Too far???

I think I have everything covered and am good to go. Now I'm goin to bed to get a goodnights sleep. I'll come back tomorrow afternoon and tell you all about it! THANKS for all your help! KT

Hey everyone,
This is Angela, Katies sister. We made about 35 miles of the ride no problems having a blast...

Some small animal ran in front of her she swerved hit a rock and lost control. Her and her bike rolled about 3 times I was right behind her and as I got to her she informed me very calmly that her arm was broken and "it feels like its down by my leg but I can see it laying right beside me" well it was not right for sure.

Her elbow was completely backwards. Called 911 lost service and about 4 tries later left her long enough to go to where I got reception. Did I know where I was?? of course not, thankfully a farmer stopped about then and did know where we were and took the phone. 2 riders behind us stopped and helped out also then about 10 minutes later 2 more stopped one was thankfully a Doctor, talk about relief.

Ambulance came, put it in a splint, put her on the gurney and started a IV as soon as we loaded. Ask her pain leval and gave her laughing gas. That didn't work so he gave her demoral? and finigrin? (sp) and she said her pain was down to about a 4 or 5.

40 minute drive to the hospital and then about 1.5 hour wait for x rays the verdict : a severaly dislocated elbow and small fracture.

Then for the fun part -- setting it 2 shots of morphine, and alot of pain later. Its done, I handled it much worse than katie. She was a trooper, never shed a tear the entire day.. The EMT ask if her dad was a military man because this kind of pain brought grown men to crying babies. She actually laughed at that one.

7 hours later we headed home and the future looks like
3-5 weeks in a armpit to finger cast and sling... Shes way bummed not only no bike riding but no swimming.. LONG DAY!!

She wanted to post herself and got about 2 words punched out and gave up. Thanks for all your encouragement to her. Shes a great kid. I'm sure you'll hear from her personally as soon as the pain subsides some more.

I want to be the first to say, then, that Katie is one tough chica. She wins my total respect. :D Best wishes for a quick recovery- those weeks will fly by, I promise!
*hugs!*

Oh no! Katie, that's awful! I feel so bad that you got hurt on your first big adventure. Please keep us updated on how you are feeling and recovering. You'll be back on your bike in no time.

It also sounds like you've got a wonderful sister. She should be proud of how she helped out in a crisis.

Oh katie! I'm so sorry you got hurt on your ride. :eek: From what your sister says, you are one tough cookie. Breaks and dislocations hurt like heck. I'm so proud of you and thankful to your sister for sticking by you during the ride. Great job Angela!! Sounds like you did just the right thing.

As Kitsune and Pedal Wench said, the time will fly right by. Don't push it too hard and listen to your docs. Your elbow will let you know when she's ready to come out and play again. :D

When your feeling better, I'd still like to hear about your ride. Sounds like up until the accident, you were having a great time.

Take care of yourself and hug your sister from all of us at TE!

Cindy

Wow - Katie you are an inspiration. You take care of that arm and come back to let us know how it was BEFORE the accident.

And welcome to TE :)

Wow- you must be a very strong and brave young woman.
Please, heal well and don't push yourself. You have a whole lifetime ahead to get back into sports and biking again. Lucky girl to have such a wonderful supportive sister and family.

Wow, that was some adventure on your first big ride. I hope everything goes well en keep resting, the better things will heal. And when you can type then let us know how it was up until you had that terrible crash.

Omygosh! Katie and Angela, you're both heroes for how you handled this. Best wishes for a speedy recovery!

I have been following your thread, and hoping that you would have a great ride. I am so sorry that you had a chic vs mammal incident. You and your sister are both tough girls. Sounds like you are both troopers.

Hang in there during the healing process. Many of us here have been sidelined with illness or injuries, and often you come back stronger. Take care, and please do post the story of your day when you can manage the keyboard.

Thanks Angela for the update....

Ruth

Angela -
Thanks for posting Katie's story, and for being there with her. I'm sure that seeing your face provided comfort through her pain.

Katie -
Healing wishes are coming your way... remember, your bike and the pool will both still be there when your arm is healed.

One idea though, from another person who has a very hard time not exercising - walking can be good too. Not running, no jarring motion for your arm, just walking. That's what I did as I recovered from my own crash back in 2004. I went from riding 5 to 6 days a week to not being allowed on my bike at all for five weeks. The first several weeks I wasn't capable of even walking, but then I eased into walking. My walking time grew each day. It kept me sane, and it helped to maintain some level of fitness - much better than not doing anything. So - first give yourself a chance to rest, then ease back to an active lifestye as your body permits.

--- Denise

Oh...no...Katie....you were supposed to get to join the "I rode 50 miles on my bike" club, but instead you've joined my "I crashed my bike and fracture-dislocated my elbow" club! Arrrggghh....many years ago I crashed my bike (a car pushed me off the road :( ). I dislocated my elbow and cracked the head of my radius. Ouch! I wish I had had a sister like yours taking care of me that day (although a nice stranger helped me out and called the ambulance for me).

Anyway....sorry to hear you've joined my club. Three weeks in that cast isn't that long. Take some time rest and to let the body heal. Listen to your doctors and, just as important, listen to your Physical Therapists when that cast comes off. When they give you exercises to get your arm back into shape, do them with the strength of character we've seen from you on this group and the doctor saw in the emergency room. You'll get better before you know it.

And, don't forget to thank your sister every now and then for having been there for you!

Oh NO this hurt just reading it. :o

Get better soon!!

Yikes--so sorry I'm just now reading about Katie's fall! Tell her we're thinking of her, Angela, and kudos to you, too, for being such great big sister. Best wishes for the quickest recovery ever!

oooh, Katie, I'm so sorry to hear about your crash!! But I"M not surprised to hear that you are such a tough cookie (BTW, that EMT is behind the times - he -or she - should have asked if your dad OR mom were soldiers:rolleyes: )

Hugs to you and your wonderful sister. It sounds like you two are a wonderful match and will have many (less painful) adventures together. Keep in touch!