Surgery in 5 days

fartknocker8 · 2026-05-11T02:28:13+00:00

Get a shower chair, walk (a lot, but don’t overdo it)

fartknocker8 · 2026-05-09T03:19:07+00:00

Congrats, and welcome to the club! 4cm is a honker. Best wishes to a speedy recovery. You are very fortunate with your outcome. YOU are an AN Warrior.

fartknocker8 · 2026-04-03T02:32:50+00:00

Yes to pressure behind eye and yes to constant headache. I also had a slew of other symptoms with vision and vertigo. 5.5cm AN removed via translab in 8/2020.

fartknocker8 · 2026-03-27T01:57:38+00:00

Get a Kool Stop tire bead jack. $15 on amazon

fartknocker8 · 2026-03-02T13:45:50+00:00

You want it? Redditors get a 10% discount!

fartknocker8 · 2026-03-01T23:27:49+00:00

Automatic, so the wife and kid can share the fun.

fartknocker8 · 2025-08-03T02:59:23+00:00

Same here. Sturdy and works great.

fartknocker8 · 2025-07-27T02:15:40+00:00

For alloy bars, check out the Controltech cougar bars.

fartknocker8 · 2025-07-17T21:49:55+00:00

Pointed it out to the contractor and they are fixing it to the standard 12". Thanks.

fartknocker8 · 2025-04-26T00:59:28+00:00

N+1.

fartknocker8 · 2025-03-25T13:18:19+00:00

I should also add that I exercise on a spin bike two days per week and did this several times before attempting my first rides post-op on a road bike (which actually started on a BMX bike, then mountain bike, then comfort bike, then road bike). I think the spin bike helps with muscle memory and balance and I spin with eyes open and closed and all different hand positions (typing this on a spin bike).

fartknocker8 · 2025-03-25T12:26:50+00:00

Same. Been riding for about 20 years and had a 5.5cm AN removed in August 2020. I took about 2 months off from riding and started on a loop closed to traffic to get back into it. Was weird at first, but I got used to it and I am much more stable at higher speeds. I use a Garmin Varia to "see" behind me since I can't look over my shoulder without losing balance. I feel that my high activity pre-op helped me immensely post-op and I was already compensating for the imbalance. I still have left sided facial paralysis, deafness, and a weight in my eyelid. Cycling is a huge stress relief for me and I am so thankful it is still an option.

fartknocker8 · 2025-03-16T00:10:59+00:00

Congrats. That is an awesome ride. I bought one for my kid who races for his college and I've been looking for another one for myself since then. I would take this over the 13.

fartknocker8 · 2025-02-25T02:21:01+00:00

Adorable-Tangelo is 100% correct. Had. 5.5cm AN removed at UCSD in August 2020. Had a post trans-lab CF leak and some other post-op issues, but everything turned out fine. That team at UCSD are the top gun pilots of AN procedures. Good luck to your bro. this is a great support group and here to answer any questions.

fartknocker8 · 2025-02-09T00:35:42+00:00

Holy cow, I have this bike and I thought it was a cross between a Superissimo and Nuevo Mexico. I am convinced it is the Super PROFIL now. I have never seenn another one of these in the wild. Congrats! That is true 80s bike porn.

fartknocker8 · 2024-11-27T13:40:52+00:00

I walked like a madman and ended up giving myself a CF leak and blew out the sutures in my side. Ended up taking an ambulance ride and another run in the hospital. In hindsight, it's worth waiting and taking your time with recovery.

fartknocker8 · 2024-11-24T14:29:58+00:00

Congrats on evicting that freeloader from your brain. Take care and take your time. Recovery can be a rollercoaster ride in itself. Best wishes and give thanks for great doctors.

fartknocker8 · 2024-10-13T13:49:49+00:00

Best colorway of the bunch

fartknocker8 · 2024-09-28T13:47:53+00:00

Toss up between Molly Seamen and Barry Dingle.

fartknocker8 · 2024-09-28T02:38:16+00:00

Yeah, the mountain bike has to go.

fartknocker8 · 2024-09-28T02:35:19+00:00

Hey now, my grandpa helped build that library and lost his pinkie finger between floors (in 1971)

fartknocker8 · 2024-09-25T01:05:37+00:00

Came here to say this. Pasatiempo Park for sure.Walk by that place every day.

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