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Ow!

Post by Bronze Fox » Sat Jun 13, 2015 9:56 am

Finally feeling well enough to be able to post this. Last Thursday Wednesday on my bike ride I got into a serious accident. I live in the middle of nowhere so I bike on empty country roads only pretty much, so the grass on the side of the road is rarely cut and is both thick and tall. As I was cycling a groundhog pops out of the grass and comes onto the road about a foot in front of me. And the groundhog just stops rights in front of me. I have no time to react so I run it over which causes me to do some combination of a barrel roll and/or a flip off of my bike.

I really don't remember the specifics of my fall but evidently I fell hard and right shoulder area and I do remember my head sliding on the road. (This is why you always wear a helmet) The whole right side of my body is in a lot of pain and my right arm is pretty much locked at a 90 degree angle now. I pull my cellphone out of the pocket in my shirt and call my mom to get me home.

This was my first time ever experiencing literal shock before and it was... the worst feeling ever. Period. All the muscles in my body were tense, I could hardly move, and I kept shaking. My mom takes me to urgent care and they did some basic stuff before transferring me to a trauma hospital. (Morphine is nice btw)

My crash was so severe they pretty much x-ray me from head to toe. Any area that I said hurt, even if it was minor, got x-ray'd. I also got a CT scan. Finally they say my clavicle is fractured into four pieces and one of the chips is protruding outward against my skin. (I was told it was really easy to see)

I stayed the night Thursday Wednesday and had my operation Thursday morning around 7:30. I got a plate and a bunch of screws which is cool I guess. After I get the okay from therapy people and my doctor I was allowed to leave and got home late that night. And now I'm just resting on the couch all day and doing some minor exercises for my shoulder.

This is the first day I'd say I'm finally feeling well. I'm hoping to recover quickly but we'll see. Besides from my clavicle I got bad road rash on my shoulder blade, forearm, rib, and knee. (all right side) Oh and my helmet got totally wrecked. It easily kept me conscious and yeah... it saved my life. I'll see if I can take a good picture of it later.
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Re: Ow!

Post by Zork Nemesis » Sat Jun 13, 2015 10:13 am

Ouch indeed. While I've never experienced anything of this sort, I know people who have, including someone who was in a nasty motorcycle wreck. Here's hoping to a swift recovery.
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Re: Ow!

Post by Boss Llama » Sat Jun 13, 2015 10:30 am

Yowsa! Glad to hear you're on the road to recovery! Sorry to hear of the painful experience, though glad for the helmet - that is absolutely critical. Good timing for Steam summer sale - hopefully there is a game or two there that will help you pass the time as you recover.
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Post by Plinko » Sat Jun 13, 2015 10:33 am

:shock:

Glad your helmet got the worst of it instead of you.

Speedy recovery, dude!
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Re: Ow!

Post by Plas » Sat Jun 13, 2015 10:41 am

Damn groundhogs. Glad to hear that you are starting to feeling better.

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Post by dammets89 » Sat Jun 13, 2015 11:02 am

Is the groundhog okay?
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Re: Ow!

Post by Bronze Fox » Sat Jun 13, 2015 11:05 am

dammets89 wrote:Is the groundhog okay?
It ran out, stopped, squeaked. I ran it over, screamed in mid-air and heard it squeack again. I never saw it after the crash so I assume it lived. They're pretty hard to kill honestly.
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Re: Ow!

Post by Checkm8 » Sat Jun 13, 2015 11:08 am

Glad you are okay! Someone needs to put up a bikers crossing sign for groundhogs to read.
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Post by Emily Brontësaurus » Sat Jun 13, 2015 12:24 pm

Ouch! I badly broke my wrist last summer and had to have surgery to put it back together, too. I sympathize - it sucks!
Get well soon and if they send you to Physical Therapy, be sure to go - it makes all the difference! Good luck!
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Re: Ow!

Post by Sparky06 » Sat Jun 13, 2015 1:02 pm

Yikes! I'm glad to hear you're okay. Hope you recover quickly!
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Re: Ow!

Post by metacide » Sat Jun 13, 2015 3:13 pm

dammets89 wrote:Is the groundhog okay?
:( That was going to be my question.

My other question is "How does it feel to be part cyborg?"
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Re: Ow!

Post by The_Reaper » Sat Jun 13, 2015 4:10 pm

Ow, I feel that crash. Never been injured that badly but I've had some impressive crashes mountain biking. Good luck on the recovery.
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Post by YoullNeverWalkAlone » Sat Jun 13, 2015 4:18 pm

Geez! Glad you are ok!

I feel like a Caddyshack video should be inserted here....
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Post by The Domer » Sat Jun 13, 2015 5:23 pm

Woof! Feel better soon.

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Re: Ow!

Post by Soltan » Sat Jun 13, 2015 5:26 pm

Glad you're ok.

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