Well... the Wrist is Broke...

herzalot said:
Proof that his screen @Runs with Scissors name is intended as sarcasm! Perhaps Mark should change it to "Risk Management."

I mean this in kindness, Mark. May your string of good fortune and/or good decision making continue!
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And it is so taken. :)

Actually, the screen name describes my luck. Murphy's Law is in charge: If it can go wrong, it will. Witness my crash on Black Star not too long ago.

I do, however, make every possible effort not to crash. I am even, as they say, a wimp. :thumbsup: Given the choice between bombing down a hill with the high probability of taking soil or rock samples and taking it easy to reach the bottom in one piece and unscarred, I will back off and let everyone go in front of me. My ego in these instances is non-existent.

This probably comes from eating pavement at 45, 60, and 70 mph. ;)
 
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Mikie said:
Santa Maria!
Routine run down Junker over at P12 and went down in the roughest rockiest section. Broke a few bones in the left wrist, and there is some tendon damage. Beat up my right knee, hip, and shoulder.
just got back to work to finish up a couple of interviews and waiting for the bone doctor to do the eval for potential surgery prior to a cast.
Worst... I dented and scratched my helmet! That does it! I'm buying a new bike!
:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
There goes my opening 2017 season, ha ha!
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Sorry to hear you are not starting 2017 like you wanted. Hopefully, it will give you time to do other things that you have been putting off.
 
mtnbikej said:
+1.......

When i broke my leg, I thought I needed them. Hated the way they made me feel.

When I broke my humerus....I chose not to take any of the meds that my Ortho prescribed for me. Even after surgery, it was just Advil.
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I've had a handful of ortho surgeries and used opiates every time. I've had no issues with them.
For ACL I needed them for a week, it was painful. For most of the others I only took them for the day of or so. But, they were minor compared. (Though a 2 inch pin in a thumb does hurt)

Oh, and heal up!
 
Rumpled said:
I've had a handful of ortho surgeries and used opiates every time. I've had no issues with them.
For ACL I needed them for a week, it was painful. For most of the others I only took them for the day of or so. But, they were minor compared. (Though a 2 inch pin in a thumb does hurt)

Oh, and heal up!
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I agree....the worst part of breaking the humerus....was the 8-12 hrs post surgery when the nerve block was wearing off.
 
I have some goood news.
Went to the hand specialist today. Totally cool guy. Said that what the Urgent Care Doc was freaking out about was an old injury in my left hand. A big separation in between bones. Turns out it was there before the crash and exists in a previous X-ray.
Meaning, I have a minor fracture. No cast. Just gotta wear a Fracture Brace to be rechecked with new X-rays in 3 weeks. If good then, I could be cleared for take-off.
Yeah baby! Summer could be saved!
 
Mikie said:
I have some goood news.
Went to the hand specialist today. Totally cool guy. Said that what the Urgent Care Doc was freaking out about was an old injury in my left hand. A big separation in between bones. Turns out it was there before the crash and exists in a previous X-ray.
Meaning, I have a minor fracture. No cast. Just gotta wear a Fracture Brace to be rechecked with new X-rays in 3 weeks. If good then, I could be cleared for take-off.
Yeah baby! Summer could be saved!
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I'd still buy the new bike. The old one is jinxed.

You'd look really good on this...
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Mikie said:
I have some goood news.
Went to the hand specialist today. Totally cool guy. Said that what the Urgent Care Doc was freaking out about was an old injury in my left hand. A big separation in between bones. Turns out it was there before the crash and exists in a previous X-ray.
Meaning, I have a minor fracture. No cast. Just gotta wear a Fracture Brace to be rechecked with new X-rays in 3 weeks. If good then, I could be cleared for take-off.
Yeah baby! Summer could be saved!
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If that's the case then sack up Sally! I rode with a fractured wrist two weeks after our car accident a couple of years ago. Of course to this day it still hasn't healed properly. Maybe you should listen to the doctor after all. :gag:

BTW great news!
 
Mikie said:
I have some goood news.
Went to the hand specialist today. Totally cool guy. Said that what the Urgent Care Doc was freaking out about was an old injury in my left hand. A big separation in between bones. Turns out it was there before the crash and exists in a previous X-ray.
Meaning, I have a minor fracture. No cast. Just gotta wear a Fracture Brace to be rechecked with new X-rays in 3 weeks. If good then, I could be cleared for take-off.
Yeah baby! Summer could be saved!
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Nice Mikie! That is good good news!
 
Mikie said:
I have some goood news.
Went to the hand specialist today. Totally cool guy. Said that what the Urgent Care Doc was freaking out about was an old injury in my left hand. A big separation in between bones. Turns out it was there before the crash and exists in a previous X-ray.
Meaning, I have a minor fracture. No cast. Just gotta wear a Fracture Brace to be rechecked with new X-rays in 3 weeks. If good then, I could be cleared for take-off.
Yeah baby! Summer could be saved!
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Good News!...but the "Hand Specialist" is a "Totally cool guy"?...be careful there Sir.
 
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