hey Jim - no experience with hip trouble, just wanted to say glad you are okay and on the mend.
a good reminder to me to be constantly vigilant about parked cars and their doors. hang in there and here's to a rapid recovery. On Monday, April 9, 2012 9:51:47 PM UTC-4, Jim wrote: > > I was interested to see the thread on knee issues, as I have a similar > question about hips. Unfortunately, last Friday night I was riding a bike > lane downtown, and a car door opened up suddenly in front of me, which > threw me and Homer to the ground. Homer came out fairly well, but I ended > up with a broken femur that was surgically repaired the following > day .Police investigated and the driver was cited, and I expect to be > compensated by his auto insurance. > > Being in Boulder, nearly everyone taking care of me, including the > surgeon, are avid bikers, and are assuring me that I will make a full > recovery from this injury, probably back on the bike in a couple months. > But I'd be interested if there are any of the "folks like us" out there > (i'm 54 years old) that have gone through this and if they have any wisdom > to provide, Also, when your bike is in a crash like that, I assume you > should have a competent mechanic give it a through inspection to make sure > things are ok. Any other words of wisdom for assuring the safety of a > crashed bike? > > I'm finishing up day 2 after surgery and am doing well and feeling > fine. Other than the hip, just a touch of road rash and a bruise from where > my shoulder hit the door. This was a case where wearing the helmet > probably saved me from a closed head injury. > > Jim in Boulder > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/RYsGbr2E6l4J. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
