Went down hard...
Road Master
Joined: May 2010
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From: Alabama
Sorry to hear about your accident. Keep the spirits up and get well soon.
The wife and I went for a ride Sunday afternoon and had two pretty close calls.
The saying "ride like your invisible" is so true.
Be careful out there guys, the cages are not looking for us on our bikes.
The wife and I went for a ride Sunday afternoon and had two pretty close calls.
The saying "ride like your invisible" is so true.
Be careful out there guys, the cages are not looking for us on our bikes.
Ultimate HDF Member
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 6,502
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From: SW Ohio
WOW! Glad you lived thru all of that to ride again some day soon. I don't think anyone ask you this yet. You said you flat lined right. Thats dead if you did. Do you remember seeing anything, like something in the after life. Heal fast Bro.
Tourer
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 353
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From: Beasley Texas
mine was similar to yours. over a year in two different leg casts. two years in and out of hospitals. came close to cutting my leg off. One thing about the meds. take what you need but try to go a little farther each day without them. I had a hell of a time kicking the pain/sleeping pill merry go round.good luck to you.
Road Master
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 1,128
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From: South Carolina
I went through the same type of injuries years ago (1980). Had a broken femur, broken tibula/fibula, broken pubic bone, and more road rash than I thought was possible. I agree that time is the biggest issue. You'll probably be impatient and want to hurry up the healing process, but it won't do no good. Just lay back and let your body heal before you get back on the road again. You have plenty of time to ride again so don't rush it. It took me a good year and a half before I was totally healed and rehabilitated.
I'd also sue the sh-t outta that old lady. You're gonna have some severe arthritis issues about 10 - 20 years down the road and they won't be cheap.
Bubba
I'd also sue the sh-t outta that old lady. You're gonna have some severe arthritis issues about 10 - 20 years down the road and they won't be cheap.
Bubba
Cruiser
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 166
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From: Ohio
I didn't read all the responses but here goes. I was in a wreck 4 years ago (car) and one of my very good friends died. Tough to give advice on the mental aspect as I've never spoke about it to anyone (just through an attorney). As far as physically I got out of that hospital as soon as I could and didn't listen to anything negative. Doctors told me I wouldn't be able to lift my arms over my head and all this other ****. Today I'm stronger than ever before with no physical effects.
Google some of these war vet's stories about recovery and it will bring you courage. One guy on this board posted the story of "TAYLOR MORRIS". These guy are battling through horrific injuries and still have amazing attitudes.
You need positive people and positive thoughts. Concentrate of your rehang, therapy or whatever they have you doing. Shoot way passed doctors expectations.
I'd like to ask what you were wearing when this happened.
Google some of these war vet's stories about recovery and it will bring you courage. One guy on this board posted the story of "TAYLOR MORRIS". These guy are battling through horrific injuries and still have amazing attitudes.
You need positive people and positive thoughts. Concentrate of your rehang, therapy or whatever they have you doing. Shoot way passed doctors expectations.
I'd like to ask what you were wearing when this happened.
Cruiser
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 166
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From: Ohio
One more thing that maybe no one will mention. An injury like that combined with everything else (critical incident, depression, financial stress, etc) has a profound effect on your hormones (manly ones) once you get everything stable and start your rehab try to find a doctor that specializes in MEN. Your Testosterone levels might get all ****ed due to pain killers and everything else. Make sure your hormones are balanced and in good shape and it will help with EVERYTHING. Trust me, after my crash, my hormones took a **** and it had a lot of adverse effects (Mental, weight gain, drive, sex) all that stuff. So find a specialists for that.
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Joined: Jun 2012
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From: Manchester, NH
Warmasheen, I'll bring that up tomorrow when I see my primary care DR, as for what I was wearing, T-shirt, jeans, engineer boots and a novelty half helmet...The ER dr's told me novelty or not, that helmet saved my life, it looked like it had been slid down the highway and one spot about 3" around looked like it had been hit with a hammer...
Deuuuce, there's several things gear wise I would have, and will do differently now, a real helmet first and foremost, though the novelty one worked, it was a miracle it did...As for speed? We were doing the speed limit (70) albeit the argument could be made that you should slow down going over a hill, but you also dont stop and back up on a highway, I suppose all of us in a staggered column in one lane instead of two might have been safer, but who knows?
Curt1953, sorry bro, I was on enough morphine to knock out a horse, I cant say I remember anything like that...Honestly from the moment I hit the car until about a week afterwards, my memory is hazy at best, for instance my wife flew out to the hospital the day after the accident, I remember her walking in the room, no memory of the talking etc, then apparantly that evening I wasnt sleeping despite all the meds, so she put a set of headphones on me, plugged into her phone and played my favorite band for me (Pink Floyd) and after 5-10 minutes I started snoring, yet I have no memory of that either....
Ryan
Deuuuce, there's several things gear wise I would have, and will do differently now, a real helmet first and foremost, though the novelty one worked, it was a miracle it did...As for speed? We were doing the speed limit (70) albeit the argument could be made that you should slow down going over a hill, but you also dont stop and back up on a highway, I suppose all of us in a staggered column in one lane instead of two might have been safer, but who knows?
Curt1953, sorry bro, I was on enough morphine to knock out a horse, I cant say I remember anything like that...Honestly from the moment I hit the car until about a week afterwards, my memory is hazy at best, for instance my wife flew out to the hospital the day after the accident, I remember her walking in the room, no memory of the talking etc, then apparantly that evening I wasnt sleeping despite all the meds, so she put a set of headphones on me, plugged into her phone and played my favorite band for me (Pink Floyd) and after 5-10 minutes I started snoring, yet I have no memory of that either....
Ryan
TIME heals all wounds. Im just glad you are still around to be chatting with us here. Sir, Ive been to the bottom of my barrel before and I almost did the unthinkable (I was a deputy sheriff at the time and I'm sure u can figure out what that means.) and I'm glad I didn't.
You have to keep talking, get it out and you will be fine. Be careful with the meds. You need anything, just holler! And I mean it.
You'll get there, I promise.
You have to keep talking, get it out and you will be fine. Be careful with the meds. You need anything, just holler! And I mean it.
You'll get there, I promise.