The little bit of snow that fell Sat night melted right now. Drove into town passed MBH where not a car was in the lot meaning that the trails were too wet. I continued down to BnB for usual banter and goofing time. Decided to repeat the last big road ride loop. Need to keep building back the base and subject the body to some stress. Today the hills seemed harder yet i reached the high school the fastest time to date. The cillia in my lungs are working up phlegm. I felt I was experiencing shortness of breath which is an indication of a PE. Need to have health evaluated.
Slept w/ heater on.
My van’s engine is getting short of breath like me in that it is faltering on the hills. The turbo boost cuts in & out or not at all. Stopped @ Red rock precision where I have an appointment tomorrow to replace the front brake rotors and informed them of my new issue and if possible to swap fixing this for a later brake job. Said I can have both. This was my first task.
Turned back out of town to emergency clinic. Barb, one of the nurses greeted me calling me the bicycle man. She remembered me from past visits although she never treated me. Got a new id band, an IV plumbing piece inserted into a left forearm vein, chest Xrays, and a urinalysis. DR Dean who saw me last year after my knockout fall diagnosed bronchitis prescribing an antibiotic and steroid. Blood pressure 136/71, for me a bit high but w/ 57 beats / min pulse. Concern was another PE. DR told me even if I did the treatment would be the same as my present coumadin diet. No CT was ordered. 14 days of antibiotics. Sun I visited the spa for a shower and a sauna. The dry heat dried up the phlegm and lasted until this AM.
Stopped @ Fat tire to visit w/ Dave. He said that the Reverb seat dropper hydraulic hose is being warranty replaced as the wrong material was used fro the factory. We negotiated an appointment for wed.
Spokane folks are arriving this weekend. I am driving up canyon to USFS Cave Springs XG to grsb a camp spot for them as the reserved sites were taken. Need to spend Fri night there. Tom & Kelle will arrive Sat night. They will have their assured camp spot.
Drove the 7 miles from uptown Sedona down to BnB. Drive is scenic w/ red rock formations. Traffic flow is aided by rotaries @ major intersections. Getting well versed in slaloming my van.
Picked up my new warrantied Specialized shoes at the Absolute bike store in VOC.
Drove out to Beaverhead flats. The van had problems pulling the steep hill. somebody is in my first choice spot. A later arriver car pulled in nearby and set up camp. Jason and his fiancee are from Jackson and are on a 2 month mtn bike road trip. Jason came over and introduced himself. I offered to lead him on a ride of the good stuff if he calls me.
Tomorrow is van work and a west Sedona ride.
I put up this thread on MTBR.Com asking for rides. The comments back vary from condemnation to support. Several repliers wrote they have been reading my blog for years. Cool. My post title was “My life is better than your vacation”. I did it as a goof based in reality. 2,000 plus visits. Thanks to you guys who saw thru it and offered comments of support.
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