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nita
Social climber
chica from chico, I don't claim to be a daisy
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...Damn, you dented the car.. kinda amazing you didn't have multiple injuries...
Earlier in the summer, my little sister crashed her bike into my bike and i decked over the handle bars..hurt like hell, i limped around for 7 weeks........ I think.. you are very lucky!...
Wishing you a speedy recovery...take it easy...
ps, broke my clavicle in 1980 ( bike crash)i mainly remember hurting.. being very sore, bummed and bored.
Good advice from Crimper..netflix ....and books.
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pc
climber
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Hey Cowpoke, Heal up well and fast.
Same exact accident happened to when I was 12 years old. I got off lucky though. Just a couple cracked ribs and some bruises.
The biggest thing I remember about it was the post trama stress. I was completely bugged out for years whenever a car approached from a side street and I had to rely on them to stop at the stop sign. I'd physically cringe and hold my breath every time. It still happens occasionally.
Don't under estimate the length of the "s" in pain and suffering.
Good luck and glad you're writing about it.
pc
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Dirka
Trad climber
SF
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Heal up!
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
SoCal
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Advice: Get a good Ortho Surgeon and spend the money. It's worth it. I had a cheap insurance job and it was NOT worth it.
Sympathy: Poor, poor Cowpoke. There, there. ;-P
PS> Very glad you are alive and did not get hurt worse. Well done for wearing that helmet!
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BrianH
Trad climber
santa fe
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Consider some cranial-sacral therapy. You're been traumatized and that can re-arrange bones, especially in your skull. i had a similar accident, and afterward it never really felt like my jaw closed correctly until I had some gentle manipulation.
Good luck. Also check your bike frame. Mine was tweaked and never rode the same again.
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Captain...or Skully
Big Wall climber
Transporter Room 2
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Rearrange your skull. Hmm.
Oh, I Totally got this.
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Jim E
climber
away
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This is such a bummer, cowpoke, but I'm seriously glad you weren't hurt worse.
And I mean it, if you need help just give me a shout.
My advice on the Netflix viewing is get the entire collection of Arrested Development. You might want to wait a few days, though. The laughing may be a bit too painful.
and where's the pictures?
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, cowpoke... say, are you on facebook? think i just saw a N H, climber invite...
also, did you get my email for get well cheer?
god bless... here's a get well pic!
hope you're up and running, sooner than expected!
god bless
:)
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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There was an interesting study done here I think, that measured how close cars drove to helmeted bicyclists and those without helmets. The study found cars drove on average about three inches on average closer to helmeted bicyclists. But then that study assumed the drivers actually saw the bicyclists at all which is a miracle in and of itself a lot of times.
Urban biking - way more dangerous than climbing.
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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neebee:
hey there say, cowpoke... say, are you on facebook? think i just saw a N H, climber invite...
Cowpoke is not a Facebook person yet, though we've dropped lots of hints. Maybe this month's downtime will inspire him to sign up & waste time like the rest of us.
Cheers, bro, we're thinkin' of ya.
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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Not sure how I missed this, Cowpoke, but best wishes on a full and speedy recovery.
I'll try to post more NH climbing pics so you can feel better. Or would that make you feel worse?
I'm doing it anyway.
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rlf
Trad climber
Josh, CA
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I rode a motorcycle as my only means of transportation for nearly 5 years. Since that time, I have come to realize NOBODY should be driving a car until they have to spend at least 2 years on a bike/cycle.
It completely changed the way I drive a car.
Very carefully.
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Hawkeye
climber
State of Mine
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get well soon!
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Jim E
climber
away
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Cowpoke,
I'm certainly not the type to suggest to people to sign up for Facebook, however, due to an unfortunate malfunctioning SD card I lost all the photos from this past weekends family+1 adventure on Whitehorse. My wife posted photos from her phone to FB before we were even off the cliff. The point being Facebook is the only place those photos are available for public viewing.
Anyhow, hope you're feeling better and healing quickly.
Cheers
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Cowpoke-
I just saw this thread, and better late than never in wishing you all the best for a speedy recovery!
