Saying hello...been off for a bit recovering

Bikerboy1974 · 02-08-2007, 01:08 PM

Hey everyone. I've been off for a bit recovering from an emergency surgery. Popped in now and again, but today is the first day I've been clear of any pain killers and can focus on anything at all. I had 3 vertibra fused in my upper spine and bone fragments and spurs removed and shaved after I feel from a roof during our first freezing spell. I was working on a heating unit on the top of a pole barn and slipped. The surgery I didn't want to have was forced after that one. I also had to have some repair work done on my knee, which was injured in the fall also. Doing better now, but still hurts to even think, not alone move at all. I'll be frequenting more often again, now that I can actually type and without thinking so damn hard. Still hoping to try racing by mid season also, depending on how recovery goes. More to come as I find out more.

Bikerboy...aka Steve

CBRVFR · 02-08-2007, 01:18 PM

Wow.

Get better soon! I can't believe you still want to race this year after all that..

luvtolean · 02-08-2007, 01:20 PM

Holy crap man. Scary stuff.

Get well soon.

ONEvcs · 02-08-2007, 01:57 PM

Dang!!!

I hope you recover fully . And try not to do it again.

Bikerboy1974 · 02-08-2007, 02:08 PM

The hopes are that I have learned from this and will check my surroundings. It was a mistake I shouldn't have made, I was severely shocked and slipped on an icy patch, but I should've been standing in a different area.

As far as the racing deal goes, it's my last hoorah, and I don't want to put it off any longer than I have to. The wife is already saying I should just sell and be better off for it, but I'm not the listening type of guy when it comes to that. Doctors say it won't be this year though, but I always stay hopeful and positive. Never thought at 32 years of age I'd fall off my first roof. What a moron I feel like. All will be good though, and thank you for your kind words. I'm starting therapy on Feb 22nd, and work from there.

bda116 · 02-08-2007, 02:11 PM

Just sell the sportbike and get a mini-motard to race.

Heavy-Dee · 02-08-2007, 02:13 PM

Holy crap dude. You're a glutton for punnishment aren't you?

HD

Bikerboy1974 · 02-08-2007, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Heavy-Dee

Holy crap dude. You're a glutton for punnishment aren't you?

HD

Starting to feel like that HD. I'm not one to think before I do something as of late, but that will be changing. It's been a bad year, but can only get better! I've got a buyer for my race bike and my VFR, but I don't know if I'm ready to sell out quite yet. I'm able to move around now, better than I could even 2 days ago. Doctors here in Rochester are amazing. Even been calling to see how things are going. I'm now the king of accident prone people, I think. I hope for no more after this!

FrenchieR6 · 02-08-2007, 03:00 PM

Get well soon Steve...

Hey, if you want to be around all that racing stuff, I'm still looking for pitbitch and umbrella boys

j/k

Nice to see you here and do all the therapy cause it will help for sure

Bikerboy1974 · 02-08-2007, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by FrenchieR6

Get well soon Steve...

Hey, if you want to be around all that racing stuff, I'm still looking for pitbitch and umbrella boys

j/k

Nice to see you here and do all the therapy cause it will help for sure

Now there is an offer...Frenchie's pit bitch! I'd do the umbrella boy thing, but I don't do speedos...just fyi!

ONEvcs · 02-08-2007, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Bikerboy1974

... but I don't do speedos...just fyi!

Yeah, please V, don't make him...

NorthernRR · 02-08-2007, 03:27 PM

Get well soon.

Having something like that goal will help with the recovery

Don't listen to the doctors as 99% are only about covering their a$$es and not helping you get back to a normal lifestyle.

Good luck and you'll be amazed how the first rip back in the saddle will make you feel

abtech · 02-08-2007, 03:29 PM

Dayumm. I thought you were going to try the rehab path but I guess someone else made that decision for you.

I hope PT goes well, it's helped me tremendously so far.

Bikerboy1974 · 02-08-2007, 03:35 PM

Weather here is helping me stay in the "rest" mode for sure. Wife just called and informed me that it's -2 outside as of right now, with a windchill of -18! I live in a place where there is actually negative temperature! But here in MN we get the best of both worlds, because it will hit over 90 for weeks on end during the summer, when I'll be recovered again!!!

I can't even go see my bike, and it's done. I want the pics up here of Crash's paint scheme. I've been called already and told it's unbelievable! I saw bwhip's photos and if mine turned out half as good I'm going to be thrilled!

Thank you all, you are wonderful people! I'm glad to be able to get back on and start posting again. I'm laid up and have nothing better to do right now, so I could become a post whore really fast!!!!

Bikerboy1974 · 02-08-2007, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abtech

Dayumm. I thought you were going to try the rehab path but I guess someone else made that decision for you.

I hope PT goes well, it's helped me tremendously so far.

Thanks abtech! They said with doing the proper PT I should be able to function as good if not better than before. Time will tell, but I'm looking at everything in a whole new light! I'm thinking the big guy upstairs decided that I wasn't making the right decisions, so he intervened. That's the only way I can see it right now. My dad has said he hopes my kids don't get my "uncoordination" gene. I'm hoping that too!

