Tuesday, June 15, 2010

A Time to Mend

I took a nasty spill on the Riverfront North trail Monday. I was out riding over the lunch hour with Shim and the real Wes J. As we approached the Mormon Bridge, I lapsed about the existence of a steel pole in the middle of the trail. Unfortunately, that lapse was precisely at the same moment I came around to pass Shim. Upon seeing the pole, I attempted a swerve, but the handlebar's left drop still clipped it, launching me head-first onto the tarmac. My right shoulder took the brunt of the impact. My knee also has a nice contusion and raspberry. The helmet spared my head.

Thankfully, the x-rays were negative on obvious breaks, but the Orthopedic wants to take another look next week with the possibility of an MRI to check for hairline cracks in the shoulder, ribs and for damage to soft tissue.

Projected recovery time: 6 weeks.

In the meantime, looks like I'll be convalescing poolside with my lady, the lovely Ms Katherine. Groovy, baby.

15 comments:

  1. You've been riding with Redemske too much.

    Hope your labrum, etc are all in good shape, dude.

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  2. OMG, don't these things usually happen in three's? Redemske, you....whose next??? Somebody upstairs is trying to tell you need a little time off the bike. Flat and then this.

    Enjoy the recovery and get well soon!

    kevin

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  3. dam skipy!!! I hope you are okay. maybe time for shot of personal ben and jerry ice cream

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  4. Brady...rest, ice, relax...sorry to hear it....you've been doing a (pun intended) bang up job this year on the road!

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  5. Brady! I literally logged on today to ask you if you wanted to train this week. All my new friends are crashing. Err, maybe I should stop meeting people...

    Seriously, get well soon. Believe me, I know how frustrating recuperation can be. Don't try to rush it.

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  6. Heal up quickly and get back on that horse!

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  7. Get better soon! Enjoy the poolside recoup though.

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  8. Upcoming string of events....prescription of percocet, severe drug addition, loss of everything, rehab, recovery, come back.

    See ya soon.

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  9. by the way, I have some Percocet right now. Pretty underwhelming.

    Hydrocodone ... now that's a painkiller.

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  10. Brady,

    Been there, done that. About 5 yrs ago. I met the pole coming down from the bridge that crosses Dodge Street by UNO. Totally spaced off that pole, smashed right into it. Did an endo over the bars right in front of rush hour traffic. Bent the fork on the old Cannondale. I was hurting so bad I was actually laughing! No breaks, just beat to a pulp. So I feel for you.

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  11. Get better dude. Miles is right, you need to stay away from that Redemske guy-he crashes too much.

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  12. Just heard of your mishap. Hang in there Brady and call if you need something.
    Jim

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  13. Brady blogged the following:

    " In the meantime, looks like I'll be convalescing poolside with my lady, the lovely Ms Katherine. Groovy, baby. "

    Then he decided to actually go for a boat ride.....

    http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-es0Mry5Hbk/TBo6wpdroPI/AAAAAAAAI-k/-NfhTZsUHJI/s400/boat.jpg

    Get well soon buddy.

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  14. Welcome to the Meat wagon! Hope to see ya on the road soon.

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  15. Welcome to the Meat wagon! Hope to see ya on the road soon.

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