Silver reporting in....

[silver]

Hi ladies! I may just have a minute. DD donated the laptop for a few moments.

I am doing so much better. i may get to go home tomorrow.

Your well wishes have touched my heart. DH had printed out some repsonses early on, but had to return to his work whichi is out of town. My parents have come into town to help for now.

My chest tube is out and the spot on my lung is holding its' own It never di go away but they are hopeful that if it at least holds its own for now that it will eventually resolve itself.

I don't think tha I have time for complete details so i'll try to answer a few questions first.

I don't know that I was going 30 mph. I would have guessed 25 mph. I'm assuming that DH got that info from some one at the scene. I need to fiddel with my computer and see if it reads a top speed for the day.

I'lll give quick details about the wreck first and then fill in some more info if I have time.

I was riding with a group of 4. We had just turn left onto a road that sloped downward and to the left. It was one of those roads that was deceptively steep. meaning it didn't look that steep but it was. we even discussed that it was. It was a rural country road, a two lane and not a car in sight.

We had paired off into twos. two pairs of two riding abreast. I was talking bikes with the older gentleman that I was riding with and he was telling me about his bike. I glanced down at his bike and when I looked up I realized that I was uncomfortably close to the edge. the pavement was fairly new asphalt and was raised about 2 inches above the shoulder wich was loose gravel. My front wheel was a little squirrilly (it that a word?) but i told myself take it easy and ease out of this. i thinkthat I could have pulled out of it but then I hit some gravel that had been kicked out onto the asphalt. I think that then my back wheel slipped off the road onto the shoulder and I steered toward the road just slightly. then we (the bike and I) lept up off the road in a sideways motion. we decided that a roll was the motion that we should try for. I believe that God wrapped His arms around me turned us

[Offthegrid]

Hey Silver ... it is good to hear from you. Glad you are feeling better and we can't wait until you're ready to join us from home.

[emily_in_nc]

Silver ~ Glad to hear you're doing better! Your post got cut off at the end, but it was good to hear from you nonetheless. Hope your recovery from here on out will progress smoothly and steadily and you'll be back on the bike when you are ready.

Take good care,

Emily

[Trekhawk]

Sending wishes for a speedy recovery.

[silver]

This is silver's estrogen laden hubby again (and for the record, she trained me 20 years ago that life is better if I lower the seat when finished...)

She wants me to let you know that her laptop battery ran out in the middle of her post...hopefully she'll be home tomorrow and can update you more then...

[chickwhorips]

silver glad to hear from you. hope your feeling a bit better and keep healing.

[silver]

Oops ran out of computer battery power.......

I believe that God wrapped His arms around me turned us upside down and landed us on the part of my body that could most handle the impact. I landed on the back of my head, the right side of my upper back and my right flank (hip)
I imagine that I was stillin a crouch position with the bike still in my hands. On impact the bike most have flung up and over me. then I rolled. Sky....asphalt,....sky....asphalt...sky...asphalt with arms in between. I ended my roll sitting up. Thinking.....OH MY God!! Ok I'm still alive......Oh my, my back hurts....My breath is gone. I think that I'll just lay back.

I slowly rolled back and see the one of the riders ahead is running up toward me. I remember wondering why she wasn't riding back to me.

I never lost consciousness but don't rmember the pain of the impact.

several people then gathered around me and began to assess my condition. I was so upset that I had interupted the othres ride and that I had called attention to myself. I hated the commotion that I was causing. But I knew that I was hurt and was going to have to go to the hospital. The worst pain that I had was the pain from my upper right back. I didn't even realize that I had a huge HUGE, hemetomia on my right hip.

But as you all have heard, I'm home now. I'm doing very well. The biggest problem now is how to deal with the pain of 5 broken ribs. I need to get off the pain meds as soon as possible because I can't drive with them.

I can't sit here at the computer too much longer now. I'll try to check back later. You gals are the greatest!!! Tahks a million times for your encouragement!!!!!

[Thistle]

man, silver, i am so amazed you are up to posting! 5 broken ribs geez, take it easy. not too much posting in one hit.

you have a wonderful mr silver over there. it was so good to hear his updates.... you keep on getting better and take care of yourselves

[bikerz]

Hey Silver - welcome back!

I'm so glad you are home and recovering!

I had the broken ribs/pneumothorax thing many years ago, and I really want to second some advice Margo49 gave in an earlier post - I know you want to get off the meds, but let the pain meds do their thing! It's tough to breath properly when it hurts, and if you don't breath properly, you can't relax, and it you can't relax, you don't heal!

Stay well, relax, and rest up!

And BTW, your DH is a champ for keeping us in the loop!

[chickwhorips]

wow... thats about all i can think of saying after reading your story.... wow.

[mtbdarby]

Silver, what an ordeal you've been through. Yes, the good Lord was with you that's for sure. You're in my continued prayers to heal and stay positive. Kudo's to your hubby for keeping us posted and keep us posted on your recovery.