My doctor sent me to a vein specialist because of pain in my calf. Sonar exam showed a blockage in the artery in my thigh which is causing the pain in my calf. The doctor put me on a pill that makes the heart pump blood faster, thus cleaning out the artery. Apparently it is working since over the Winter I had become a couch potato; gained weight and over eating had caused blood sugar to rise over 300 as I am a Type II diabetic.
The fear of a stroke got my attention and I started bicycling again, as well as, working out in a fitness center doing weights and spinning four times a week. Over the last month I have lost 9 pounds, bicycling again three times a week total of 50 miles a week. The result has stopped the pain, allowed me to lose nine pounds and now decided to return to riding events, the first being Metter, GA’s Another Bloomin Bike Ride and BRAG’s Tune Up getting ready to bicycle BRAG in June (Bicycle Ride Across Georgia).
