H2Andy
Contributor
as some of you have noted, i've been out of reach these last
week or so.
last saturday, i drove off the road on my bike, doing about
70 mph. my front wheel went off the road, and before i could
get it back onto pavement, it hit a bump or a rock or
something, and it violently threw the wheel to the left,
sending me over the handlebars at about 70 mph.
i was airborne for what seemed like an eternity, and then i
hit the ground, right shoulder and helmet first, bounced, hit
again with my back and my helmet, and then hit again on my
back and my helmet.
i sort of couldn't breathe, so i just laid there for a while moving
my fingers and toes, and then i moved my legs and arms, so i
knew i wasn't paralyzed. i didn't move or anything, just to make
sure i wouldn't aggravate any possible spinal injuries.
my buddy got back to me at that point, and i explained to him
(in between breaths, it hurt to breathe) that i was ok, just
winded, and that i'd be fine.
he kept me company till the ambulance arrived; they immobilized
my head and put me on the board, and took me to Shands at
Live Oak. a bunch of x-rays later, they decided i was fine,
but that i had a small fracture on my right shoulder (it's on a
sling right now, but i can type by resting my wrist on the
keyboard pad). also, i have a compressed fracture of a lower
vertebrae (L1). that's actually what hurst the most, and
standing and walking are bad, but sitting down is just plain
nasty.
here are some pics from the accident scene taken
by a by a bystander:
http://users.mbi.ufl.edu/bang/ar/
(for those of you who know the area, this is CR 137 heading
north to Live Oak).
i followed up this past friday, and things look good. they are
both clean fractures, and all they need is time to heal. i
will be off work this next week, and then return part-time
for a week. i should then be able to work normally. i'll
be up and at them again by Christmas.
the bike, unfortunately, is totalled.
i feel good, all things considered. i also feel very lucky.
week or so.
last saturday, i drove off the road on my bike, doing about
70 mph. my front wheel went off the road, and before i could
get it back onto pavement, it hit a bump or a rock or
something, and it violently threw the wheel to the left,
sending me over the handlebars at about 70 mph.
i was airborne for what seemed like an eternity, and then i
hit the ground, right shoulder and helmet first, bounced, hit
again with my back and my helmet, and then hit again on my
back and my helmet.
i sort of couldn't breathe, so i just laid there for a while moving
my fingers and toes, and then i moved my legs and arms, so i
knew i wasn't paralyzed. i didn't move or anything, just to make
sure i wouldn't aggravate any possible spinal injuries.
my buddy got back to me at that point, and i explained to him
(in between breaths, it hurt to breathe) that i was ok, just
winded, and that i'd be fine.
he kept me company till the ambulance arrived; they immobilized
my head and put me on the board, and took me to Shands at
Live Oak. a bunch of x-rays later, they decided i was fine,
but that i had a small fracture on my right shoulder (it's on a
sling right now, but i can type by resting my wrist on the
keyboard pad). also, i have a compressed fracture of a lower
vertebrae (L1). that's actually what hurst the most, and
standing and walking are bad, but sitting down is just plain
nasty.
here are some pics from the accident scene taken
by a by a bystander:
http://users.mbi.ufl.edu/bang/ar/
(for those of you who know the area, this is CR 137 heading
north to Live Oak).
i followed up this past friday, and things look good. they are
both clean fractures, and all they need is time to heal. i
will be off work this next week, and then return part-time
for a week. i should then be able to work normally. i'll
be up and at them again by Christmas.
the bike, unfortunately, is totalled.
i feel good, all things considered. i also feel very lucky.
