by Brian Muldowney | Jun 13, 2017 | Recovery
When I left the hospital three days after my crash, I had to pull off all sorts of things stuck to my body. One of those things was a heart shaped bandage pad stuck to my tail bone. I think I said, “What the hell is this for? Did I get road rash there...
by Brian Muldowney | Jun 9, 2017 | Race Reports
I am a tad late in writing my race report for my first full Ironman, which happened in August 2016. It is getting close to a year since I finished the race, but recently I came across another race report for the same race that was written two years after he completed...
by Brian Muldowney | Jun 6, 2017 | Bike Accident, Recovery
My parents came up from their home in Georgia to see me and get a sense of how I am doing. They got to see that I am doing well with my recovery but also got a peak at the level of frustration I am having dealing with the limitations my injuries have imposed on me...
by Brian Muldowney | Jun 3, 2017 | Recovery
I had a difficult night’s sleep the night before last. I woke up at midnight pretty uncomfortable and agitated. I had to go to the bathroom, but trying to go back to sleep, even though I relieved myself, just wasn’t happening. I felt like I had restless...
by Brian Muldowney | May 29, 2017 | Bike Accident, Recovery
So far, the most difficult injury, from my bike accident, to deal with has been my tongue laceration. My C1 fracture is pretty disturbing in itself, especially when doing a Google search and finding all the scary shit about it online. But it is managed by wearing a...