Crap. That's all I can say. Getting older sucks. Of course, it's better than the alternative, but it sure is frustrating to realize how easily you can get hurt once you get past 40.
Riding my daughter's dirt bike a few days ago, I lost traction in some wet grass. Slammed my left foot down to kick the bike back up - done it a thousand times - but this time was different. Bent my knee in a direction that God never intended. Have you ever heard an unrecognizable voice come from your own mouth? Over the sound of my knee popping and crackling, I heard the screams of an 8 year old girl coming from somewhere deep in my own throat. Man... it hurt! Or, maybe I'm just a sissy.
Anyway... popped the ACL, tore a medial meniscus, sprained a ligament and somehow managed an impact fracture on the end of my femur.
Having reconstructive surgery in a week - but needless to say, the ST will spend the remainder of the year in the garage. I ride daily, and I'm already having severe withdrawals. Grrr......
Chris G. - Franklin, TN
Riding my daughter's dirt bike a few days ago, I lost traction in some wet grass. Slammed my left foot down to kick the bike back up - done it a thousand times - but this time was different. Bent my knee in a direction that God never intended. Have you ever heard an unrecognizable voice come from your own mouth? Over the sound of my knee popping and crackling, I heard the screams of an 8 year old girl coming from somewhere deep in my own throat. Man... it hurt! Or, maybe I'm just a sissy.
Anyway... popped the ACL, tore a medial meniscus, sprained a ligament and somehow managed an impact fracture on the end of my femur.
Having reconstructive surgery in a week - but needless to say, the ST will spend the remainder of the year in the garage. I ride daily, and I'm already having severe withdrawals. Grrr......
Chris G. - Franklin, TN