Live! From hospital....

Wheelspinner

Social group ride yesterday, fast run back to the coffee shop, buddy didn't see the roadkill wallaby, cartwheeled over it at 50 kmh. Left me with a concrete gutter to crash in. Both of us in hospital with essentially broken necks, well, cracked cervical vertebrae anyway. No permanent damage though at least, just a few months in a brace and rehab. Great way to spend Christmas and summer!!!!

He's got worse than me, poor bloke. Ribs and clavicle busted too, as well as neck.

Laying in hospital bed waiting for the neck brace guy to come and make me one, till then, it's soup through a straw. Bugger!

craker

:shock: Ooooh

But is your bike OK?

Wheelspinner

Put it this way: the "Fastest" link in my sig might be changed to "f**#Ed". Don't know how bad the bike damage is till I get outta here.

golfergmc

Ouch! that`s gotta hurt and your injuries would be sore aswell.

Cleat Eastwood

You fool (and i really did write fool and not c*ck) - I went and bought you a tie for christmas as well.

Get better soon chap - at least you've got a proper pub tale to tell now.

In the meantime here's a game to help pass the time in ozzy (and no its not a spot on an albinos ar*e)

MattC59

That's gotta sting !!!!!
Get well, hope thte bike's ok !!!

Wheelspinner

Jeez Cleat, keep it simple please?

Thanks all. Am surprised how little it hurts really. Is that the morphine talking? Wallet pain will be bad I expect. Carbon frame, stem, bars, seat post, saddle, cranks, rims, shifters and almost new Assos Mille bibs and jersey cut off by ambulance officer. That's what made me cry.

thegreatdivide

Wheelspinner wrote:

Jeez Cleat, keep it simple please?

Thanks all. Am surprised how little it hurts really. Is that the morphine talking? Wallet pain will be bad I expect. Carbon frame, stem, bars, seat post, saddle, cranks, rims, shifters and almost new Assos Mille bibs and jersey cut off by ambulance officer. That's what made me cry.

Jesus Christ! They had to cut a whole bike off you!

This puts my wee broken arm into persepctive. Heal fast mate.

Wirral_paul

Wheelspinner wrote:

Laying in hospital bed waiting for the neck brace guy to come and make me one, till then, it's soup through a straw. Bugger!

Owww - hope you're both soon up and about mate. Sounds pretty nasty.

So are you going for a carbon or titanium neck brace then?? Hopefully not one of those cheap n nasty plastic braces.

Wheelspinner

Wirral_Paul wrote:

So are you going for a carbon or titanium neck brace then?? Hopefully not one of those cheap n nasty plastic braces.

Oooooh! Hadn't thought of that! Do Rapha do them???

Yossie

Wheelspinner wrote:

Jeez Cleat, keep it simple please?

Thanks all. Am surprised how little it hurts really. Is that the morphine talking? Wallet pain will be bad I expect. Carbon frame, stem, bars, seat post, saddle, cranks, rims, shifters and almost new Assos Mille bibs and jersey cut off by ambulance officer. That's what made me cry.

Can I have your tyres, pedals, brakes mechs and shoes please? Oh go on, don't be tight.

nevman

Wheelspinner wrote:

Jeez Cleat, keep it simple please?

Thanks all. Am surprised how little it hurts really. Is that the morphine talking? Wallet pain will be bad I expect. Carbon frame, stem, bars, seat post, saddle, cranks, rims, shifters and almost new Assos Mille bibs and jersey cut off by ambulance officer. That's what made me cry.

I`m sharing your pain on that one-Assos gear,nasty.Everything is replaceable,health matters.Get well soon.And your wallaby mate.

cyberknight

Hope your both "ok" and heal quickly with no long term injuries.

Sod the bike , its only a possession at the end of the day.

napoleond

Bugger!

Hope you heal properly mate. All the best.

You clumsy knobber.

Stewie Griffin

Hope you are both up and about soon but how on earth didn't your mate see something that big in the middle of the road?

McBain_v1

Here's hoping that a nice nurse comes along to give you an uplifting bedbath before long Sounds really nasty overall, bike and body both written off for Christmas Get better, and I really hope you don't end up with a sadist as a physio!

Stone Glider

That is grim! Hope you and your mate make a fast recovery. BTW Merry Christmas

cornerblock

Bad luck mate, wishing both you and your buddy, I assume he still is your buddy , a speedy and full recovery.

rozzer32

Bad times

Get well soon chap!!

Yossie

Actually, thinking about it, can you get any piccies of nurses' norks for us?

Cleat Eastwood

Yossie wrote:

Actually, thinking about it, can you get any piccies of nurses' norks for us?

Actually thats a great idea. can't you fit a helmet cam to your neck brace -- then when the nurse bends over to fix your pillows - bobs ya pervy uncle.

Yossie

Cleat Eastwood wrote:

Yossie wrote:

Actually, thinking about it, can you get any piccies of nurses' norks for us?

Actually thats a great idea. can't you fit a helmet cam to your neck brace -- then when the nurse bends over to fix your pillows - bobs ya pervy uncle.

To misquote Simon & Garfunkle "strummy strummy his neck brace was really a camera strummy strummy"

If you can't get any nurse norks shots (try saying that after a pint of grappa) I'm sure the cleaning ladies will do the deed for a couple of squids and a packet of Bensons.

Just try not to get fat saggy ones.

Nurses first though if you don't mind.

tlw1

Feck, not good. Hope you get better soon

prawny

Pfft, I've got a poorly knee.

Wheelspinner

Progress!! After 48 hours immobilized on my back staring at the ceiling, I am now sitting in a chair, immobilized and staring at the car crash victim across the room! I think he's Greek, and yesterday the entire population of one of the smaller islands arrived to visit him, all talking at once. Loudly. Well, he is semi-comatose so shouting will clearly help.

I've been promised a wheelchair and got weird looks when I asked was it Campag or Shimano. Schwalbe tyres no less! Wonder what time the corridor crits start?

Moontrane

“Live” is the operative word in the subject line. Man, I hope you heal back to normal or better!

canbakay

Feel for you buddy, hope you heal well!

meanwhile, why not tune your wheelchair?

McBain_v1

Wheelspinner - hope that the wheelchair hasn't been used by someone with a severe incontinence problem beforehand. At least using the wheelchair will help develop those weedy roadie triceps

Gizmodo

Email Zipp and ask them for some decals for the chair - that would be cool!
Get well soon.

DIESELDOG

Jeez! Who the hell said cycling was good for you needs taking with a frosty mop sideways...

Love n gentle hugs

DD

finchy

Get better soon. Anyway, time for your sponging down...