down for the count

[Greg Ketell]

I took on a down hill run that was more than me+my bike could handle. This is the result:
http://sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=114561&stc=1&d=1238517918
My left arm.

It will be 6-8 weeks before my lathe sees me again. :(

gk

[Ted Calver]

Greg..bummer!! Heal fast...and get all the sympathy you can :)

[Steve Schlumpf]

Greg - sorry to hear about your biking accident! Hope everything heals rapidly!

[alex carey]

Wow that looks pretty bad. get well soon.

[Don Carter]

Greg:
I hope your recovery is fast and complete. You can always go out periodically and give the lathe a hug!;)

[Frank Kobilsek]

Greg
It took me till I was 42 years old but I learn that I should not to mix gravity and fun. Gravity and I have battled too many times and she always wins.

Heal and relax! Goat your freinds into collecting wood for you so you are ready to rock and roll when that cast comes off.

Frank

[Kendall Stokke]

sorry to hear about your accident

maybe you can get your doctor to cement a tool holder in your cast

good luck and heal up fast

kendall

[Lori Kleinberg]

Wow, bummer. Wishing you a speedy recovery, just don't push it.

[Kirk Miller]

Greg,
I have been in the same boat before. Sorry to hear of your misfortune. Hope you heal fast.

[Nathan Hawkes]

So sorry to hear about your accident. I know that's going to be a long 6-8 weeks, and you're going to dream about lathes and mountain bikes. Once your healed, don't stop doing either. I stopped biking after a couple falls, now I use it as an excuse.....

[Bernie Weishapl]

Greg bummer. Heal fast and relax.

[Mike Spanbauer]

Bummer on the break Greg, but at least it's a clean one. It'll heal quick and well. I dislocated 7 bones in my right wrist when I was 6 years old... cast was on for 10 months.

Are you right or left handed?

Heal fast!

mike

[Greg Ketell]

i stay in the splint until next wed to let the swelling subside. next wed they put me under general anesthesia and try to rest the bone. if that goes well then they will pin it from the outside and i'm in a cast for 6 weeks. if it doesn't go well then they will perform surgery and bolt the bone to a metal plate that will become permanent. cast for 2-3 weeks.

i'll find out which when i wake up. :confused:

gk

[Greg Ketell]

Mike, I'm right handed and busted the left arm, thankfully.

Kendall, i like your idea. I'll talk to the surgeon about adding a loop to the top of the cast that i can use to guide the tools.:D

gk

[Billy Tallant]

Greg,

Sorry to hear about your accident... Try to enjoy a little relaxation during your recovery time. Also hopefully you're recovery time will be short & speedy...

[John Lucas]

You didnt mention how the bike is? I hope surgery and mending go well. Not fun any of it.

[Doug Shepard]

From one Gimp to another - welcome to the club:D
I had hip replacement surgery 2 weeks ago after a spill on the driveway so I can feel where you're coming from. Hang in there and dont push it.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Greg....Heal completely and quickly!

[Jarrod McGehee]

Damn man that sucks

[Jeff Nicol]

Greg, Heal fast and keep your mind sharp as you recover. Read a lot and watch every turning video on YouTube and when you are done you will be healed!

Take care and sorry to hear about your crash,

Jeff

[Jim Kountz]

Greg man that really stinks!! Hope you heal quickly and that it doesnt cause you any more problems!!

[curtis rosche]

now with a cast you can hold the toolbit in yourhand and put your arm on the toolrest! you should see if there is a way to turn the cast when it is over

[Greg Ketell]

dr dumbass and his "let's let the swelling go down"... the nice sharp bone had, miraculously, worked its way into the muscle over the last week so they couldn't do the external manipulation and had to open it up. then, are you ready for this, i'm special and they didn't have the right plate so they had to send out for parts while i was under. scheduled for 1.5 hours, actually took 4.

http://sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=115205&stc=1&d=1239234854

but all good now. i'm in a splint to "let the swelling go down" then they will put me in a cast next week. cast should be gone in a couple three weeks.

gk

[Brian McInturff]

Dude. That sucks! Do you want us to come and kick his %$&?. And to think of the money he is getting paid. My wife went through the exact same thing back last December. Then the only thing they say is - Sorry about that. And then no discount on the bill either. Good luck. Hopefully you can start healing correctly now.