Healing in Tallahassee - Wed 4/18

The doctor says Ruth should recover completely in 10-12 weeks, at her follow up visit today.  Yay!  The X-ray looks bad to us but not to the doctors.  All she needs is a sling, rest, and pain pills.

The UPS Store managed to get our bike boxed for shipment today.  It took trips to 3 UPS facilities and 1 Fed-Ex place before I found one that could do it.  And it took them 2 days and about $300.  I haven't seen the box, but it sounds like it was much bulkier than necessary.  I rode the bike there yesterday, disassembled it, and waited 2 hours before the guy gave up and said his manager would have to do it today.  Then I walked the 4 miles back to our motel.

Normally a bike ride or 4-mile run would be a pleasure, but I'm in pain and starting to wonder if my arm is broken.  The skin is healing but the swelling and pain isn't improving.  I'll see a doctor after we get home.  Our HMO hasn't been very helpful with Ruth, so I'd rather not deal with it here.

Our hotel manager, Chris, is LDS and noticed my BYU shirt.  He found me a ride to church (Ruth was in too much pain) with the Lehto's, who also gave us a ride to the doctor today.  We really appreciated that, and the kindness of many strangers throughout this trip.

So, in between trying to ship the bike, get treatment for Ruth, and figuring how we'll get to Orlando,  we've been resting, watching TV, reading, sleeping, and eating.  Two months of working out are being followed by a period of atrophy.  It's gonna be tough to keep the weight off now that we're burning 3000 fewer calories each day.

Photos:
Ruth's fractured clavicle.
Disassembled bike frame.