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Death Before Disco
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1. Injury count: Post #1 in this topic
2. Heroism and Group Riding: Post #23 in this topic
3. The deer strike story: Post #36 in this topic
4. Gear review: Post #61 in this topic
5. Insurance: Post #83 in this topic
First off, if you set off 500+ miles just to be run over by a deer, and then careen down a cliff/hill thing, through trees and brush and who knows what all copulating within, only to launch/crash/endo land into what I will call a "rocky" lake - I think being able to enumerate the list of injuries is a must. If Colleen and I have to feel this lousy, we want to brag about why. (kind of like wiping out on a skate board - it is all about the scars)
The totals so far:
David – right lower leg broke in two places, one a compound fracture that came up through the front of the leg. Broken right pelvis. Broken left scapula. 7 broken ribs, all in the back. T10 vertebrae grenaded in a big way. The leg now has a new titanium rod and a few screws. The pelvis has a screw, the scapula and ribs get nothing. The T10 vertebrae is now “fused” to the two vertebrae above and the two below with titanium rods on each side. A set of five all tied together now. I got a cool scar down the center or the back, maybe 8 or 10 inches long - can't wait for the next shirts against skins pickup game.
Colleen: Right knee shattered. Left lower leg bone in many pieces. Right shoulder a disaster area of mushed bone. She had the knee reconstructed with like 15 screws and a new cable to support the main tendon. The right leg has a miracle of 3 plates and 19 screws. The right shoulder has much the same, an intricate network of plates and screws. She has a couple of super cool scars that she says won't hurt her vanity one bit. One down the front of the leg and one from her shoulder down the front of her arm.
Not even gonna list off the bruises and puncture wounds from trees and such. What I will say is that we received ZERO abrasions or road rash. We had on full gear (yes Tyler, our bottoms zipped to our tops) and that had to have taken some abuse. I haven't seen mine since the helicopter folks chopped it off but someone might have it. Looking for helmet as well.
David
(future posts in this topic from me will include our own version of the ride report, gear thoughts and reviews, thoughts on riding with groups, the life saving actions of my peers, and the mysterious ethereal cowboy)
Pictures added in post 90
1. Injury count: Post #1 in this topic
2. Heroism and Group Riding: Post #23 in this topic
3. The deer strike story: Post #36 in this topic
4. Gear review: Post #61 in this topic
5. Insurance: Post #83 in this topic
First off, if you set off 500+ miles just to be run over by a deer, and then careen down a cliff/hill thing, through trees and brush and who knows what all copulating within, only to launch/crash/endo land into what I will call a "rocky" lake - I think being able to enumerate the list of injuries is a must. If Colleen and I have to feel this lousy, we want to brag about why. (kind of like wiping out on a skate board - it is all about the scars)
The totals so far:
David – right lower leg broke in two places, one a compound fracture that came up through the front of the leg. Broken right pelvis. Broken left scapula. 7 broken ribs, all in the back. T10 vertebrae grenaded in a big way. The leg now has a new titanium rod and a few screws. The pelvis has a screw, the scapula and ribs get nothing. The T10 vertebrae is now “fused” to the two vertebrae above and the two below with titanium rods on each side. A set of five all tied together now. I got a cool scar down the center or the back, maybe 8 or 10 inches long - can't wait for the next shirts against skins pickup game.
Colleen: Right knee shattered. Left lower leg bone in many pieces. Right shoulder a disaster area of mushed bone. She had the knee reconstructed with like 15 screws and a new cable to support the main tendon. The right leg has a miracle of 3 plates and 19 screws. The right shoulder has much the same, an intricate network of plates and screws. She has a couple of super cool scars that she says won't hurt her vanity one bit. One down the front of the leg and one from her shoulder down the front of her arm.
Not even gonna list off the bruises and puncture wounds from trees and such. What I will say is that we received ZERO abrasions or road rash. We had on full gear (yes Tyler, our bottoms zipped to our tops) and that had to have taken some abuse. I haven't seen mine since the helicopter folks chopped it off but someone might have it. Looking for helmet as well.
David
(future posts in this topic from me will include our own version of the ride report, gear thoughts and reviews, thoughts on riding with groups, the life saving actions of my peers, and the mysterious ethereal cowboy)
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