My orthopedic surgeon told me I could start riding my mountain bike again on the road. He still wants me to stay off the trails until I'm fully healed. The main thing he said is to avoid falling on my hip again. After we left the office, my wife noticed that I was quiet and asked "Why aren't you happy? You don't seem excited about being able to ride your bike?" I hestitated for a moment before admitting to her "That's because I'm scared." After taking a hard fall, psychologically I am worried that if I ride again I'm gonna wreck out and hurt my hip. It reminds me of a scene in "Talladega Nights" when Ricky Bobby crashes his car and gets out and runs around the track in his underwear thinking he is on fire and shouting "I'm on fire! I'm on fire! Help me Tom Cruise!" Maybe Tom Cruise can help me too. I need to put the fire of wrecking out of my mind.
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