healing thoughts coming your way. hope your feeling better.
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healing thoughts coming your way. hope your feeling better.
Oh Nanci I am SO sorry!! We're thinking of you!
Best wishes for a swift recovery, Bike Goddess. Broken bones suck! :(
Emily
Cindy, please let Nancy know we're all thinking of her and sending healing vibes!
Mel
more important than what bike was she on is which arm she broke. I remember the ER docs first words to me this past August (when broke my shoulder) was: "You aren't left handed?" (no I'm not). This is assuming she's going to be stuck with a sling /immobilizer as well as a cast.
I agree with all the stuff silver mentioned, Does she live by herself? I almost couldn't get dressed a couple of days
bg heal quickly!
Peace,
Fredwina
my thoughts are with you too, BikeGoddess
my 13 year old has just recovered from a fractured shoulder and is back on the bike, so my thoughts are exactly where they should be in terms of sending healing vibes for arm bones
I just talked to BG on the phone.
She's spunky as ever but having trouble keeping food down. She can't type but told me to tell everyone how much she appreciates all the support and well wishes. She's also aware of the bikejournal thread.
She broke her femur and will be in a cast for approximately three weeks, then she'll start physical therapy.
She was on the Jamus, not the Scott, so her steel bike held up well to the crash. They cut the remainder of her bike clothes so she was happy to save her favorite bike jacket!
I thought you said she broke her elbow!!??Quote:
Originally Posted by cindysue
Hmmm....les'see if I remember from anthro class: the elbow (unless you're very young and the bones haven't fused) is actually part of the ulna bone, which is one of the forearm bones. The other forearm bone is the radius. The upper arm bone is the humerus (nothin' funny about it tho').
Speaking of breaking bones, interesting timing that my oldest son's friend two doors down recently broke his forearm while riding his scooter (ate it right in front of me)...I think his break was to the radius (haven't seen the x-rays, so don't know for sure). I got to play nurse by splinting it and driving him and his older sister to the hospital, as his parents weren't home. The whole incident peaked my son's interest in anatomy, so we've been poring over our recent Barnes & Noble purchase on human anatomy. Interesting stuff.
Hey BG, what color cast did you get...huh?? Huh?? (imitating my 5-yr-old quizzing the neighbor).....:p
Again -- whatever bone you broke, hope you heal quick!!
~BikeMomma
Get well soon, BG!! <sends healing wishes>
Lots of healing needed. If you are doing PT, ask for some exercises for your shoulder as well. 3 months after my radial head fracture I got adhesive capsulitis in that shoulder. Flexibility is good. Heal well.
Ow Nancy!! I know you'll heal well an dbe back out there in no time! Quick thinking on the jacket!
She's probably on some major pain meds. That upset my stomach and caused me to say all sorts of goofy things. I'm sure that we'll get the whole story later.
I too, hope it's not her dominate arm. I broke my right arm (the ulna and I'm right handed) and it's a real problem.
I had a blue cast, btw.
Oh, that brings up another thing that she'll need...a sharpie for signing her cast! I had a silver sharpie:D
Tell her to try applesauce -- at least if you "lose" it, it comes up easily and doesn't taste bad, believe it or not.
Poor thing -- healing vibes and prayers on the way.
I'm obviously confused. It was definitely in the arm region....Quote:
Originally Posted by Adventure Girl
Poor Nancy! What rotten luck. We are thinking of you and you are in my prayers. I hope you heal quickly and are feeling better very soon.
Hope you heal quickly - When your legs need a ride but you still can't lean on your arm, maybe see if you can borrow a recumbent? If you were here in Portland, I'd let you use my extra one. Let me know if that sounds like something you might want to try, and I'll see if someone local to you has a loaner. I'm not trying to convert you ;) just an option to keep you riding.
Edna (I met you on STP this past year)
I hope it wasn't her femur! that's the big bone in your leg.
Please get well soon
doing fine- i replied on another thread!
THANKS EVERYONE FOR YOUR KIND THOUGHTS AND SUPPORT. i am truly touched by it!:) :) :) :)
Glad to hear it!!! Hope you heal up quickly and it doesn't hurt too much.
Aw, Nancy! I read about your crash on the luna chix email group and the VS email group (you're famous) but didn't realize that was you!!! Heal quickly!
Lorri
That's what I thought. What are we? Doctors? She broke some kinda bone. :p ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by mimitabby
Heal fast BG.
I saw my ortho surgeon Wednesday the 18th. Apparently I had 3 fractures in the femur area. 2 look like they are pretty much closed, one shows bone growth around the area but it's not there yet. (Amazing what you can see on XRays!)
