Haven't updated for a while, so I thought I would post the latest....

New bike is working out well, but I'm going to strip off the Specialized Armadillo CX tires and go back to Gatorskins - the CX tires are just too fat.

I'm kind of up and down physically. I can ride further, but I'm still having weird back and hip issues. I pop like a bowl of Rice Krispies every morning, and still have to sleep with a body pillow to keep my hips from shifting. I've had two incidents with major muscle spasms after doing what should be routing household chores that involved lifting stuff. I also went camping this weekend, and even using a big air mattress, I cramped badly just trying to get dressed in the tent....

So... I'm not sure what's happening. My doc has scheduled me for a series of 3 cortisone injections, which are supposed to help. I'm not really in pain, but I'm cramping more than I think I should be, and for some reason, the BACK of my ribs are hurting.

I'm up to $7900 in medical costs, and it's projected to be about 10K by the end of the year. Insurance is paying, but man, this is tedious.