AAAHHHHHHHH!!!! That's Better!!!

OreoGaborio · 07-16-2007, 08:14 PM

Ohhh man... been a long time comin.

Back on April 29th I was involved in a collision on the track (while LEADING the race, mind you

) in which i suffered a... uhh.. "not so mildly broken wrist".... It ended up taking a big ole titanium plate & 6 screws to put me back together... and that's only cuz i got lucky & didn't end up needing TWO plates & EIGHT screws.

So flash forward - it's been 10 weeks since the surgery now & it's slowly getting better.... far from 100% & I know for certain it'll never be normal again, but it's getting better at least. Anyway, this past Thursday I finally got back on the track at a Tony's Track Day event at NHIS

I spent the day working w/ the beginner group helping out the newbies, riding around w/ em, showing them the line, helping them w/ their technique, sitting in on the classroom sessions, all the fun stuff

I think the best part was being there for my friends Rob & Keira. They got married earlier this year & my wedding gift to them was two slots for a trackday of their choice... They watch all the time but had never been on the track themselves before, always wanted to go, it was just a question of money... they're broke. Needless to say they were ECSTATIC when I told em, damn near teared up they were so happy & surprised

So being there to help them out w/ everything was terriffic.

I was also able to put a few "hot" laps in to kinda test out the wrist & it did... well, it alright... I wasn't jumping for joy w/ how it felt, but I was able to do some laps at 90-95% and it didn't bother me TOO too much. Good enough that I think I'll be able to do once race this coming weekend, but not my usual 4.

It's a huge bummer that I lost my shot at an Amateur Championship this year the way I did and I absolutely hate thinking this.... but I may be forced to retire early from racing (and possibly off-road riding, too

).... but on the upside I'm just glad to be back on the bike again, out on the track & in a position where I can still help other riders.

GSXR RACER MIKE · 07-16-2007, 10:50 PM

Glad to read that your back on the track!

Who knows about the wrist though, give it time and you might be suprised how well it will heal (but that can also depend on how much you push it before it's fully healed). I've broken 9 bones in my life and have 3 pins in my hip, all of this unforfunately is on the left side of my body, I already know what it's like to have arthritis due to all those previous injuries. Getting past the favoritism of the broken bone can take a while, you may even have to focus on intentionally using that hand more often than usual to get use to it being usable again. I know with my broken ankle it took quite a long time to get the full range of motion back, especially since it was uncomfortable to move it very far after it healed, but I eventually worked it back to normal (at least as normal as it's ever going to be).

Even if you don't continue racing maybe your meant to be an instructor that works with getting others involved in the sport after all. Good luck with your continued recovery!

RRRR6 · 07-18-2007, 11:03 AM

which wrist?

OreoGaborio · 07-18-2007, 11:12 AM

Left, thank God.

Mike, thanks for the kind words of encouragement. Definitely feels good to be back out there & I do love helping out newer riders & seeing them progress... I can live w/ that.

TegRacer243 · 07-18-2007, 11:54 AM

Oh wow man I didn't know your wrist was that bad that sucks. Like said before I'd say wait and see and just make sure you don't do anything too hard with it in the mean time even if that means taking a break from races longer than you wanted. You never know it might heal up better than you'd think.

Jaynnus · 07-18-2007, 12:17 PM

Pussy!! Just ride!

OreoGaborio · 07-18-2007, 12:37 PM

Oh I'll ride alright!

serpentracer · 07-21-2007, 07:39 AM

hey I got myself a nice plate and screws too. just 4 though. haha.
it took a few months to regain the strenght in it. still hurts from time to time. especially when the weather changes.

got a nice incision scar on my wrist, everyone likes to ask about.

I also have a ti rod in my right leg. I'm like a real robot or something

OreoGaborio · 07-21-2007, 12:03 PM

hah, nice dude. Looks kinda like mine... I have a similar scar to yours, one more on top a little shorter & a small one on the side for the 6th screw (the one going diagonally across in the picture below)

here's my hardware money shot

Iceman_954rr · 07-23-2007, 04:09 PM

Ouch!

Glad to hear you're back in the saddle dude.

RRRR6 · 07-23-2007, 05:51 PM

why do we race motorcycles again!?

Misfire · 07-23-2007, 10:27 PM

Glad you're back.

I'd take the Dr. to court... Looks like poor craftsmanship... I'm not even a Dr. and I would have at least trimmed the screws off flush with the bone. I've got a dremel if you're ever in the the neighborhood.

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serpentracer · 07-24-2007, 06:10 PM

you think those are bad check out the ones in my leg. strange as it sounds, you cant feel them. and they dont give you problems.

RRRR6 · 07-24-2007, 08:29 PM

what's the story with yours serpent?

serpentracer · 07-31-2007, 08:46 PM

oh crap I forgot about this thread..
well the leg I got from a minor get off. I must of hit my leg just right. a guy behind me said I tubled head over heals. funny how things like that you don't remember.

the arm is because I was passing a car( in a passing zone mind you) and they went to turn into (of all places) a church. and they kind of sideswiped me. but I kind of jammed my wrist. but the doc said it was broken, even though I couldn't see the crack in the ex-ray.