Scout · 02-08-2007, 04:41 PM

Bad luck.

Have a quick and painless recovery, and stay off of "barns".

HondaGalToo · 02-08-2007, 05:40 PM

Wow, bad luck. Not fun having that surgery forced on you. I hope it all works out for the best for you and you recover 100%!

bwhip · 02-08-2007, 06:42 PM

Sorry to hear of your mishap, Steve - but glad that you are on the mend, and I certainly wish you a speedy and full return to great health (and riding/racing!).

Hammer · 02-08-2007, 07:31 PM

Get well soon bro, And listen to the Dr.'s. Your back is nothing to mess with.

oldfogey · 02-09-2007, 04:48 AM

Sorry to hear of your accident

. Best wishes for a speedy recovery

.

Leelover · 02-09-2007, 08:42 AM

Wow, you have had some tough stuff happen! Glad it wasn't any worse!
You WILL overcome this stuff!
Look forward to seeing you on a track, if I ever get my sorry butt there!

02-08-2007, 01:08 PM	#1
Bikerboy1974 Join Date: 12-18-2006 Location: Med City, MN Age: 34 Bike(s): Both sold, lookin 4 new 1 Posts: 575	Saying hello...been off for a bit recovering Hey everyone. I've been off for a bit recovering from an emergency surgery. Popped in now and again, but today is the first day I've been clear of any pain killers and can focus on anything at all. I had 3 vertibra fused in my upper spine and bone fragments and spurs removed and shaved after I feel from a roof during our first freezing spell. I was working on a heating unit on the top of a pole barn and slipped. The surgery I didn't want to have was forced after that one. I also had to have some repair work done on my knee, which was injured in the fall also. Doing better now, but still hurts to even think, not alone move at all. I'll be frequenting more often again, now that I can actually type and without thinking so damn hard. Still hoping to try racing by mid season also, depending on how recovery goes. More to come as I find out more. Bikerboy...aka Steve __________________ There is no 12 step program or counseling available for my addiction...thank God!

02-08-2007, 01:18 PM	#2
CBRVFR Godspeed, #20 Join Date: 12-13-2006 Age: 56 Bike(s): VFR750 SV650 TZ250 Posts: 5,260	Re: Saying hello...been off for a bit recovering Wow. Get better soon! I can't believe you still want to race this year after all that.. __________________ "...the TV also never took away the screwdriver and shoved it up the repairman's ass." Our own Mr.2nd Amendment, explaining the difference. Perfectly. Rich Herald, the Gentle Giant

02-08-2007, 01:20 PM	#3
luvtolean Join Date: 12-13-2006 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Bike(s): 2008 BMW GS-A Posts: 6,731	Re: Saying hello...been off for a bit recovering Holy crap man. Scary stuff. Get well soon. __________________ The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. - Winston Churchill

02-08-2007, 01:57 PM	#4
ONEvcs "Si vis pacem parabellum" Join Date: 12-18-2006 Location: Ft. Worth Age: 40 Bike(s): '05CBR1000RR. '07SXV5.5 Posts: 2,656 Images: 99	Re: Saying hello...been off for a bit recovering Dang!!! I hope you recover fully . And try not to do it again. __________________ "Insisting on perfect safety is for people who don't have the balls to live in the real world." … Mary Shafer, NASA Engineer

02-08-2007, 02:08 PM	#5
Bikerboy1974 Join Date: 12-18-2006 Location: Med City, MN Age: 34 Bike(s): Both sold, lookin 4 new 1 Posts: 575	Re: Saying hello...been off for a bit recovering The hopes are that I have learned from this and will check my surroundings. It was a mistake I shouldn't have made, I was severely shocked and slipped on an icy patch, but I should've been standing in a different area. As far as the racing deal goes, it's my last hoorah, and I don't want to put it off any longer than I have to. The wife is already saying I should just sell and be better off for it, but I'm not the listening type of guy when it comes to that. Doctors say it won't be this year though, but I always stay hopeful and positive. Never thought at 32 years of age I'd fall off my first roof. What a moron I feel like. All will be good though, and thank you for your kind words. I'm starting therapy on Feb 22nd, and work from there. __________________ There is no 12 step program or counseling available for my addiction...thank God!

02-08-2007, 02:11 PM	#6
bda116 Done. Join Date: 12-17-2006 Bike(s): . Posts: 2,113	Re: Saying hello...been off for a bit recovering Just sell the sportbike and get a mini-motard to race. __________________ "Islam isn't in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant. The Koran should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on Earth." - Omar M. Ahmad, founding chairman of CAIR.