If it makes you feel better: on 25 April, I was in an accident in Eldorado, breaking 7 ribs (that could be clearly seen on X-rays) and cracked 2 cervical verabrae, and a hairline crack in my R. greater multianglar in my wrist. In mid August, I met S-T member Fritz in City of Rocks for some "geezer climbing," and then met up with Ed Hartouni in Yosemite just 2 weeks ago, where we climbed (actually, Ed climbed, I struggled up!) Sloth Wall and After Six. Do the math--from date of accident to resumption of activity: 3 1/2 months. Of course, I'm nowhere near even my worst out-of-shape form on the rocks, it IS possible to make an almost decent recovery pretty fast.
Buck up, and don't let the accident get you down mentally! You probably WILL recover pretty fast; eat lots of high protein and calcium-rich foods to promote healing, and get started on some physical therapy ASAP.
Again my best wishes for a complete and speedy recovery!!!!
Rodger
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cowpoke
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 9, 2010 - 01:28pm PT
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warning: long post
sure is nice to open up ST and see the latest posts, thanks.
brokedown = very encouraging to hear your story! I’ll give an update on mine, but first…
book of faces?
dang, Chiloe, your hints crack me up. my resistance is weakening, primarily because of Jim’s point: the pics (e.g., climbing and weddings) and TR’s I’m missing!!!
Which should answer your question, Edge. Please post NE climbing pics!
And, right on, sportcamper!!! More.
[Jim, by the way, important thread drift: tell Maxine that her name is prominently displayed in Tessa’s room on an art easel. She switched to a new school yesterday and said it was a reminder “of how I’ll make friends. I didn’t know Maxine until we went climbing, but now I really like her.”]
Ok, my story update.
So, went to the orthopedist yesterday and all good news. The distal fracture had healed enough that he couldn’t see it anymore and the medial fracture looks much better = yay, although I’m not sure I can see either fracture even in this x-ray taken an hour after I wrecked:
Doing some mild cardio and basic life stuff…counting the little victories like dressing myself! …even typing this with two hands!
The biggest bummer was picking up my bike at the police station last week. I went down with all sorts of visions how much carnage I might have caused and wondering what kind of new bike I was gonna get out of this. When the officer wheeled it out, however, my first thought was “did they tune it up and clean it?!?!”
My bike looks better than ever. Seriously, the damage?
1. mildly tweaked handlebars (you know, the way you twisted ‘em as a kid by putting the front tire between your legs)
2. one broken spoke…one…just one…one.
In further search of evidence that I was in a real collision, I went back to the police station and asked if they took photos of the car. “Nope, but here’s a copy of the accident report.”
Turns out that I have excellent standards when it comes to cars I tackle: 2009 Lexus.
But, the narrative did little to inspire my thoughts of having toughed-out a violent collision...stuff like: “The male was bleeding from a laceration to his lip and complained of pain on his left shoulder.”
“complained” = male was a complete wuss!
And, not much more inspiring was the witness’s account: “She then observed the biker strike the passenger’s side door area of the Lexus and fall to the ground.”
“fall to the ground??” surprised it didn’t say something like “tip slowly to the side like a mother gently lays down her babe.”
it did have this cute little picture depicting the action, though:
thanks again folks for the posts!
(and if anyone else is unfortunate enough to have a broken clavicle, check out the biking forums...lots of helpful info there...email me if you need links)
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couchmaster
climber
pdx
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Not long after I got back from the service when I was riding a bike exclusively, I was in the legal right but got bumped off a downhill run and got some nice flight time by a bus going past me. He ran out of lane and just chose to take mine. Lucky to have lived. I didn't sue but and they replaced my bike, which took it worse than I did.
Per Josephs note above of the study which suggests that cars give you 3" less room if they see you have a helmet, I considered strapping on a fake, lightweight plastic M16 over my back as a visual prop by way of suggesting cars and bus's give me more room when they passed. I thought it would have helped curb some of the needless surely behavior I encounter from motorists (and the odd harried bus driver).
Guess it wouldn't have helped you out though, but I still think it's a good idea. Heal up well!
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cowpoke
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 9, 2010 - 02:09pm PT
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couchmaster, folks have been sending me stuff like this:
but, I have to admit two things:
1. even when biking 3 days a week to work, I drove a car the other two (not to mention weekends).
2. 90% of the fun of urban biking (for me) is the dynamic and unpredictable nature that gets introduced by cars, bikes, and peds sharing the same space. without the cars, it would still be the enviro-friendly thing to do, but not near as much fun.
but, what do I know, I ran into a car last week.
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greasemonkey
Trad climber
Davis, Ca
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man, i was almost hit by a car while riding my bike to work this morning! Heal up soon man.
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