"What's Your Blood Type?"

I may need a freaking transfusion.  No wait!  That won't help since I don't even know my own type.  I guess I'm screwed.

Actually it wasn't that bad after a nervous start.  There seemed to be a little confusion as to which, and how many of my teeth they were gonna pull.  That caused me a little apprehension which was NOT put to rest when the 19 year old dentist walked into the room!  I'm sure he must have been older than that, but at the risk of doing a little racial profiling, he was Chinese, and they do have a reputation of being keeners, as well of course, as being masters of home grown medicine.

But I have to admit he did an exceptional job right from the get go. The freezing was quick, the extraction itself practically painless, and the stitching I never even felt. The greatest discomfort is still to come I'm sure (it's been only 2 hours), but I choose to go home without the Percocet's (I know too much about that shit!), and so at least the pain will be of my own choosing.

I'm probably more worried right now about eating. I'm getting hungry as I type and I have to wait at least a couple more hours for the bleeding to stop. I will probably be somewhat limited in what I can get down.

When I whined about their 48 hour no workout rule they kinda said later tomorrow would be okay as long as I was careful. The concern of course is that the bleeding will start again and then I will definitely have to find out my blood type. I'll see how I feel tomorrow after my hyberbaric and then decide. I would like to work out tomorrow and Thursday yet, and then take the next few days off before Sundays race. And I'm gonna do my weights tonite...that don't really count :)

I did manage to get a nice little ride in before the dentist. Unfortunately now I need to clean my bike since I got rained on. It actually felt quite good. I'm starting to hope that maybe, just maybe, I won't have to move back inside to the trainer this year. It is taking a little adjustment to being on the road again as my back is feeling the impact of the road vibrations. That's 2 decent rides on my new saddle but I'm gonna hold onto my observations for just a few more trips, or until I get a longer one in. Let's just say for now that it is not perfect, but that I am cautiously optimistic.

Oh....and Happy Birthday Mary (Roo told me)

(50 km ride)

See, the problem is that God gives men a brain and a penis, and only enough blood to run one at a time."---Robin Williams

Love
Peter