The Coker won 😠
I was Cokering off-road this morning. I had this idea to
have a mellow ride, take the Hunter36 to the park, stay on
the novice trails and just enjoy...NOT! I can never just
cruise, I always end up working it pretty hard. I was
probably going about 8 or 9 mph on some rocky stuff, under
the trees and bam! I've never gone down so quickly in my
life. I mean, no warning whatsover. I landed full weight on
my right shoulder, them my helmeted head smacked the trail.
I knew right away it was bad. I got up and walked a bit, to
gather my wits, picked up the cycle and started walking back
towards the car. I knew my day was done. I guess I was a
little less than a mile from the car. By the time I got
there I was in a fair amount of pain. I flagged down a biker
and he was very helpful, he helped me load up. I finally
felt my collarbone and I could feel it sticking up below the
skin, a clean break.
I got behind the wheel and began driving towards the exit
and started to feel a bit lightheaded. I decided that it was
a far better idea to stop at the Park office. I had them
call the paramedics. They got me up in the ambulance and
took me to the nearest emergency room. There they confirmed
my self-diagnosis. They hit me with an anti-inflammatory
shot in the butt, gave me a Percocet, fitted me with a sling
and took a CT Scan of my brain to be safe because I was
feeling pretty lightheaded. That came out negative. I can't
stress enough how glad I was to have had my helmet on. As I
stated earlier, I had planned on a mellow ride, I did not
wear my usual shin/knee, elbow and wrist gaurds. I most
definately would've been way more messed up than this, my
head really hit hard. So I've got a bunch of pills I've got
to take, a long recovery and no riding for a while 🙁
--
Frank A. - off-road
"Man's maturity: to have regained the seriousness that he had as a child
at play." - FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE, Beyond Good and Evil
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