I'm a clinically-diagnosed perfectionist and a shell-shocked ex-Marine, and have never had a bike fit (or much of anything else I've ever done) that I've been happy with. I've been very introspective, reflective, and depressed lately, and have struggled with who I am as a person and how I fit into this world. We're still fine-tuning the medicine and overall treatment plan, but I'm hopeful. But, I will take that - the pain being gone is truly remarkable. It's hard to make it through a bike fit without being completely worn out. The side effects are a problem, though - I rarely go a day without at least one nap, and I'm often nauseous and dizzy. This was good and bad - the medicine is great, and my pain is now almost all gone. I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and started a new medicine. It got to the point where suicide was getting to be the only way to end the pain, so I pursued treatment. I could barely make it through a bike fit. At the beginning of this year, I was taking 8 Tylenol and 16 Ibuprofen a day, as well as 30mg of CBD oil, trying to overcome the pain. The pain I've been dealing with has been massive for a long time, and was exacerbated by my bike accident in 2016. I was diagnosed with Lupus in 2011, although it was over 10 years of unknowns that finally led to that. The biggest problem has been my health, which has been a problem for a long time, as some might know. As some may know, I've struggled with health issues for years, and after a lot of thought and with some recent circumstances in the bike industry, have decided it is best to move on and will be shutting down Vector Cycle Works. A lot has been happening in that time - much of it good - but there certainly have been some challenges. It has been over 2 years since my last blog post.