prayers for Bike Goddess

[cindysue]

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!

[Adventure Girl]

She broke her femur and will be in a cast for approximately three weeks, then she'll start physical therapy.

I thought you said she broke her elbow!!??

[BikeMomma]

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).....

Again -- whatever bone you broke, hope you heal quick!!
~BikeMomma

[cindysue]

I thought you said she broke her elbow!!??

I'm obviously confused. It was definitely in the arm region....

[slinkedog]

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.

[evangundy]

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)

[mimitabby]

I hope it wasn't her femur! that's the big bone in your leg.
Please get well soon

[Trek420]

I hope it wasn't her femur! that's the big bone in your leg. Please get well soon

That's what I thought. What are we? Doctors? She broke some kinda bone.

Heal fast BG.

[Bike Goddess]

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!