Reminiscing is all you can do sometimes when you look back at the things you enjoy the most but are unable to do when you really feel like it. 

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Today June 21 is the Summer Solstice, the longest day in the year. World Motorcycle Day (WMD) is celebrated on this day. Our club 'United Bikers of Mangalore' (UBM) in the city has a ride scheduled usually on the weekend after this day to celebrate it just in case June 21st is on weekday! 

But I wasn't riding today. All I could do was spend the better part of my day making rounds of the hospital which is what I've been doing for the good part of the last year and half. I have'nt been riding regularly for a while now.

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Earlier in April this year I had my final surgery on my leg to remove the metal implants inserted [after a accident early last year](https://steemit.com/life/@firepower/how-i-faced-my-demons-and-fought-back). Things haven't been the same since 9th of Feb 2017. Apparently after the recent surgery there was some internal bleeding which caused a swelling due to buildup of fluid around my knee which hasn't subsided in about two months. 

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Since my surgeon was out of the country until a few days ago I decided to wait it out till he got back. Today I went back for a consultation and came back with some x-rays of my leg and MRI for my right shoulder which has been troubling me a lot in the past few months. Expecting to a undergo surgery for the latter.  

Looks like I've a few more visits to the hospital before we sort these out and then there's the nerve damage on my right hand which has recovered well for most part but is quite limiting for me to get back to riding motorcycles again.

Riding motorcycles is what I love the most and in the past 16 odd years this has been the longest break from being on the saddle. 

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I can't say I've let the time go wasted as I've made excellent use of the past year to build up my work and also helped many Steemians from my country establish themselves here. 

But it does suck to not be able to do the things that really matter. I go to bed saying it's just a matter of time now... 

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But that's okay. Life is all about dealing with the things that come your way and nothing is certain. I've had a fantastic year actually. I've travelled a lot, about 80 flights in all so far in 11 months.I've also managed to [contribute a bit towards the growth of this platform](https://steemit.com/witness-category/@firepower/why-you-should-firepower-as-witness-witness-campaign-post-from-india) and pretty much did the things that mattered to me outside of my passion for motoring. 

Tomorrow I go back to the hospital with my reports so that we can figure out how to solve some of the current issues i'm facing with my health. But for now I can sit back and and think about the things I've already accomplished, relish the nostalgia and write about it a little. Life is pretty awesome otherwise!

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Maybe I will share some of my past adventures here in future posts. Hopefully in the year or years to come, life may allow me to get back to my passion for motoring. I guess it's just a matter of time. We'll see...

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What do you enjoy doing the most? Does anyone here enjoy riding motorcycles? Feel free to post some links to your Steemit posts on motorcycle riding in the comments below so I can check it out.

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