"... the body can recover from the worse. Having not had personal experience with anyone with a broken hip. I'm pretty sure that you'll be back on the bike in no time." Sorry Manny but that's crazy, careless talk! Sometimes the "worst" results in death. Jim, DO NOT RUSH your recovery! Be patient. You will most likely recover just fine. Manny, I hope you never have to experience a hip replacement. Just the dollar cost of my replacement was $346,000!
On Apr 10, 12:38 pm, Manuel Acosta <manueljohnaco...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Jim sorry about the crash. The human body is an amazing thing. Despite the > stresses that we put ourselves through the body can recover from the worse. > Having not had personal experience with anyone with a broken hip. I'm > pretty sure that you'll be back on the bike in no time. In regards to the > bike, if you were riding a Homer, the bike is most likely okay. Granted in > the bike build by Rivendell and everyone know those things are made with > special Elven powers. > Wishing you the best recovery > -Manny > > > > On Monday, April 9, 2012 6:51:47 PM UTC-7, 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 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.
