Well, it happened..a mini van turned left in front of me causing me to collide w/ it. Unfortunately, I don't remember anything from the day of the accident March 1st until March 16th. My bike (97 EX-500) was totaled, and my body was almost totaled I've been told. Front tire was pushed up under were the lower fairing used to reside. What's funny is they said that I was combative and throwing blows at the paramedics at the scene...go figure. I was in an induced coma for 8 days, stopped breathing twice, the second time I crashed and was placed onto a ventilator to assist breathing. The were suspecting that I would have to learn to talk, swallow and be in a wheel chair for 4 months and then months of therapy to get walking right again. Well, I've been home since April 12th, out of the wheel chair since May 5th, and currently using a cane to assist me walking, although I am currently taking therapy 3 days a week for 6 weeks, which I have only a handful of weeks left! They said that for some reason my bones wear healing abnormally fast...I wish my brain was doing the same. Things are still slow and I cannot drive yet, probably another 2 months hopefully less. I'm just glad to be alive still...and if my Mother wasn't still alive I would be getting another bike, but I promised her she would not have to look at her son's body completely black & blue again! If it weren't for the helmet & being fully geared which I always wore, the surgeon said I would have been killed on impact...pretty scary thought really...if I even remembered the accident..heh
I'm the proud new owner of:
1 plate 6 pins in my left hand
2 plates 6 pins in my right hand
1 7in. plate on my right Ulna bone
1 titanium rod from my right shoulder to elbow
1 titanium rod from my left knee to my hip (Femur had a 1.5in. break)
a 7in scar above my right knee cap, from what who knows
dislocated left jaw bone, broke right jaw bone (wired shut for 5 weeks)
nice big bruise on my brain (which is the slowest to heal..jeesh)
Soooo...I am putting the gear, tools & assesors in the for sale section. So go check it out if your interested.
Remember...ALWAYS WEAR YOUR HELMET & GEAR!
Peace,
Pulpz
I'm the proud new owner of:
1 plate 6 pins in my left hand
2 plates 6 pins in my right hand
1 7in. plate on my right Ulna bone
1 titanium rod from my right shoulder to elbow
1 titanium rod from my left knee to my hip (Femur had a 1.5in. break)
a 7in scar above my right knee cap, from what who knows
dislocated left jaw bone, broke right jaw bone (wired shut for 5 weeks)
nice big bruise on my brain (which is the slowest to heal..jeesh)
Soooo...I am putting the gear, tools & assesors in the for sale section. So go check it out if your interested.
Remember...ALWAYS WEAR YOUR HELMET & GEAR!
Peace,
Pulpz