Smileyman's House of Pain! - Page 3

smileyman · 03-03-2010, 01:10 PM

The Ortho tells me today that I am healing but if I dont wait another month to heal and then have the plate removed I might need a small perm plate inserted. I go back in April for one last look and toe schedule the operation...Wheee. After looking at my deductible and my co pays I will be broke till at least September...

Particle Man · 03-03-2010, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by smileyman

It happened Oct 25, i lived with it until they decided to work on it Jan 8. There has been considerable discomfort....

Gee, I can't imagine why

Some of us mortals call that PAIN!

marko138 · 03-03-2010, 03:10 PM

Damn brother.

z06boy · 03-04-2010, 12:27 PM

So have you learned not to fvck with an R1 and a GSXR 750 ?

100% kidding and hope you make a full recovery man. I was laid up for a long time several years back and it is NO fun trying to get back to "normal".

smileyman · 03-04-2010, 12:52 PM

Well they called me boring and uncompetitive, so I gave it the old college try...

Shit like this happens when you ride. I accept it and go on. Not getting to ride is torture tho...

z06boy · 03-04-2010, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by smileyman

Well they called me boring and uncompetitive, so I gave it the old college try...

Shit like this happens when you ride. I accept it and go on. Not getting to ride is torture tho...

Cass · 03-04-2010, 07:52 PM

You waited 2 months before doing anything about it??? You're crazy

My ex shattered his left collarbone, quite similar to yours, surgery within 2wks of his crash gave him a 5.5" plate and 8 screws that he kept for a few months, then had surgery to remove them. He drank what I would call a "normal" amount of milk during his recovery, after each surgery, and is convinced that he saw a difference in his xrays when he slacked off on the calcium-intake.

Looks like you're doing good so far, I don't doubt that the doc wants to keep the plate in longer since there was a lag between the crash and the surgery - leave it for now, see about some calcium in some form if you're not a milk person (I'm not at all), and when it does come out, do your physical therapy.

Good luck!!

smileyman · 03-04-2010, 10:00 PM

I am and have been taking a zinc/calcium/magnesium supplement, my regular multivitamin and drinking a glass of milk per night. I get milk in my cereal and an occaisonal Coke float which isnt doing much for my inactive weight gain...

Thanks for the well wishes tho!!

tommymac · 03-05-2010, 08:41 AM

A case of beer (for me) some lidocaine a good screwdriver, a pair pliers and some 4-0 prolene to close er up and were done

smileyman · 03-05-2010, 10:24 AM

Hey I'm down Tommy, just wait until April when I fo' sho' have a union and we'll do it!

03-04-2010, 12:52 PM	#25
smileyman White Trash Hero Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NW Arkansas Moto: Buell 1125R Porco Rosso Edition Posts: 4,895	Well they called me boring and uncompetitive, so I gave it the old college try... Shit like this happens when you ride. I accept it and go on. Not getting to ride is torture tho... __________________ Arkriders.com To be the best you must first be willing to risk the worst!

03-04-2010, 07:52 PM	#27
Cass Cassolicious! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Austin, TX Moto: SV Posts: 1,377	You waited 2 months before doing anything about it??? You're crazy My ex shattered his left collarbone, quite similar to yours, surgery within 2wks of his crash gave him a 5.5" plate and 8 screws that he kept for a few months, then had surgery to remove them. He drank what I would call a "normal" amount of milk during his recovery, after each surgery, and is convinced that he saw a difference in his xrays when he slacked off on the calcium-intake. Looks like you're doing good so far, I don't doubt that the doc wants to keep the plate in longer since there was a lag between the crash and the surgery - leave it for now, see about some calcium in some form if you're not a milk person (I'm not at all), and when it does come out, do your physical therapy. Good luck!! __________________ Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop.

03-04-2010, 10:00 PM	#28
smileyman White Trash Hero Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NW Arkansas Moto: Buell 1125R Porco Rosso Edition Posts: 4,895	I am and have been taking a zinc/calcium/magnesium supplement, my regular multivitamin and drinking a glass of milk per night. I get milk in my cereal and an occaisonal Coke float which isnt doing much for my inactive weight gain... Thanks for the well wishes tho!! __________________ Arkriders.com To be the best you must first be willing to risk the worst!

03-05-2010, 10:24 AM	#30
smileyman White Trash Hero Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NW Arkansas Moto: Buell 1125R Porco Rosso Edition Posts: 4,895	Hey I'm down Tommy, just wait until April when I fo' sho' have a union and we'll do it! __________________ Arkriders.com To be the best you must first be willing to risk the worst!

03-04-2010, 12:27 PM	#24
z06boy Letzroll Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lake Norman area, NC Moto: 07 Red R1 & 07 Blue R6 Posts: 5,265	So have you learned not to fvck with an R1 and a GSXR 750 ? 100% kidding and hope you make a full recovery man. I was laid up for a long time several years back and it is NO fun trying to get back to "normal".

03-05-2010, 08:41 AM	#29
tommymac Moto GP Star Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 11,022	A case of beer (for me) some lidocaine a good screwdriver, a pair pliers and some 4-0 prolene to close er up and were done