Rider Down

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Folks, I went down on Wednesday, hard. A lady turned left @ blocked both lanes and stopped. Over the bars I went, landing on my right elbow.
The scene was about 3 blocks away from the local hospital. Helmet took a hit as well. Attached is few x-rays of the elbow, both before & after. The
wife calls the after a poorly done home repair project! Pictures of the of the 1100 will be coming in a few days. This will be the end of my riding, most likely.
15 years + is a good deal of riding, but I think my time is over.:mad:
 
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Chance

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God man, I'm truly sorry to read this. I hope you are doing ok. You May feel differently a few months from now. In the mean time take the time to heal fully. Good Luck!

Troy
 

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Hope you heal up quickly..

Not sure what I'm looking at in the pix, but how many screws did the doc put in that little area ?
 

John Anthony

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Wow! What a terrible experience. Glad you're on the mend and thankful you weren't more seriously hurt. If it were me, I'd worry about future riding after I was healed and in a better frame of mind. Please keep us posted on your progress.

John
 
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Darn, that's not a pretty site, here's to a speedy recovery.
Let's us know frequently on your updates and how your feeling.
It's never nice when you hear of a fellow rider hanging up his gear.
 
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Sorry to hear this, Bob. Heal first, decide later... your desire to get back on a bike may come back.
 

Mark

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That is an ugly break, and I agree with your wife too!

Hope those bones heal quickly and your PT goes well.

Mark
 
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Damn, you'll need a can of WD-40 to keep that from squeaking. Best of luck on your recovery.
 
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Wow, that's some repair job!! I'm sure there's a million "what-if's" rolling around your head in this aftermath, but in the scheme of things, it could have been a LOT worse.
Here's to the day that xray is hanging on the wall of your man-cave wall and you can sit back with a cold one and brag about it!
 

sirepair

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Sorry to hear about this. I have a very similar hardware installation in my left arm. Took a while to recover, but ended up with 95+% range of motion. Did mine back in '91 and was a couple years before I threw my leg over a bike.

Listen to docs and do all therapy you can!
 
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