Posted on 06/23/2016 10:33:06 AM PDT by ShadowAce
forgive the lack of capitalization. i am back in front of a computer for the first time since friday, june 17th, and only typing with one hand.
i was coming home from work on friday when i hit a single bar lane barrier that should not have been down. it knocked me off my bike at about 50mph and i rolled some distance on the pavement.
my request is for my wife--she must take care of me and is ill-prepared for it.
pray she gets the strength to do so.
Prayers up, mate. Just got back from the hospital as well so I hope you understand why I did not post sooner.
God Bless!
Oh, and thanks to dayglored for the reminder/ping!
road rash on right arm is down to "bad sunburn" status.
right ankle abrasion is still bad--fighting infection in right foot. Should hear results of foot x-ray this morning.
left knee abrasion is still weeping, but improving slowly.
broken ribs on both sides still very sore--cannot lie down or get up without lots of pain,
still have broken toes on bith feet. left arm--still in semi-cast. still have stitches and external pins in place.
Still on oxygen prn and at night due to broken ribs.
Prayers for you to get better and for your wife to have the strength to help you heal. And get better quickly.
Prayers
we missed you! [prayers]
All best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery ShadowAce.
Prayers every day going up, that you and your wife have the strength and peace of mind to get through this and heal.
You have an until-further-notice pass on spelling as well as capitalization. :-)
Keep the updates coming when you can. We're all pulling for ya!!
Haven’t been on for awhile due to family but prayers sent indeed.
Get Well!
CGato
STATUS UPDATE:
Well, things are getting closer to normal. Road rash has all but disappeared. Right ankle is virtually healed, though right foot is still sprained. Ribs seem to be healed up--I can actually sleep in my own bed now, rather than the hospital bed.
Left knee is still healing--we though it was virtually done, but the towel (while drying off from a shower) ripped it back open a week or so ago. Toes seem to be all healed as well.
Doc removed all 5 pins 2.5 weeks ago. Have an appt on Wed to re-xray arm and probably schedule second surgery on it--It was not healing at all when we had the pins removed--still had quarter-inch gap between both sections of ulna and radius. Hand was still broken as well.
No more oxygen. Working from home on a full-time basis.
50MPH smacking into one of those? Ouch man. I’ll keep this in mind when out on my bike. It don’t bounce like I used too either.
And prayers to Mrs. ShadowAce. I pray she brings you beer and makes you a samich. :-)
Just kidding Mrs.
geez! glad you’re healing!
Happy you are healing. What a nasty fall. Uh, don’t do that again. I am sure the Mrs. agrees. : ) Hope she is hanging in there.
We are thankful to hear that you are recovering.
Prayers for your continued healing and blessings from above.
Good to hear things are getting better.
CGato
Prayers for a speedy recovery and strength for you both. May God bless you during this trial.
My FRiend, I am sorry you had this happen to you :/
I’ve been hit 2 times, while riding a bike, and the worst I got (besides a destroyed bike or 2) was 2 broken ribs. It takes about 1 year to fully heal. After about 6 months, I bumped into a guide wire while talking a a friend next to me, and the ribs cracked again >.< I didn’t even hit the wire hard :p (was a pain, literally, to sneeze, cough, take a dump, etc.., but eventually they finally healed).
Hang in there and prayers to you for getting better... and Watch for jerks behind the wheel who don’t see anything but their PokemonGO :p
thanks for update and prayers for continued recovery!
Prayers for you to heal up fast and for your wife.
Glad to hear you’re on the mend, Shadow!
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