temperate rain forest, wet. I am seeking another place to hunker down during healing. from there I might travel down the coast a ways before i cross the divide into winter.
Received another jury summons for King county.