Please tell your kids not to listen to their ipods while riding bikes. I wiped out on the bike path today when my earplug cords fell out and went in the spokes. I ended up going over the handlebars and landed on my right side. I broke my elbow - the radial head - the part which turns your elbow, and sprained my wrist, not to mention the scrapes and bruises along the right side of my body. A hard lesson learned.
Luckily, I can still type with my left hand. My pain killer is about to kick in, so that's it for now.
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SoWal Expert
Ouch! :bicycle:
You are almost as talented as me, I broke the exact same bone falling on ice! Hope you don't need surgery, just a sling!
Do your PT stretches 'cuz when it heals, your range of motion gets more limited - took me a couple years and some more trauma to stretch it back out to within 5 degrees of the other arm!
You are almost as talented as me, I broke the exact same bone falling on ice! Hope you don't need surgery, just a sling!
Do your PT stretches 'cuz when it heals, your range of motion gets more limited - took me a couple years and some more trauma to stretch it back out to within 5 degrees of the other arm!
Meow
WHOA! That's awful! Take care and may that pain pill kick in quickly! Your advice is sound...I think IPODs are great, but when you can't hear what is coming up behind you or they fall into spokes...
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FunnChef - AlisonCooks.com
OMG Supermom!!! I am so glad you are OK (relatively :shock
Was someone around to help you?
I am so glad you are OK (relatively :shock Was someone around to help you?
Beach FanaticAuthor
ugggh. Sling, until I see the Dr. Friday. I guess I will find out then what needs to happpen.
A good Sam drove by in his truck and turned around to check on me. He said it was quite a spill. I was more embarrassed than wanting to admit how much it hurt. When I tried to pull the cords out with my right hand, I lost control of the bike, used my left hand to slam on the brakes and then went over the top of the handlebars.
The worst part for me is that I will have to delay my training for the Half Marathon for awhile.
Thanks scooter and Miss Kitty.
A good Sam drove by in his truck and turned around to check on me. He said it was quite a spill. I was more embarrassed than wanting to admit how much it hurt. When I tried to pull the cords out with my right hand, I lost control of the bike, used my left hand to slam on the brakes and then went over the top of the handlebars.
The worst part for me is that I will have to delay my training for the Half Marathon for awhile.
Thanks scooter and Miss Kitty.
Beach FanaticAuthor
Alli, yes, my husband took me to Sacred Heart. He picked up the kids too!
Thanks Alli.
Thanks Alli.
SoWal Expert
It's more comfortable if you sleep on your back, put a normal bed pillow on your chest and put your arm on top of it.
When you feel better, remember that restaurants will cut up your food for you if you ask - one less thing to deal with! (make sure you tell them it's cuz you have a broken arm though, one waiter didn't notice my sling and just thought I had presentation preferences)
Glad you got pain meds - I apparently wasn't making enough of a fuss for the ER doc so I got to treat mine w/ ibuprofen and red wine (BAD idea) while at 9,200 ft. Does NOT make for a happy xmas eve BTW!
When you feel better, remember that restaurants will cut up your food for you if you ask - one less thing to deal with! (make sure you tell them it's cuz you have a broken arm though, one waiter didn't notice my sling and just thought I had presentation preferences)
Glad you got pain meds - I apparently wasn't making enough of a fuss for the ER doc so I got to treat mine w/ ibuprofen and red wine (BAD idea) while at 9,200 ft. Does NOT make for a happy xmas eve BTW!
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Beach Fanatic
Ouch that hurts just reading about it. So sorry and hope you have a speedy recovery.
SoWal Insider
Sorry to hear that. I blew out a tire once in the neighborhood looking down to dial on the cell phone and striking a rather high curb, but no ipod mishaps. I gave a 15g third gen ipod to my daughter today because my tiny flash memory mp3 player is perfect for my purposes. Did your ipod survive?? I hope you heal fast, and remember to drink extra water when on pain meds!!
Beach Comber
But is the Ipod ok?
FunnChef - AlisonCooks.com
But is the Ipod ok?
