I'm sad to say that no bike riding here. My RA meds failed several months ago, but my new insurance did not start till this month. So my knees and ankles are a mess.

I tried riding the stationary bike in the basement, but it was basically a no-go. It is absolutely beautiful here, I moved here to ride my bike longer outside, but it still is not happening.

Good to hear you are back on the bike. My husband bought a new mountain bike and has been out on the trails a few times. My son is trying to get him to join a trail club for rides once a week. I will never be able to do that kind of riding, but I am happy he is enjoying himself!

I am riding as well. I ride all year around as my bicycle is my main transportation.
Congratulation's on your new bike fishboy.
Marlene sorry to hear that your RA medicines are not working and your not able to ride. Hope that your new med's work and you will be out and riding soon.

Hi all, been real busy as the primary runner for the G-baby girls! Getting some rides in and even riding the mountain bike. Sorry to hear about the meds Marlene. Hope the new stuff works for you. Tks for the congrats Knee Deep! It is a lot of fun and a real challenge. Looks like a roadie with knobby tires and a high crank. it's a cross bike. Figure it will be good for the C&O canal trail and things like that. Hope all is well!

I started the new RA med about 4 weeks ago. For 3 weeks I was getting better and better. I was riding in the basement, because my elbow was a mess, but now my knees and feet are not working either. A lot of pain.

We went to church this morning and there was a fund raising ride on the road where we drive. My son was in the ride, and said there were over 300 people. It is hard to see so many people biking, when I can barely walk across the room.

I'm very discouraged, not sure if I will be able to ride again.. I moved here because there is year round riding, and bike trails and dedicated lanes, and now I cannot ride. Sigh!

Hang in Marlene! Praying for you.

I have been out a few times for 15 - 30 minutes, around the neighborhood. My elbows were really limiting me, as they had lost their range of motion. My RA meds are working better, if not as fully as I had hoped.

So I did some physiotherapy, and the pain was a lot less in the left elbow and gone in the right one.

Who knew that elbows could stop you from riding?

Thanks for the prayers!

Hey Marlene, Really glad to hear that you are feeling better! Feels good to get back in the saddle again doesn't it. I just got back on mine about a week ago after my surgery. Only road biking right now but riding none the less. Lost about 5 MPH in the month I was off but it's coming back slowly. Last ride was 14.79 avg.
So Glad for you to be back to feeling better. Still sending prayers for you
Bill

The med I was on for 5 months is a total fail. I've had an ankle swollen like a balloon for 2 months. I have not been on the bike in that long.

Now I start a new med, and it might take up to 6 months to work, if it works. If it doesn't, I am toast, because that is the last possible drug for me.

Yesterday I went for a short swim in a hot springs. It was hard. I am so out of shape it is a crime! So thanks for the prayers, Bill. I am going to continue to need them for a while to come.

You got it Marlene.

Bill, just an update that the new meds are starting to work! My CRP is down, and the flares are much less. Even the brain fog seems to be improving!

Praise the Lord!

That's great to hear Marlene! Thanks to the lord! Before you know it you will be buzzing all the trails around your neck of the woods. I hate brain fog!!! I think I will always have it now. I did TX for hep-C with interferon and man I have not been the same since. Went in the basement yesterday and stood there for 10 minutes trying to figure out why I was there! LOL Had to go up again to remember!

Prayers!
Bill

Well, we had a big snow, so no bike riding outside quite yet. Plus not quite warm enough for my reconstruction foot which turns into a block of ice below 5C. I think that is about 42-43 F.

I have starting walking outside, since riding my bike in the basement is so boring. We had clouds for a month and a half, and yesterday it got sunny and clear. So I got a walking app today, which didn't record my calories for reasons I cannot explain. I ended up walking .9 Mile or 1.5 km.

But you know what, it just kept coming into my mind - I hate walking, I want to ride my bike! Especially coming down the mountain. I just kept imagining myself ripping down the mountain with no effort. Walking downhill is such a waste of time.

Anyway, sorry to here what interferon is doing to you. I hope you are ok. It's been a while since you posted.

I forgot to mention the new drugs are starting to work, with another 2 months on the biologic to find out how much it is going to suppress the flares. I've been living on prednisone, but I have decided to go off unless the pain is much worse. I confess, I probably am not well enough yet to go on a bike ride.

Congratulations! You will be out on your bike in no time! So happy to hear you are feeling better! Praise God Indeed!

I am hoping to get out this eve but it is only supposed to be 26degrees today. May still give it a try.

Prayers!
Bill

I finally got outside on my bike this weekend. It was 7C or 45 F, which is pretty warm. I put my bike in my Honda CRV and took it down to the flats. I think going up this mountain, with my knees not being strong, or my core, for that matter, was scaring me off riding.

So I didn't manage a lot, but I got to 5.1 km in 22 minutes. What got me was the smells. Lots of people burning wood, things starting to grow, and a few blocks to get past where a skunk had sprayed. I don't think I remember that ever happening to me in Alberta.

Still it was fun, and if I can get on the basement bike a few more times before it gets warm again, I will be that much better.

And do I have a lot of weight to lose. Although some of it is certainly from water retention from prednisone. Oh yes, I went up on prednisone again, I was just fed up with the pain. And the new med, Orencia, seems to work one or two days a weeks. I really would prefer 7. LOL