they sent me home with Oxycodone 10 MG 2xday and Diazepam 5 MG every 6 hrs. as needed.

Thanks for posting your story. It has given me pause for reflection, and maybe others, about those little events that you mention that can (and did) cause the "perfect storm". Glad you're on the road to recovery. Hope it's a speedy one!

Needless to say, don't drive a car, ride a bike or operate an electric shaver while taking that stuff. Just chill and heal.

As sorry as I am for you that you had the accident, I'm sure glad that you're still around to write about it! Until you're better, you'll just have to spend more time here...

May you heal well, and soon.

Wow I am so sorry for your misfortune! I hope you heal well and are as good as ever soon.

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

Best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery. Man, what an ordeal.

Bruce,
So sorry to read about your accident. Best wishes for no more pain and a quick recovery. Keep us posted. My thoughts are with you.

Bruce,

I am so sorry to hear about your bad accident. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Holy crap...I am glad you are able to be here to share that with us. A speedy recovery to you and be well.

One thing I just remembered about my time in the hospital.....people kept saying that I was in great shape and that it helped a lot in terms of getting through surgeries and recovery. So we gotta' keep doing what we cyclists do.



One more thing.....people here have been wonderful and it helps me a lot to know that I'm a part of a community that reaches out to help others. Thank You.

Get well soon Bruce.

I hope the worst is over and that your recovery curve is fast and more comfortable from here on.

WOW, i hope all works out with your recovery. take the time to rest and heal.

Bruce - best wishes in your recovery. Even though I'm not the one suffering it is encouraging to see that there is a supportive and caring community here at BF.

Welcome to the DL, where the wounded get to hang with the riders, while we can't be out there ourselves. I have two more weeks to wait for a greater tuberosity fracture to heal, and then another week for the surgeon to clear me to ride.

Oxycodone or Oxycontin -- is one of those good drugs, it works well for me, I take the pill, and go lie down, because it makes me sleepy. Although I have been on it a few times, I like getting off it, as soon as I can, it can be habit forming. There are new versions like OxyIR that are supposed to be less habit forming, but work just as well.

Bad to hear about your crash, good to hear it was survivable. Keep us informed on your progress.

One of the many things that I thought about while stuck in the hospital was how I wanted to change the way I live my life. I am not someone who is unappreciative about the little things in life but I came face to face with a concept that up to now has only been a belief. That is that Death is your constant companion. Conceptually it is the fact that Death is always at your shoulder that allows you to always live the moment because that is all there really is. And Death, who will never lie to you, is a constant reminder. Until July 27th I had never rubbed up against the reality of that belief. Now I have. The reality has become tangible for me. There are going to be some changes. Not the least of which is the rejection of anyone's drama into my life. I just am not willing to spend my life force on silliness anymore. People who cast their drama onto your pond in hopes that you will rise to the bait are just thieves.


On the more mundane side I may go find that 998 and/or Audi S4 that will make me smile every time I look at it. More art and less excess in my life.


Oh, one other thing I've discovered is the absolute beauty of other human beings. My friends have come out of the woodwork. Long time friends, cycle club members, people on this forum and a Ducati forum I inhabit have been amazing. Visits at the hospital, texts, e-mails, phone calls, heart felt conversations. It's been a long time since I've felt proud to be part of humanity but this has literally restored my faith. I have a feeling that when this is behind me I will be thankful for the experience as weird as that sounds. I can only say thank you to all of you. I am truly humbled.

It is good to read a longer post from you Bruce, seems that you are on your way to a good, complete recovery from the crash. You were remembered for strength and healing at Sunday Eucharist and, will be for the time being. Heal up and then show us pictures of a new 998 Duck in the traditional red colourway.

Bill

Thanks Bill. I promise you the first pic I post will be me back on my Masi. Don't know if I mentioned this but at the hospital they had to cut my brand new Assos jersey off me. It is the on piece of Assos kit I've ever had and I had waited a long time to convince myself to pay so much money for a jersey. Now that was painful.

HOLY CRAP OP! - God speed!

Holy poundage Batman.......lost 10 lbs in 10 days.

Must be all that great hospital food, eh? lol

BTW, loved your post about an event like your crash giving you the perspective to live life to the fullest and right now.

Bruce,

Just coming out of a similar situation myself. Hang in there, I know it's tough.

I also had weight loss (and it upset me as I just KNEW I was losing muscle and fitness), but have recovered it quickly and actually learned some new things about my body and varying workouts. Now I row and lift weights in addition to riding and when I do ride, I feel stronger than ever.

As for other changes due to my moment, I will never ride my bike on the road like I used to. If I were single, I would have been back out there already. My poor wife, who watched me get hit head on, just cannot take the worry and stress of me riding on the road. I had to take a step back and look at the big picture and not be so selfish. We compromised and are BOTH now getting into cyclocross.

It sounds like you have a great attitude and that really helps when the recovery slows down or you feel like you will never get better. You will pull yourself back and will feel like yourself again. It could always have been worse!

Ed

It never had occurred to me that someone could turn a fried egg into a hockey puck but sure enough. The staff were great and got me things like ice cream and apple juice whenever I wanted it. I was having trouble eating thanks to the 1 1/2 hr. of stitches put into my nose and mouth.I could barely open my mouth and then I couldn't chew anyway. Then of course the food service kept asking me to make meal orders and then either ignored them or sent me someone else's food. Everything else about the hospital was excellent but the food service truly sucked.