Sports: Re: [DucatiST] Hobatz healing

F'ing bicycles!

Colin
00ST2

--- In st2_owners@yahoogroups.com, hobatz@... wrote:
>
> howdy, allan. nice to hear from you. tell susan i'm already held
> together with wads of duct tape and wire, so no need to carry more. I
> can just go innnard and grab some and apply elsewhere.
>
> just now realizing the scope of the injury and repair.my doc is
> Patrick geis who heads the sports medicine/orthopaedic team for the
> pac 12. he told donna after the four hour surgery he had not seen such
> extensive damage to ligaments, tendons, muscles 'n nerves in his
> decades of practice. all tendons were torn from the bone and retracted
> to remote areas of shoulder 'n arm. part of procedure was done via
> scope and there are seven entry points surrounding shoulder. the open
> part of the surgery required a six inch incision in front of shoulder.
> this was needed access to rebuild the bicep.
>
> recovery will be long 'n slow. if all the stitching, nailing 'n
> stapling holds for the next two months, then I can start limited
> rehab. if things go well for the following six weeks, rehab will get
> more serious. if things go very well, I should have decent but limited
> movement at six months post op. with no set backs during course of
> rehab, I should be in good shape in 10-12 months.
>
> pain is not really quenchable, but with poundage of hard drugs sort of
> manageable. thought is clearly a casualty by design. coat the brain in
> a shit mist and the brain's owner deals with it. it's a toss up if the
> shoulder 'n bicep hurt more than slamming my nuts in a car door. if
> the car drives away after the slam, the pain 'o meter tilts toward the
> door job. if car stays put, I flip a coin.
>
> not certain if this is a progress report, but it's the best I could
> muster. time to reenter the shit mist.
>
> hobatz
>
> > Gary,
> >
> > Hope all is healing well and that you are adapting to life with the
> > temporary use of only one arm. Bathing, turning over in bed, etc
> > must be interesting. Do not move that shoulder!
> >
> > I asked my wife, who's had a lot of experience in the health care
> > field, what you should think about in the future when you get back
> > on two wheels.
> > Susan says you might consider including baling wire and duct tape in
> > the supply kit for your next bike ride.
> >
> > Don't think she was talking about for the bike.
> >
> > Best.
> >
> > Allan in Troy NY
> > ST2 '01
>