Steady as she goes!
A fter a close medical scare I am back riding, but it is going to be a slow start. A few weeks ago I was just sitting around after a walk along the D&R canal when all of a sudden I felt like my throat was closing up and there was someone sitting on my chest. I was really scared as this has happened twice before after a spider bite and a bee sting. I can't use an Epe pen as I can't tolerate the drug. I called my wife who was at a friends house around the corner and she rushed home. We headed for the ER where I spent the next two days. Since the doctors couldn't find a bite mark they decided to treat it as a heart problem and an insect bite. I now had to make an appointment for a nuclear stress test and an Echo Cardiogram. I passed both with flying colors, but the found that I have a swallowing problem which requires me to take more tests. Back to the ride! I rode a short 5.29 miles in 33.38 minutes at an average speed of 9.4 mph and a max speed of 14.5 mph. I bu