Author Topic: Wishing Ed(Orange) a speedy recovery! (Read 5255 times)

shovelon · « **on:** June 04, 2010, 09:04:25 am »

What's this? Our esteemed Administrator went down while riding and got pretty busted up.

Hope you heal up well Ed,
Terry

WD Pro · « **Reply #1 on:** June 04, 2010, 02:00:30 pm »

Doesn't sound good

w2zero · « **Reply #2 on:** June 04, 2010, 02:51:30 pm »

Ouch! Details, youtube video? Epic fail video? Fifteen day disabled list followed by a AAA rehab assignment? Hope he isn't old like me, so heals slowly if at all.

spikebender · « **Reply #3 on:** June 04, 2010, 10:02:35 pm »

I hate to hear that kind of news. Hope ya heal up soon!

Lysander · « **Reply #4 on:** June 04, 2010, 11:44:20 pm »

Ooooerrrr..................some hard boiled eggs and nuts to help the healing process!!

orange · « **Reply #5 on:** June 05, 2010, 11:47:11 am »

Thankfully not too serious.

Story in brief - did a late night ride 2 weeks ago, coming down a hill (on road), not that fast, and a fox ran out in front of me and under the front wheel. I couldn't avoid it and went straight over the handlebars and skidded down the road on my shoulder. Felt pretty winded but picked myself up after a few minutes. My mate was with me and we managed to cycle the remaining few miles back to the car. Something didn't feel right though (apart from various road rashes) and so off to hospital. By now it's 2am. Anyway, broken ribs are diagnosed. Patched up and sent home at 4.30am. Worst bit is my treasured Girvin shirt is torn to shreads. Hope to patch it up, though may be beyond this.

w2zero · « **Reply #6 on:** June 05, 2010, 12:21:37 pm »

Have a speedy healing.

The SHIRT, OMG!!! It will never be the same! First thing I always heard when I was a fire medic was...... "My bike....how is my bike?" Fortunately with my LBS experience, I could assess the bike too.

I know how it sucks to ride with broken ribs. Not too bad until you have to breathe in or out.

Skinnyboy · « **Reply #7 on:** June 05, 2010, 08:21:23 pm »

Dude your shirt mate, forget your ribs they'll heal the SHIRT!!!!

Hope you are nursing those wounds with plenty of liquid intake. I find Chivers or Laphroig helps heaps.

Thunderchild · « **Reply #8 on:** June 05, 2010, 09:55:37 pm »

Hope you heal quickly. A few questions though...was the fox shocked

How did the bike fare?
Mind the laughing and sneezes the best you can with broken ribs.

Thunderchild

orange · « **Reply #9 on:** June 06, 2010, 01:05:48 am »

No idea how the fox fared - I had other issues on my plate

The bike is fine - just a few chips in the paint work - amazing really.

Yes I've told everybody around me at work they have to be miserable

Mind you, working in a GP surgery is no place for any sort of sympathy where injuries are concerned

jimbob · « **Reply #10 on:** June 06, 2010, 12:35:06 pm »

That's terrible news... time is a great healer though...

.....but I think the Girvin shirt is beyond help

As for your ribs, they'll probably take many weeks before you are 100%, so its the perfect opportunity to hunt down a replacement shirt... and maybe go hunting for that damn fox too

DugB · « **Reply #11 on:** June 07, 2010, 08:15:35 am »

Best wishes for a speedy recovery! I know the feeling a bit after going down on my road bike last May...sadly my right shoulder hasn't been the same since, and the doctor suspects that I bruised the rotator cuff. Hopefully you have better luck!

- Doug :-)

Spokes · « **Reply #12 on:** June 07, 2010, 10:10:20 am »

OUCH..Nice work orange! Proper battle scars to impress around the camp fire

Get better soon and dont worry about the shirt. You'll be amazed what a needle and thread can do. Maybe stich on some body armour

Chris

shovelon · « **Reply #13 on:** June 07, 2010, 10:26:45 am »

Quote from: Spokes on June 07, 2010, 10:10:20 am

OUCH..Nice work orange! Proper battle scars to impress around the camp fire
Get better soon and dont worry about the shirt. You'll be amazed what a needle and thread can do. Maybe stich on some body armour

Chris

Good Idea Spokes. Rebuild that shirt.

orange · « **Reply #14 on:** June 07, 2010, 10:55:03 am »

we have the technology

(but it won't cost $6,000,000 hopefully)

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