02-08-2007, 02:13 PM	#7
Heavy-Dee The Murph Join Date: 12-17-2006 Age: 31 Bike(s): 2004 GSXR 600 Posts: 2,778	Re: Saying hello...been off for a bit recovering Holy crap dude. You're a glutton for punnishment aren't you? HD __________________

02-08-2007, 03:00 PM	#9
FrenchieR6 Live life to the fullest and smile while doing it Join Date: 12-17-2006 Location: Ohio Age: 41 Bike(s): R6 Posts: 2,443	Re: Saying hello...been off for a bit recovering Get well soon Steve... Hey, if you want to be around all that racing stuff, I'm still looking for pitbitch and umbrella boys j/k Nice to see you here and do all the therapy cause it will help for sure __________________ Fear and Distraction are the enemies of presence, and concentration is the cure. http://befit4riding.com/ http://www.apex2apex.net/ http://www.americanpowersport.com/

02-08-2007, 03:27 PM	#12
NorthernRR Join Date: 12-18-2006 Age: 28 Bike(s): 1KRR, VFR, CRF450R, EX500 Posts: 1,540	Re: Saying hello...been off for a bit recovering Get well soon. Having something like that goal will help with the recovery Don't listen to the doctors as 99% are only about covering their a$$es and not helping you get back to a normal lifestyle. Good luck and you'll be amazed how the first rip back in the saddle will make you feel __________________ See you at Indy

02-08-2007, 03:29 PM	#13
abtech Believe Join Date: 12-14-2006 Age: 59 Bike(s): 66 Puch Scrambler Posts: 3,446	Re: Saying hello...been off for a bit recovering Dayumm. I thought you were going to try the rehab path but I guess someone else made that decision for you. I hope PT goes well, it's helped me tremendously so far. __________________ Now in stereo AAA doesn't only refer to the Auto Club . . . and Seamus is awesome

02-08-2007, 03:35 PM	#14
Bikerboy1974 Join Date: 12-18-2006 Location: Med City, MN Age: 34 Bike(s): Both sold, lookin 4 new 1 Posts: 575	Re: Saying hello...been off for a bit recovering Weather here is helping me stay in the "rest" mode for sure. Wife just called and informed me that it's -2 outside as of right now, with a windchill of -18! I live in a place where there is actually negative temperature! But here in MN we get the best of both worlds, because it will hit over 90 for weeks on end during the summer, when I'll be recovered again!!! I can't even go see my bike, and it's done. I want the pics up here of Crash's paint scheme. I've been called already and told it's unbelievable! I saw bwhip's photos and if mine turned out half as good I'm going to be thrilled! Thank you all, you are wonderful people! I'm glad to be able to get back on and start posting again. I'm laid up and have nothing better to do right now, so I could become a post whore really fast!!!! __________________ There is no 12 step program or counseling available for my addiction...thank God!

02-08-2007, 04:41 PM	#16
Scout On Fire Join Date: 12-28-2006 Location: Bakersfield, CA Age: 37 Bike(s): '02 954 Posts: 243	Re: Saying hello...been off for a bit recovering Bad luck. Have a quick and painless recovery, and stay off of "barns". __________________ “The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything.”

02-08-2007, 05:40 PM	#17
HondaGalToo ...into the 30s Join Date: 12-16-2006 Location: New Jersey Age: 48 Bike(s): '01 929, '07 gsxr 600 Posts: 1,828	Re: Saying hello...been off for a bit recovering Wow, bad luck. Not fun having that surgery forced on you. I hope it all works out for the best for you and you recover 100%! __________________ “I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all the kinds of things you can't see from the center.” ~Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

02-08-2007, 06:42 PM	#18
bwhip Every ride a gift... Join Date: 12-13-2006 Location: Idaho, USA Bike(s): 1098S-SXV550-849-Ruckus Posts: 4,105	Re: Saying hello...been off for a bit recovering Sorry to hear of your mishap, Steve - but glad that you are on the mend, and I certainly wish you a speedy and full return to great health (and riding/racing!). __________________ My Gallery

02-08-2007, 07:31 PM	#19
Hammer Merry Christmas Join Date: 12-17-2006 Location: Indiana Age: 39 Bike(s): 05 Suzuki 600 Posts: 5,307 Images: 12	Re: Saying hello...been off for a bit recovering Get well soon bro, And listen to the Dr.'s. Your back is nothing to mess with.

02-09-2007, 04:48 AM	#20
oldfogey Senior member Join Date: 12-14-2006 Location: St Albans, UK Age: 56 Bike(s): Honda VFR800i, BSA Posts: 1,250	Re: Saying hello...been off for a bit recovering Sorry to hear of your accident . Best wishes for a speedy recovery . __________________ Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt - Herbert Hoover

02-09-2007, 08:42 AM	#21
Leelover Remembering RAH-VFR...RIP #20 Join Date: 12-18-2006 Location: Fort Myers, FL Bike(s): 06 FJR1300 & 01 GSXR 750 Posts: 1,473	Re: Saying hello...been off for a bit recovering Wow, you have had some tough stuff happen! Glad it wasn't any worse! You WILL overcome this stuff! Look forward to seeing you on a track, if I ever get my sorry butt there! __________________ "The Father wove the skein of your life a long time ago. Go and hide in a hole if you wish, but you won't live one instant longer. Your fate is fixed. Fear profits a man nothing." Herger the Joyous