Bruce,
Jeese, this was gruesome just to read, that is some kind of severe injury, as you seem to have realized the hard way. I am putting you in my prayers for a long as needed, man the list here is getting long, we need to stop hurting so much. My spinal injuries are lower but, I empathize completely on the pain after surgeries, 3 for me and the titanium hardware is not worth the pain I had to go through in its trickness factor.

Please take it easy, as said repeatedly and, let things get healed completely without any complications, believe me those can be even worse in the long run. I'll include prayers for strength for your girlfriend, she will need all she can muster, my wife can tell you about that part. Get lots of sport bike magazines and keep the positive thoughts flowing.

Bill