*Off topic*
I briefly mentioned in the Jan 31st-Feb 2nd thread that I have been dealing with unexplained low back, hip and leg pain the past two months. I worked with a really good PT yesterday and together we were able to determine that my pain likely stems from Lyme Disease or Bartonella. It makes total sense as I have been dealing with odd pain throughout my body for the past three years and I was out for three months in 2019 with terrible and unexplainable foot pain. I've also experienced general fatigue, sound sensitivity, blurred vision, swollen glands and intense anxiety. While that sucks, it does mean I am cleared to snowboard again! I immediately drove over to Valley Forge and reconquered this line I rode following the March 2017 sleet storm. I've contacted a Lyme literate doctor and am in hopes of a full recovery from these funky neurological symptoms. If you get a bullseye, 21 days of antibiotics probably isn't enough! It is BS that the American medical system does not believe in chronic Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses and they refuse to cover treatment or advanced testing. The traditional western blot test for Lyme disease is extremely outdated and inaccurate and is the reason this was not diagnosed and treated sooner, as I was negative for Lyme in 2019 when tested for my foot pain.
Here's the footy: (Might still be processing on youtube)
Sorry there's no SEPA Ski season thread like the NE forum has, so I figured I'd post it here. Plus I think people should be more aware of tick borne illnesses, especially living in PA. 9 in 10 people with Lyme disease don't know they have it. Also, I've been eyeing up that giant mound of dirt along the Turnpike and Northeast extension interchange for years now. Might have to cross that off the list next.