It's good to hear that you're feeling well. Fours years ago, at age 68, I had a bicycling accident resulting in a complete hip replacement. I'm cycling again but it took about a year to feel 98% better. Very recently I've had a slight pain develop in the repaired leg and I'm a little concerned because of the articles I've read about the hip equipment deteriorating after about five years resulting in second and third operations. Maybe that's not my problem but it is something to be aware about. I hope your recovery continues successfully. Oh, my helmet was severely cracked and I did have bleeding in my brain. Without the helmet I might not be writing this today.
On Apr 9, 6:51 pm, Jim <jamesfek...@gmail.com> wrote: > I was interested to see the thread on knee issues, as I have a similar > question about hips. Unfortunately, last Friday night I was riding a bike > lane downtown, and a car door opened up suddenly in front of me, which > threw me and Homer to the ground. Homer came out fairly well, but I ended > up with a broken femur that was surgically repaired the following > day .Police investigated and the driver was cited, and I expect to be > compensated by his auto insurance. > > Being in Boulder, nearly everyone taking care of me, including the surgeon, > are avid bikers, and are assuring me that I will make a full recovery from > this injury, probably back on the bike in a couple months. But I'd be > interested if there are any of the "folks like us" out there (i'm 54 years > old) that have gone through this and if they have any wisdom to provide, > Also, when your bike is in a crash like that, I assume you should have a > competent mechanic give it a through inspection to make sure things are > ok. Any other words of wisdom for assuring the safety of a crashed bike? > > I'm finishing up day 2 after surgery and am doing well and feeling > fine. Other than the hip, just a touch of road rash and a bruise from where > my shoulder hit the door. This was a case where wearing the helmet > probably saved me from a closed head injury. > > Jim in Boulder -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
