amaris
05-06-2004, 06:23 AM
I posted about a month ago about altering my tight biking shorts so that I'd be more comfortable. Thanks for the suggestions. I finally ended up cutting the elastic off and then finished the raw edge on my sewing machine so that it wouldn't unravel. The waist is VERY low, about where my underwear elastic would be (I can't wear pants on my waistline anyway). A long t-shirt takes care of that.
I wore them yesterday for the first time on a girls only group ride. It was so much fun!! We even stopped by the park bathroom in the middle of the ride because someone else had to pee (of course, I peed as well).
After the ride, I felt like my bladder muscles were tight and I felt a little burning, so I used the heating pad which helped aleviate it. I was worried that I'd be in pain today so I took an Aleve after the ride. Oh and I think I drank about 3 liters of water yesterday.
So far so good. No pain today. My IC is so weird. I can't wear a pair of pants that fall on my waist because it is SO painful, but I can ride a bike on a bumpy dirt trail for an hour without too much discomfort afterward. I'm not complaining. I can do something I love to do. I'll just continue to be cautious and not push too much.
Sorry, I've rambled, I'm just so excited!!
Amaris
I wore them yesterday for the first time on a girls only group ride. It was so much fun!! We even stopped by the park bathroom in the middle of the ride because someone else had to pee (of course, I peed as well).
After the ride, I felt like my bladder muscles were tight and I felt a little burning, so I used the heating pad which helped aleviate it. I was worried that I'd be in pain today so I took an Aleve after the ride. Oh and I think I drank about 3 liters of water yesterday.
So far so good. No pain today. My IC is so weird. I can't wear a pair of pants that fall on my waist because it is SO painful, but I can ride a bike on a bumpy dirt trail for an hour without too much discomfort afterward. I'm not complaining. I can do something I love to do. I'll just continue to be cautious and not push too much.
Sorry, I've rambled, I'm just so excited!!
Amaris