Leave No Man Behind

[rgramjet]

Hey Rod, hate to hear about your accident...glad you are ok.

Curious, what gear were you wearing and how did it hold up?  Were you wearing riding boots?  Im hoping to learn something from your misshap.

Feel better! 

[Duc and Cover]

I was wearing full gear and it seemed to do it's job. The pants were textile and armor, and I had a mesh armored jacket (I  got some road rash on my back because the zipper on the jacket didn't fit the zipper on my pants, so it must have slid up a bit).

The jacket was the one I got from Ian, so you can read that thread for the details. Tony has the same pants so he probably knows what they are called.

I was wearing riding boots with ankle protectors, but they weren't the full racing boots. I'm sure that they made some difference though because I got a nice clean break rather than a shattered ankle. I have a follow-up appointment today to make sure I don't need surgery. Hopefully that will go well.

The gloves were some no-names that I picked up at a bike week vendor. They were combination of textile, leather, and armored knuckles. They did their job too since I didn't beak any fingers. One of the fingers ripped open though and they ended up cutting the skin off rather than stitching it. But that's still a 90% success rate.

[ducatihotti]

I am glad you are going to be ok, and while the injuries are no fun, as I am sure everyone has said, and I know everyone has said it to Ryan, it could have been worse!

You should be back on the bike before the end of the season, right? LUCKY

Heal up quick!

[tocino]

If you need a good ankle doc let me know, a coworker profoundly messed up her ankle (screws, plates, overthruster) and this guy did a good job. Good thing with the clean break. The biggest problem is the soft tissue / cartilage damage and the fact that ankles and wrists don't have a great blood supply. As pointed out - do dat therapy.

[Slide Panda]

FYI the Jacket was a Joe Rocket 'Pheonix' mesh jobbie.  Guess it help up, though that sucks that it rode up on you resulting in the rash - but I guess it did it's job with any initial impacts since you seem ok that way.

Hope you're felling better than the other morning, and enjoying the time wasters I sent

[Duc and Cover]

Just got back from the ortho. Going in for surgery tomorrow to screw some bones together so that the ankle will heal right. I guess since I broke a bone and tore some ligaments my ankle started drifting to the outside. So 8 weeks of staying off it after the surgery, then remove the screws, then 2 more weeks in another cast. Easy.

Oh they figured out something interesting with the finger. The reason the skin was falling off was because it was burned, not because of road rash. I guess when I lifted the bike off my head I grabbed the engine and burned through my glove and then burned my finger without realizing it. Now it looks like a burnt hot dog.

I'm surprised Tim hasn't posted the silly pictures he made me pose for while I was still on the happy drugs from the ER...

[Ducatista]

Oh they figured out something interesting with the finger. The reason the skin was falling off was because it was burned, bot because of road rash. I guess when I lifted the bike off my head I grabbed the engine and burned through my glove and then burned my finger without realizing it. Now it looks like a burnt hot dog.

We need that smiley that says this thread is useless without pics! 

Make sure you treat that burn well.  When I burned my calf on my header, I found that they made a product that is basically individually foil wrapped pieces of gauze that are pretreated with Vaseline.  They were da bomb.  Make sure that you get some Silvadene (or however it's spelled).  It's a silver cream that is specifically for treating burns.  Don't ever let your burn dry out.  Keep it covered and treated at all times so it heals evenly, quickly, and doesn't get infected.

[Lance Goodthrust]

Good luck in your recovery, hope everything heals quickly and easily. 

[Duc and Cover]

We need that smiley that says this thread is useless without pics! 

Ok....you asked for it

Charred to perfection

[Geaux]

As long as it's not your finger.

[twolanefun]

Yeah, the road overall is a great road. I just managed to find a bad spot on the edge. I'll be going back there as soon as I can.

Sent you a PM, I have a video of that turn same day a little later. - Gene

[Slide Panda]

<brian griffin>Awww your nasty!  That's nasty</>

yeah, that's a good burn.  When you go back to the docs, you might have then take a peak at it.  Emily's advice on it is good - but depending on how bad it is, it might need some debredment to heal up right.  debreding in doctor speak for scrubbing and cutting off the charred stuff to allow for better healing.

It sucks... oh man it sucks.  But, if done right you can heal with little to no scars.  If I didn't have that done to a solid 2nd degree burn  over much of my right palm it'd be all scar.

Hope some of the soreness is passing.

[empress duc]

 

wooo... that finger delivered the willies
straight to the sternum. 

we're so glad you fared as well as you
did.  many folks who were out over the
weekend did not make it at all / with
more serious injuries than what you've
got.  heal up quick (from everything) so
you can get out and about again.

many blessings and speedy healing,
  ~ empress ~

[Lars D]

Just put some mustard on it.

[Ducatista]

The nurse has spoken:

I showed your pic to my sister.  She is an RN.  She said you need to go see your doc and get a prescription for Silvadene (that cream I was talking about).  It is very important that you do this, since your body has zero protection against infection there and you need to provide a bacteria resistant barrier and provide a good healing environment for it.