Am I a moron or is a femur a leg bone? I thought that was the injury here. On Apr 10, 2012 7:08 PM, "SISDDWG" <dgen...@gmail.com> wrote:
> "... the body can recover from the worse. > Having not had personal experience with anyone with a broken hip. I'm > pretty sure that you'll be back on the bike in no time." Sorry Manny > but that's crazy, careless talk! Sometimes the "worst" results in > death. Jim, DO NOT RUSH your recovery! Be patient. You will most > likely recover just fine. Manny, I hope you never have to experience a > hip replacement. Just the dollar cost of my replacement was $346,000! > > On Apr 10, 12:38 pm, Manuel Acosta <manueljohnaco...@hotmail.com> > wrote: > > Jim sorry about the crash. The human body is an amazing thing. Despite > the > > stresses that we put ourselves through the body can recover from the > worse. > > Having not had personal experience with anyone with a broken hip. I'm > > pretty sure that you'll be back on the bike in no time. In regards to the > > bike, if you were riding a Homer, the bike is most likely okay. Granted > in > > the bike build by Rivendell and everyone know those things are made with > > special Elven powers. > > Wishing you the best recovery > > -Manny > > > > > > > > On Monday, April 9, 2012 6:51:47 PM UTC-7, Jim 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. > > -- 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.
