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Posted by Champ on June 6, 2008, 3:11 pm
Hey guys
Been quiet for a while because I've been in hospital for 3 weeks. My
'preparatory' race meeting for the TT ended with me breaking my left
femur in 3 places, left tibia, jaw and 3 right metacarpels. All now
have metalwork in, and I'm on the slow road to recovery.
This was a close one - the paramedics had to give me CPR for 3 minutes
before I started breathing for myself again. To quote too many
hollywood movies, I'm too old for this shit.
--
Champ
neal at champ dot org dot uk
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Posted by Bruce Hartweg on June 6, 2008, 3:33 pm
Champ wrote:
> Hey guys
>
> Been quiet for a while because I've been in hospital for 3 weeks. My
> 'preparatory' race meeting for the TT ended with me breaking my left
> femur in 3 places, left tibia, jaw and 3 right metacarpels. All now
> have metalwork in, and I'm on the slow road to recovery.
>
> This was a close one - the paramedics had to give me CPR for 3 minutes
> before I started breathing for myself again. To quote too many
> hollywood movies, I'm too old for this shit.
>
>
Sorry to hear of the get-off & the injuries, but glad you're
on the way to recovery. Hope they gave you good pain meds....
Bruce
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Posted by Mick on June 6, 2008, 3:34 pm
Champ wrote:
> Hey guys
>
> Been quiet for a while because I've been in hospital for 3 weeks. My
> 'preparatory' race meeting for the TT ended with me breaking my left
> femur in 3 places, left tibia, jaw and 3 right metacarpels. All now
> have metalwork in, and I'm on the slow road to recovery.
>
> This was a close one - the paramedics had to give me CPR for 3 minutes
> before I started breathing for myself again. To quote too many
> hollywood movies, I'm too old for this shit.
Glad to hear you made it through, broken and banged up as that might be.
I also had a close call last fall, although it had nothing to do with 2
wheels.
Heal quickly and fully. Nice to have ya around still.
--
Mick aka MotoMania
motomick at sbcgobal dot net
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving
safely in a pretty and well preserved body -- but rather to skid in
broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming
-- WOW, WHAT A RIDE!!" - Author : Unknown
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Posted by sturd on June 6, 2008, 3:51 pm
Champ admits:
> I'm too old for this shit.
Damn man, that's gotta hurt. You home now?
Heal fast.
Go fast. Take chances.
Mike S.
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Posted by Champ on June 7, 2008, 5:23 am
On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 12:51:57 -0700 (PDT), sturd
>Champ admits:
>
>> I'm too old for this shit.
>
>Damn man, that's gotta hurt.
Actually, I've been relatively lucky with the pain. I was out cold
for quite a while, and then on morphine before they operated. Once the
metalwork went in, it's not been bad.
>You home now?
This is probably the worst of it - I can't put any weight on my legs
for the next few weeks, which means I'm wheelchair bound, which means
I can't go to my 'home' which is a flat (apartment). So I'm at my
mum's, which is slightly difficult for a 45 year old man to bear :-)
But, she lives in a bungalow (do you have a word for this in the US),
and, frankly, I need looking after for a while :-/
--
Champ
neal at champ dot org dot uk
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