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Quick note on the Yakima trunk mount rack. Lube the posts the straps attach to with Pedros Bike Lust or similar product, even petroleum jelly will work. Makes using them a snap!
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Originally Posted by bruce19
(Post 16072095)
Went to the ER this morning because I had this bruise on my inner leg that wouldn't go away. I was a little concerned that it was a blood clot. As I was sitting in the exam room in comes Dr. Goldstein. And he says, "Remember me? I was the one who saw you when you came in here after the accident. I saw your name on the chart and said 'I know him. I've got to go see him.'" He than went on to say that I looked really good and that I had done well because "you were in really good shape." (a little plug for cyclings' health benefits) He then described how hard it is for the 'normal' 67 year old to get through the surgery I had had. I told him that he and others had saved my life and gave me back my chance for a normal healthy life and I was deeply grateful. He said he was happy to have helped. Then he sent me for an ultrasound. That proved to be reassuring since there was no blood clot and treatment amounted to Alleve and hot compresses. While I was waiting to be discharged Dr. Winchester came in to give me an update and instructions for home care. He remarked that Dr. Goldstein had told him about me and my original injury. Then he said, "Dr. Goldstein said he was very proud of you."
Tomorrow I go to see the neurosurgeon who did the operation and I'm hopeful that he will let me lose this neck brace and get back to activity. Hoping for your continued and full recovery. |
Outstanding!!
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Great to get some good news about your recovery Bruce, I'm with the doctors, I am proud of you and how you have stayed strong and positive about this painful period in your life. I hate it when bad things happen to good people, now for a good report from your neurosurgeon today. Stay safe and please keep us posted on your healing and recovery.
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Best wishes to your continued recovery!
I too cringed reading your 1st post. |
Regards, hope you heal just fine.
I use a Kuat Alpha receiver hitch rack. It has the snug feature which allows an internal jam wedge thingee to tighten inside the receiver..works good if I use...a few zip ties as shims. The rack won't wiggle. The best feature is the rack..aluminum and nice and light, about 16 pounds. It's a 2" receiver, not sure if smaller ones have the wedge. Shims can help take out the wiggle, you just have to fiddle around to get the right shim. The Kuat folds up small too. Once upon a time I used a Thule steel 4 bike rack that was built tough but as such weighed in at perhaps 35-40 pounds? heavy bastard. With 4 Mt. bikes that was like 140+ pounds back there and it was a pain to put on and off and wouldn't fold so storage was another PITA. |
Went for x-rays a week ago. The hardware is all intact but bone mending is not quite done yet. I go to see my neurosurgeon on Oct. 1st. He says it's all about the bone healing at this point so I may have more time with this brace. He expects I will be able to start exercising in November. Can;'t wait.
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Did you ask him about using a stationary bicycle; get a three month gym membership and keep your legs and cardio in some semblance of shape. I hope everything goes well for you.
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Good luck on your on-going healing. One thing I didn't see anybody mention was the need to be aware of a possible Traumatic Brain Injury. Based on my own experiences, I find very few ER or other doctors take them into account when somebody has the sort of injury you went through. Be aware of short term memory loss, slight speech problems, reacting to things more emotionally than you usually do, dyslexia, the inability to think clearly in noisy environments and loss of fine motor skills (such as playing a musical instrument). 10 years after breaking my neck in a car wreck, and after the destruction of a marriage and career, I stumbled onto a TV show about the issues I was going through....and until then never realized I had a problem. I am stuck with something called Aphasia. Most people who have had a major stroke and end up being affected by it have this condition, but it can also be caused by a TBI. Here's hoping you don't have any issues like these- but better to know about them than to suffer through how I found out about them for sure!
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Dang. Just read this. Not sure I want to ride anymore.....
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Hope you're well soon Bruce and your Doctor's reports are positive.
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Originally Posted by aRoudy1
(Post 16098744)
Did you ask him about using a stationary bicycle; get a three month gym membership and keep your legs and cardio in some semblance of shape. I hope everything goes well for you.
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Bruce, just found this thread, read thru all that you have been going thru. 1st of all there is life 'on the other side of the mountain' I wish you the best of luck with your recovery. My back injury didn't come from a bike accident, but much of you have gone thru, I have too. What was different for me was when I went to get up one morning and my leg didn't move... I went ut-oh & I'm a professional, I know what ut-oh means. (L4-5 blow out) We ask patients to describe pain on a '1 not worth mentioning to 10 the worst you can imagine and still be alive' I tell my patients I now have a frame of reference for 10. People can be truly amazing, great friends came to help, 9 different guys stepped up to take shifts to keep my practice going. I can remember the 'victory' when I was able to put my own socks on. In increments recovery does come. Your Doc is completely correct about the negative effects of smoking, even 2nd hand smoke,
on healing. The smoke constricts the micro blood vessels that are single cell size, the ones where oxygen and nutrition is delivered to the cells and more importantly taking the metabolic garbage away as the cells repair. So, being old enough to have been thru the 60's....Keep on Keeping on! Andy |
Yes , accidents are often a composite of small individual factors coming together at once and making it hard to defend against them . Our last tandem crash was just one of those . Good luck and hope for a speedy and full recovery .
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Originally Posted by bruce19
(Post 16104257)
That's exactly what I asked him. He said to wait until bone healing was complete. I have a great gym membership that costs me $10/mo. I keep it all year but just use it when I can't cycle. I'm hoping to get back in there by Nov.
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One funny anecdote about my last visit to my neurosurgeon, who is a cyclist himself:
Doc: "Have you done any cycling yet? Me: "No. I thought I wasn't supposed to do that." Doc: "You're not." |
Sounds like things are progressing well. Simply takes a little longer as on gets older.
Originally Posted by bruce19
(Post 16108622)
One funny anecdote about my last visit to my neurosurgeon, who is a cyclist himself:
Doc: "Have you done any cycling yet? Me: "No. I thought I wasn't supposed to do that." Doc: "You're not." The event happens quickly, the recovery takes forever. :thumb: This too shall pass. |
Glad to read that, albeit slower than you desire, you are making good progress. Hang in there. You Will recover.
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Originally Posted by Pamestique
(Post 15917422)
Same here! Wow...story kindof made me sick to read. Take it easy and enjoy the rest period as much as possible.
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July 22,2012 was my life changing moment. Over the handle bars landing on concrete right elbow first. Compound comminuted humerus. 5 hrs. of reconstructive surgery. Bruce, I know what you mean when you say give me a gun pain. Best way to explain it. I am riding again. It will take time and you will still have some bad hours & days but each week there will be more good hours than bad. Hang tough and next year you will ride again. God bless.
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Originally Posted by Stopalot
(Post 16115575)
July 22,2012 was my life changing moment. Over the handle bars landing on concrete right elbow first. Compound comminuted humerus. 5 hrs. of reconstructive surgery. Bruce, I know what you mean when you say give me a gun pain. Best way to explain it. I am riding again. It will take time and you will still have some bad hours & days but each week there will be more good hours than bad. Hand tough and next year you will ride again. god bless.
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Met with my neurosurgeon and gave him the latest x-rays. These were taken 2 weeks ago at 6 weeks out from surgery. He was very pleased with what he saw and has allowed me to dump the brace and get back into activity at the gym. This is a month earlier than he had previously told me. A month from now I can get back on the road. Yahoo! Will celebrate tonight.
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Great news, enjoy!
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Glad News Indeed!
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Originally Posted by bruce19
(Post 16121455)
............. A month from now I can get back on the road. Yahoo! Will celebrate tonight.
Have you at least been riding your motorcycle? |
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