Off to see the Ortho

Due to the fact that PT and Chiro treatments have not solved the issues I'm having with my upper back and neck I have been referred to an Ortho. My appointment is today. I am a little concerned with the fact that I have to go in the first place. I started reading up on possible diagnosis and treatments and had to stop, I started scaring myself for what I pray is no reason at all.
Through it all I know God is working. My Dr's office called yesterday with the appt confirmation but I wasn't able to be seen until the 18th. I called the Ortho's office to see if I could go to the Chiro between now and then b/c I was in a lot of pain yesterday. They couldn't recommend that I go or not go, all I could think about was the pain I would be in for the next week while waiting to get in. The medication that my doctor prescribed helps but the fact that I can only take half the dosage to be at all cognizant at work doesn't. Then the most amazing thing happened, the Ortho office called about 10 minutes before I left work. They had a cancelation for an appointment today. Praise the Lord!!!!!!!!!! One more day down, one to go.

I have to stop living in what I thought the start of the season would be and I can't live in what I think the end of the season will be either. Today, right now is all that I need to focus on. Plus I have this really handsome Green Zebra to draft behind until I feel like taking a pull. Everything happens for a reason, even if at the time it makes no sense.

Stronghold Adveture Race

Cathy and I went to Columbia Saturday am for the Stronghold adventure race. She has been asking me for years to do a race with her and it finally worked out that this was the race for us to do together. It was everything that I expected it to be. I give the majority the credit for our results to Cathy, she is a strong racer with so much ability. She did an awesome job navigating and plotting... I almost wondered what the hell she needed me there for. But we had fun, we were the only all female team there and apparently we made quite and impression on the organizers.
The first leg was on foot and we came in very near to the lead teams. Then we got on the bikes and took off. I had brake problems shortly after getting on the trail but a quick adjustment to my tabs cleared everything up. Then we had to canoe but due to my back we decided to get one check point and head back in. Then we went back out on foot after Cathy plotted out points. When we got back from that we had to cross a rope bridge, then get back across the creek to get our bikes and travel yet again back across the creek. Then we had to ride to find the last few checkpoints. I think that we got 20 or 21 out of 30. By the end of the race Cathy ran out of water and we both stopped eating the way we should. Neither of us really trained physically for this race so we started to run on empty tanks. We headed back to the finish and turned our race key in.
There was a big party after the race at the organizers climbing gym but we just wanted to get home. We were delirious but laughing the whole way home. I am so glad that I got to spend that time with Cathy, she is one of my best, closest friends and making that memory with her was so awesome. I can't say that I'll leave my loves of racing mtb and road but I'll definitely consider doing another adventure race or at least doing that one next year.