Comments on: Upcoming surgery

By: Bud

Bud — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:57:16 +0000

Thanks Dwight, our plan is to start off slow building base miles this fall/winter. So while everyone else is winfing down their seasons we will be winding up ours. By the spring we hope to have a good base and be faster than we have been in the past. One of our goals for next season is a sub 5 hour century including the rest stops. We are also interested in trying out the Lowes Time Trial series on our tandem.

By: Dwight

Dwight — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:51:24 +0000

Good luck with the surgery and the recovery. I look forward to riding the tandem wth you and Nicole.

By: Bud

Bud — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:44:22 +0000

Gary, thank you very much. I am having the procedure done at Presbyterian Orthopedic near uptown Charlotte. Tomorrow is the pre-operative visit. I still don’t know if my surgery is in the morning or afternoon of the 9th. I suppose I will find out tomorrow.

By: Bud

Bud — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:42:12 +0000

Jeff, knowing what you have been through was also a determining factor in deciding to go the surgical route. I didn’t want to spend the time you have getting adjustments and suffering. I am a big baby that way.

I am sure you won’t be surprised when I pull up next to the group on a ride a week or two before my doctor thinks I should be riding. I guess I am just a difficult patient.

See you soon.

By: Bud

Bud — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:39:11 +0000

Jan, after I get a few miles under my belt, you and I are going to do an early century. I know you are up for that.

By: Gary C.

Gary C. — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:55:31 +0000

Bud,
Sorry to hear about your situation but it sounds like you’re in good hands and have a plan. I miss you, JDM and the spirited riding.

What hospital and for how long do you expect to be there?

Get back into it as you’re able and the Team will be there to support you. We’ll be praying and thinking of you.

Regards,
Gary Chambers

By: Bianchi Jeff

Bianchi Jeff — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:47:31 +0000

Sure have missed having you with us. It has been frustrating for me to struggle with my own neck issues, can’t imagine what it is like for you. I don’t even need surgery, just frequent adjustments and physical therapy.
When your ready to brave the elements I would like to ride with you, heal quick!!
*** I had a vision of you play through the theater in my brain, you pulling up alongside at a stop sign, a big grin on your face. Hey wait, that was after the stents in the heart! ***
Makes me happy every time I think about that! Hope to see you soon, Maybe even climbing MM saturday. Have not decided if I am going this time.

By: Jan

Jan — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:15:16 +0000

Hi Bud,

Thank you for the update. Wishing you the very best with your operation and recovery.

By: Bud

Bud — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:50:37 +0000

Thanks Jack. My nephew Richard and I will be taking pictures, we are also going to try some experimenting to improve our photography skills. Our plan is to take pictures at the start, go have breakfast then make a bee line (get it, bee line) for the top of Morrow Mountain. take some more on the climb and then have lunch and call it a day.

I am chomping at the bit to get back on the bike. Soon enough, but I will have to start slow.

By: Jack

Jack — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:46:23 +0000

Thanks for the low-down on your condition and what you are aiming for to fix it. Wishing you the best as you wait and then through the recovery period. Will be great to have you back out on the bike; we could use you in our revolving paceline.

Good of you to get out and take photos on Morrow Mt this weekend. Unfortunately, we’ll be camping up in Brevard, then leaving for 3 weeks in Massachusetts next Wednesday. Thanks for the TdF rundown; we enjoy watching while in MA every sumer.

Looking forward to having you back on the bike. I’ll let you take over the video duties. That HD will be nice. And maybe you can teach me some things about uploading to the web without losing much quality, i.e., best parameters to use.