SteelyDan Posted November 9, 2010 Share It was pretty dumb, really... one of the guys ahead of me clipped a traffic cone about 300m after the start and put it into my front wheel. Lie down time! I lay down quite hard and watched a few hundred wheels go by my head at speed. My heartfelt thanks to those of you who deliberately avoided me! After the dust settled, I tried to get up... Hmmmmmm. Left leg not too keen! So I lay down again. The medics got there pretty quickly, as did a friend I'd been riding with. I was loaded into the ambulance and driven back 300m to the start area. Leg not co-operating at all, but it wasn't sticking out at a funny angle either so I assumed it had just received a hard bang. Sandton Medi Clinic Radiographer didn't agree. Femur fractured and pins required. My heart dropped. It all happened pretty quickly, though. Overnight in the hospital. Three screws inserted yesterday afternoon and they chucked me out this morning to go and do an honest day's work. They were probably getting tired of the chirping... So I'm back home learning how to drive and bath all over again. And getting a serious upper body workout from a shiny new pair of crutches. Guess it could have been worse... ... and thanks again for not riding over me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowpoke Posted November 9, 2010 Share yeeeouch! not at all nice to happen but very glad that no-one rode over you! heal up soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baie-sukkel Posted November 9, 2010 Share Eish Nick I am so sorry to hear about your accident. Hope you recover fully and quickly from this...... good luck with the crutches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelH Posted November 9, 2010 Share Been there, got the pins and plate...and not too young either. Did my physio by the book...took all of 6 months, but I got back on the bike and I'm as good as new!!! Bottom line: DO YOUR PHYSIO...can't emphasise that enough!!! Best of luck...and don't forget...do your physio! Edited November 9, 2010 by MichaelH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidE373 Posted November 9, 2010 Share Gives new meaning to the name SteelyDan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelyDan Posted November 9, 2010 Share Gives new meaning to the name SteelyDan! Smartass! OK SteelyTitaniumDan (it was in Sandton, after all...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ha Ha Kieran Posted November 9, 2010 Share Eina! Unlucky dude Heal up soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidE373 Posted November 9, 2010 Share Smartass! OK SteelyTitaniumDan (it was in Sandton, after all...) You had to have seen that coming from someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcfr Posted November 9, 2010 Share Goodness I was wondering what happened, didn't realise it was so serious, I came past you lower down in the pack as you were attempting to get up. I was hit by a drunk driver whilst on a training ride and broke both my legs. I also needed pins and was on crutches for a while so I know what you are going through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinylguy Posted November 9, 2010 Share hahah u lucky u had an excuse not to carry on riding.... i think i might have beaten you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyr249 Posted November 9, 2010 Share Hope you heal quickly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoman Posted November 9, 2010 Share Good luck, crutches suck. If you have never broken a leg before you are in for some fun when it comes to simple things like getting a glass of water or going to the toilet! Been there, done that and you have my sympathy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grebel Posted November 9, 2010 Share Sucks dude. Good luck with the recovery. More HUB time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De Vlaamse Leeuw Posted November 9, 2010 Share isn't it possible to get carbon plates instead of the titanium ones? I foresee a gap in the market Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wchampion Posted November 11, 2010 Share Also Carbon crutches? Those aluminium crutches are a bit of an eye sore, imagine a carbon finish on a pair of crutches ... P.S Hope the recovery goes well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelyDan Posted November 11, 2010 Share Thanks for all the sympathetic noises! Crutches suck... After 2 days I've come up with the ten immutable laws of crutches: 1/. Wet bathroom floors and crutches do not combine well. Ditto wet hands.2/. Crutches have a mind of their own in terms of direction.3/. Toilets suddenly get at least 20cm lower when you're using crutches.4/. Crutches are top-heavy and will always fall over - slightly out of reach - when left unattended.5/. Cars accelerate towards you when they realise you're a cyclist on crutches.6/. Beggars (even pissed ones) can easily keep up with you when you're on crutches.7/. Carrying a cup of coffee in one hand simply doesn't work on crutches. (now I make it in a waterbottle and stick it in my pocket!)8/. Crutches, combined with heavy doses on painkillers and sleep deprivation, can be devastating in a dark room at night.9/. When you put crutches down you will always have underestimated the distance to the object you wanted to be next to.10/. Never touch someone else's crutch without permission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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