Ye gods. I've had a torn meniscus (on top of all my other knee wonkery). It isn't fun, but luckily the surgery -- if you go that route -- is outpatient, and you should be riding again in about 3-4 weeks after surgery.
Limping in solidarity, Cecily On Monday, August 4, 2014 4:11:55 PM UTC-7, Liesl wrote: > > Well, pain hasn't subsided after all this time so I went to the doctor. > The tentative diagnosis is a torn meniscus. MRI tomorrow morning and an > appointment with a sports medicine MD to determine whether I should do PT > or have surgery. > > Over the weekend I talked with Vince at Riv about saddle height. I checked > my saddle height and it was maybe a half-inch *high* after all my afore > mentioned fiddling around. Unknown if this was the culprit or exasperated > an existing condition. > > I should add that decades of backing up a touring motorcycle from a riding > position took its toll as well. (Black 1973 BMW R75/5 with a toaster tank > for those inquiring minds) > > Anyway, keep y'all posted as I know more. In the meantime, still off the > bike. > > Limpingly yours, > RCW > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
