2nd German Track + Crash ^^

Well, As I told you guys I wanted to put up my home track and here it is... great day also track was fun until the end.... At the end you will see in the video I wrecked decently and I actually smashed my collar bone.. 5 days in the hospital and a 10cm plate im out and bored :snore: ...no riding for awhile now.:cry: And no, I do not remember a thing of the wreck.. at that time I couldnt tell you were I was lol.... and yes I am reaching for the sun :P Like in those movies before you pass out..

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Video of wreck:




Video of full lap without wreck :D

 
Ouch! Not surprised that you broke something, that track is like concrete! :shocked: Were you just too far back on the bike or what happened? Oh and why in the heck were you 5 days in the hospital, did you have other injuries?


You know that break is pretty much identical to mine. :shocked:
https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/content/attachments/xray_1-jpg.15888/

(My thread - https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/content/threads/log-road-mx-crash-report-graphic-images.558/)


I am not 100% sure, but looks like the front tire went up...

5 Days are because =
Sat = 1st Day
Sun = no time for surgery
Mon = Surgery
tue + wen = In germany its normal that you stay in 2 days after surgery :(


and yeah your break is very close to how I broke mine xD. :thinking: Maybe I was trying to copy you :P...

How long did you need before you could ride again ? My doctor already said that in 6 weeks I will start physical therapy....
 
I am not 100% sure, but looks like the front tire went up...

5 Days are because =
Sat = 1st Day
Sun = no time for surgery
Mon = Surgery
tue + wen = In germany its normal that you stay in 2 days after surgery :(


and yeah your break is very close to how I broke mine xD. :thinking: Maybe I was trying to copy you :P...

How long did you need before you could ride again ? My doctor already said that in 6 weeks I will start physical therapy....


He hasn't been on a bike since. He's a :camera: guy now.

:stirthepot:
 
I am not 100% sure, but looks like the front tire went up...

5 Days are because =
Sat = 1st Day
Sun = no time for surgery
Mon = Surgery
tue + wen = In germany its normal that you stay in 2 days after surgery :(


and yeah your break is very close to how I broke mine xD. :thinking: Maybe I was trying to copy you :P...

How long did you need before you could ride again ? My doctor already said that in 6 weeks I will start physical therapy....
whatever you do ... dont buy a nice camera... you will never ride again.

:P @ james
 

James

Staff member
I am not 100% sure, but looks like the front tire went up...

5 Days are because =
Sat = 1st Day
Sun = no time for surgery
Mon = Surgery
tue + wen = In germany its normal that you stay in 2 days after surgery :(


and yeah your break is very close to how I broke mine xD. :thinking: Maybe I was trying to copy you :P...

How long did you need before you could ride again ? My doctor already said that in 6 weeks I will start physical therapy....
They seriously kept you in the hospital for 5 days over a broken collarbone? We must have some really different medical guidelines. :lol:

For me it happened on a Sunday, took a trip to the ER with the waaaambulance, sat in the ER holding area for 45 min before a doc finally showed up (I was the only one in there), took a couple xrays of the collarbone and pelvis area, they gave me some meds, told me to wear this weird shoulder harness thing for a few weeks, and released me.

So yeah with the crappy level of care I got there I wasn't going to take his word for it. Monday morning went to my local Orthopedics center, took some more xrays, and pretty much the first words of the doctors mouth (after seeing the xrays) was "Wow, yeah you're going to need surgery to correct this". I guess I had a 2 cm displacement/gap and the only way to make sure that I didn't have issues down the road was to put a plate in.

With the shoulder specialist being on vacation I had to deal with a broken collarbone until the following Tuesday. Surgery went smooth (was only there for a morning), took the rest of the week off, iced the crap out of it, removed the first bandage that Sunday, went to work the next day (Monday), didn't really use my sling except for going to the doctor (so he doesn't bitch) or if I was in a public place (so people don't bump me). Started physical therapy 2 weeks post op and did that twice a week for about a month. Never really did any of the home exercises, just never really wore my sling (that was my PT). :lol:

Surgery was July 6th and I think I was doing some light riding by late October/early November, just in time to go to the Cali ride and make a fool of myself on the bike. :lol:

I believe I wasn't 100% cleared until that next January/February.

In hindsight I would've done somethings differently but the hit to the head kept me from thinking straight. Instead of taking the ambulance ride I should've just loaded everything up and driven to my local hospital where they have on call orthopedic surgeons. Get the surgery done that night and be done with it, could've gone back to work a week early. Heck a buddy broke his ankle and was in surgery a little over a hour after he took his dirt nap. :bonk:

He hasn't been on a bike since. He's a :camera: guy now.

:stirthepot:
Actually I road for another 2 years after this crash before switching to the media side of things. :moon:

whatever you do ... dont buy a nice camera... you will never ride again.

:P @ james

Seriously.
 
They seriously kept you in the hospital for 5 days over a broken collarbone? We must have some really different medical guidelines. :lol:

For me it happened on a Sunday, took a trip to the ER with the waaaambulance, sat in the ER holding area for 45 min before a doc finally showed up (I was the only one in there), took a couple xrays of the collarbone and pelvis area, they gave me some meds, told me to wear this weird shoulder harness thing for a few weeks, and released me.

So yeah with the crappy level of care I got there I wasn't going to take his word for it. Monday morning went to my local Orthopedics center, took some more xrays, and pretty much the first words of the doctors mouth (after seeing the xrays) was "Wow, yeah you're going to need surgery to correct this". I guess I had a 2 cm displacement/gap and the only way to make sure that I didn't have issues down the road was to put a plate in.

With the shoulder specialist being on vacation I had to deal with a broken collarbone until the following Tuesday. Surgery went smooth (was only there for a morning), took the rest of the week off, iced the crap out of it, removed the first bandage that Sunday, went to work the next day (Monday), didn't really use my sling except for going to the doctor (so he doesn't bitch) or if I was in a public place (so people don't bump me). Started physical therapy 2 weeks post op and did that twice a week for about a month. Never really did any of the home exercises, just never really wore my sling (that was my PT). :lol:

Surgery was July 6th and I think I was doing some light riding by late October/early November, just in time to go to the Cali ride and make a fool of myself on the bike. :lol:

I believe I wasn't 100% cleared until that next January/February.

In hindsight I would've done somethings differently but the hit to the head kept me from thinking straight. Instead of taking the ambulance ride I should've just loaded everything up and driven to my local hospital where they have on call orthopedic surgeons. Get the surgery done that night and be done with it, could've gone back to work a week early. Heck a buddy broke his ankle and was in surgery a little over a hour after he took his dirt nap. :bonk:



Well, it is abit different over here bu I did forget to add that I couldnt walk...landed on my hip so bad it decided to not work ^^
I know when I had surgery in USA I also went home asap after the surgery...but heh over here it dosent cost me a penny so why not xD
 
Well, it is abit different over here bu I did forget to add that I couldnt walk...landed on my hip so bad it decided to not work ^^
I know when I had surgery in USA I also went home asap after the surgery...but heh over here it dosent cost me a penny so why not xD

How does it not cost you a penny? I assume you pay some sort of taxes?
 

James

Staff member
Yeah we have to pay 9%? of our wage for health insurance but at times like this your glad to have it:ride:

Ouch. But then again thanks to the rate increases that Obamacare brought, I'd be paying around 10% (of gross income) if my current individual plan wasn't grandfathered (for now). :bonk:
 
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