Beach Fanatic
yikes!! Hope you heal fast - and the pain is short lived!
SoWal Insider
Oh my!!! Glad you are ok! I am sure this body would have had alot more broken that what you had. Best wishes on healing....
SoWal Expert
Man!! Hope you heal quickly!!
Hope you heal quickly!!
bean
Oh Supermom!!!!I'm so sorry you are hurt!!! {{{{Sending healing vibes your way.}}}}} Thanks for the heads up on riding too. Who woulda thought.
SoWal Expert
Some people will do anything to get out of training for that half marathon.;-)
J/K- glad you are OK and hope you have good pain meds. I am really good at cutting up food, so let me know if you need assistance!
J/K- glad you are OK and hope you have good pain meds. I am really good at cutting up food, so let me know if you need assistance!
Beach Fanatic
Oh OUCH...what a bang-up. Take Care!
got any pics?
I secure my earbuds to my helmet 
... Sorry about your spill
... Sorry about your spill
Beach Fanatic
Pain is temporary, glory is forever and chicks dig scars. Suck it up and get back on the bike. Look on the bright side at least ya didn't get run over trying to ride on the road like all the Lance Armstrong wannabees
SoWal Insider
Bless your heart! Sorry to hear about your spill. FFF and I are sending speedy recovery vibes your way! 
Let us know if you need anything, we will be down all of next week.
Let us know if you need anything, we will be down all of next week.
bean
Pain is temporary, glory is forever and chicks dig scars. Suck it up and get back on the bike. Look on the bright side at least ya didn't get run over trying to ride on the road like all the Lance Armstrong wannabees
FYI, chicks don't dig scars on their own bodies!;-)
Beach Fanatic
FYI, chicks don't dig scars on their own bodies!;-)
Ain't that the truth.
Beach Fanatic
Ya haven't seen my scar yet. Good scar good story most of the time.
SWGB
That's gotta hurt, hope you feel better.
I fell off my bike when I was a teenager. I split open my eyebrow (this is why I justify getting my eyebrows waxed due to the scar) and blood was everywhere. I stumbled to the nearest house for help and luck would have it a Foreign Exchange Student who arrived in our country 48 hours earlier answer the door. He grabbed a towel and thru the miracle of adrenaline and the ability for humans speaking different languages communicating in an emergency he was able to drive me the 2 miles home. You can imagine the look on my parents face.
Long story short, I feel that pain and my eyebrow is twitching just thinking about it right now.
I fell off my bike when I was a teenager. I split open my eyebrow (this is why I justify getting my eyebrows waxed due to the scar) and blood was everywhere. I stumbled to the nearest house for help and luck would have it a Foreign Exchange Student who arrived in our country 48 hours earlier answer the door. He grabbed a towel and thru the miracle of adrenaline and the ability for humans speaking different languages communicating in an emergency he was able to drive me the 2 miles home. You can imagine the look on my parents face.
Long story short, I feel that pain and my eyebrow is twitching just thinking about it right now.
hmmmm......can't remember
ugggh. Sling, until I see the Dr. Friday. I guess I will find out then what needs to happpen.
A good Sam drove by in his truck and turned around to check on me. He said it was quite a spill. I was more embarrassed than wanting to admit how much it hurt. When I tried to pull the cords out with my right hand, I lost control of the bike, used my left hand to slam on the brakes and then went over the top of the handlebars.
The worst part for me is that I will have to delay my training for the Half Marathon for awhile.
Thanks scooter and Miss Kitty.
Some people will do anything to get out of training for that half marathon.;-)
J/K- glad you are OK and hope you have good pain meds. I am really good at cutting up food, so let me know if you need assistance!
DANG!!!!
I'm so sorry you're hurt! If necessary, I'll pull you along in a little red wagon for the half marathon. (We may make it all the way to Watercolor that way; I hear Fabrice is good...)
Heal up soon!
Beach Fanatic
Ouch! Hope healing comes fast! Those Ipods can be dangerous!
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