> I have a long-held contempt for doctors who tell me what I will not > be able to do in the future
Willing to bet they aren't Sports Medicine Doctors. Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: OT: Frankenstein, and RFI > On Jul 23, 2007, at 10:03 AM, Bob W wrote: > >> My plaster cast was taken off today, only 3.5 weeks after breaking my >> wrist. Here's a picture of my Frankenstein-like scar: >> http://www.web-options.com/Scar.jpg > > Cool and sexy ... ];-) > >> If anybody else here has had a similar injury I'd be interested to >> learn how much movement you managed to recover, and in what period of >> time. When I broke the wrist the surgeon told me not to expect to >> recover full movement, and suggested I might not be able to ride a >> bicycle again. That I find hard to believe, even if I do have >> restricted movement, hence my request for information. > > I have a long-held contempt for doctors who tell me what I will not > be able to do in the future. I've not suffered this particular kind > of injury myself but others that I know from many years of > motorcycling and bicycling have suffered similar if not substantially > worse injuries. Recovering is sometimes a slow process ... but they > all went back to their bikes after recovering sufficiently and > continue to ride today, if they haven't stopped riding for other > reasons. > > Every single one of them was told "you might not be able to ride your > bike again" by some supposedly well-meaning physician. These dolts > don't figure for what passion and personal motivation means... > > We can do practically anything we want with our minds and bodies, if > our heart is in it. > > Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