So I continue my PT program (Physical Torture) 2x a week which consists of major stretching of my reluctant tendons (ouch!) and lots of heat. I am making progress but I have a ways to go yet to get my arm completely straight.
I'm on a restricted work program with a 2lb weight limit. Pretty hard to do my job (reaching up for china and crystal) so I'm still homebound. However, I do my exercises and walk with a couple of cancer patients which helps my mood a lot. Fortunately I can drive short distances so I can get around to appointments and such.
I started spin classes about 2 months ago. That has really helped my attitude and my fitness level. I go three times a week. Am thinking I'll start increasing my sessions to 5x a week in May so that when I am finally able to be back on the bike it won't be such a hard transition. I'm thinking that I'll continue spin classes as I find them quite useful and fun (most of the time).
Thanks for all your support and comments along the way. I read many of your posts, just don't have a lot to say.
Hope to see you on the road sometime in June!:D :D :D
It's good to hear how you're doing. I'm glad you can get to spin class. I bet that's really keeping your fitness up. :)
V.
Glad to hear you are doing so well. Im a little confused though is it your arm or leg that was broken??? I thought arm but you mention Femur so maybe I had that wrong.
Anyway glad to hear you are on the mend.:)
Very gentle (((hug))) from across the pond and healing vibes on their way to you.
A few years ago I broke a bone in my hand (5th metacarpal). The hospital wanted to open my hand and pin the bone. I'm the biggest coward going and refused. They told me the bone would set all wrong and I'd have a deformed hand. Anyway, they stuck it in a cast. I put a haematite bracelet (you know one of these stretchy beaded ones) over the cast as haematite has healing properties to help broken bones mend. The hospital were amazed at how quickly the bone healed up and my hand is as straight as it's always been. One of my friends recently broke a bone too and she tried that and it helped.
Hope you're back on your bike soon.
Orthopedics is a slow process but you get there (or somewhere *near there*) in the end.
Keep it up, BG!
It was good seeing you at Cinderella. Glad you are mostly healed. June isn't too far off so keep up the spinning and you will be ready to take on the summer.
xxoo
Trekhawk- I mistakenly said femur when I meant Humerus! :o Oh well, a leg, an arm just a little difference!
It was nice to see everyone of you at Cinderella (that seems like ions ago) and the pre Cindy dinner.
And it's so neat that Spazz is riding again.
Yep spinning the days away.......and now the weather is getting to be our kinda riding:( :(
Have fun those of you in SLO wildflower ride. Am looking forward to pictures. And the SR Wine Country- that's such a fun ride. Hopefully you will have fabulous weather.
Next Tues-- May 1st- I"m sagging for our club- they are doing an interesting ride on Knoxville road starting and ending at Pope Valley. Something like 85 miles. MP and V- you've done some of this on the Knoxville double, right? I'll try to remember to get some pics for you all. Pretty time of year to be out that way.
I'll keep an eye out for you all (in the forums, that is):p
LOL - Im just glad to hear you are getting better. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Bike Goddess
Glad to hear you are recovering and in good spirits!
She's even got a sense of "humer"! :p
Nancy enjoy Knoxville Road. I think it is one CREEPY road and would never ride it without some sort of SAG or supprt - so they're lucky to have you. But part of my sense of its creepiness may be because Kville Double travels it during hunting season so there are all these trucks pulled over to the sides of the road with people off hunting. What, I don't know. :rolleyes:
Hi BeeDoc!
What pain-killers were you on, BG ??!!??Quote:
Originally Posted by Bike Goddess
Must be something really, really good! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by margo49
I stopped taking those the 2 days after surgery. Must be senior moment!
MP- yes, I have driven Knoxville Rd right after the Amgen Tour came past Moskovitz corner as we were checking it out for a later ride (this one coming up). When we were on the road we saw exactly 3 cars in about an hour's time. It was pretty desolate. I wouldn't ride that road solo, that's for sure!
Bee Doc? What bees are you studying these days????
Glad to hear/read you in such great spirits in spite / despite...
Keep it up, and each day you log in here is one day closer to being fully healed :)
Honey bees. I had no idea how many bees were shipped out to California every spring for pollination of the almond crops. Gazillions of them!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bike Goddess
Yea, and about half of them whizzed by my head on this evening's ride. :rolleyes: :pQuote:
Originally Posted by DrBee
Glad to see and hear you're healing well, Nancy. Keep it up, Woman, and you'll be back out tearin' it up in no time.
Take care,
~BikeMomma