Professor Chaos went down today!!

[dirtmistress]

I just got this from Professor Chaos today!! Poor guy!!



I'm not sure about Chilao next weekend. I crashed today. Nothings broken
> but I was unconscious for about 2 mins and don't recall about 15 mins.
> Plus I got a helicopter ride to UCLA medical center. I have no serious
> injuries only banged up/swollen knees and left shoulder, my left pinkey
> is swollen and trail rash on my left arm but the hospital gave me some
> happy pills that I'll try out later tonight. Of course I have a little
> headache and about 15 minutes of the day missing from my memory. Then
> again looking at all the things swollen and rash I'm kinda of glad I
> don't remember any of it. I'm not sure when I'll ride again but it won't
> be until at least next weekend. Of course that assumes nothing more
> serious materializes over the next couple of days or the swelling in my
> knees and finger go down.
>
> Later,
> Ken
>

[Pho'dUp]

Hope this guy gets better!

Originally Posted by dirtmistress

I just got this from Professor Chaos today!! Poor guy!!



I'm not sure about Chilao next weekend. I crashed today. Nothings broken
> but I was unconscious for about 2 mins and don't recall about 15 mins.
> Plus I got a helicopter ride to UCLA medical center. I have no serious
> injuries only banged up/swollen knees and left shoulder, my left pinkey
> is swollen and trail rash on my left arm but the hospital gave me some
> happy pills that I'll try out later tonight. Of course I have a little
> headache and about 15 minutes of the day missing from my memory. Then
> again looking at all the things swollen and rash I'm kinda of glad I
> don't remember any of it. I'm not sure when I'll ride again but it won't
> be until at least next weekend. Of course that assumes nothing more
> serious materializes over the next couple of days or the swelling in my
> knees and finger go down.
>
> Later,
> Ken
>

[Ladd Jasper]

Some sort of crazy uphill endo, Ken? Fast as you climb, it's a possibility...

Glad nothing's broken. Hope you're feeling better soon.

[dstepper]

Ken bummer! sorry to here that, hope things will be OK.....Dean

[mechmann]

crappy.. heal up fast.

[Trizz]

Hope he heals fast, and tell his wife to take the opportunity to smoke him on the climbes,

i met him and his wife at hurkey creek, great couple.

[tbowren]

I assume he had a helmet on. I didn't think you could get knocked unconscious with a helmet on unless you smashed your face. Maybe the whipping of the neck knocked him out. Scary stuff.
I never like seeing good hospital beds being taken up by cyclists.

[Burner]

where did this happen?

heal up dude!

[Professor Chaos]

Thanks All,

It was at the start of the trail that leads down to the kenter woops. Like about 100 yards down from the fire road. Never even got to the woops. The jump/bump wasn't very high only about 8" high. Well below what I've done hundreds of times. I don't recall much so I'm not sure what happened or what I screwed up. I remember seeing the bump and aiming for it to jump. Then I have a vague recollection of a felling of "oh crap". Next thing I remember is starting to wake up and wondering why everyone is in my bedroom holding me down not letting me up (just not as erotic as it sounds). Of course I wasn't in my bedroom I was on the trail. From what Greg, Louisa (bonniebiker) and Jim told me, I was up a few times talking and looking at my wounds each time like it was the first time. They even had walked me to a place out of the sun. I took off my camel back and helmet even took out my hankey, wet it down and started to clean my wounds. But I don't recall any of it. I just remember waking up, them holding me down for a while, being asked a bunch of questions, about a minute or two later I finally got up and walked 100 yards up the trail to the fire road. Within about 5 minutes of that I was fully coherent. But for 2 minutes or so they said I was out and 15 minutes I wasn't fully coherent.

I was helicoptered to the trauma center at ucla medical. They took x-rays of everything that hurt and a cat scan of my head and neck. My shoulder x-rays were fine. They poked around it pretty good. It only hurt to the touch on the tissue and I have full motion of my arm with no pain. My left pinkey and knee are what hurts the most and is swollen the worst. X-rays for those came out clean as well. My cat scan of my head and neck came out clean with nothing to report. Basically I got banged up pretty good.

One thing I did learn from this is, if you ever have some one who is knocked our and/or incoherent for awhile, don't tell them what they were doing during that time. Just be vague. Wait hours or days later to tell them the details. They told be things while I was finally becoming coherent and that just started to freak me out and I started to get scared. I know they meant well but that was not a pleasant feeling trying to digest that at that particular time.

Later, I keep you guys updated.

[CeeDubb]

Rest easy. You'll be back on your pedals in no time.

[Professor Chaos]

Originally Posted by tbowren

I assume he had a helmet on. I didn't think you could get knocked unconscious with a helmet on unless you smashed your face. Maybe the whipping of the neck knocked him out. Scary stuff.

YES!! I was wearing a helmet. I don't recall anything of hitting the ground (see my later post of more details). My face has a little scratch and bump where it must have made contact with the ground. But not much of a scratch. My left shoulder, arm, hand and knee to the brunt of the impact (based on everything that is swollen). My helmet has some dirt and cosmetic scratches but no cracks. In fact you'd be hard pressed determining where my helmet hit. But just to be safe I will consider the helmet's life used up and buy a new one. Never can be too safe with that.

Originally Posted by tbowren

I never like seeing good hospital beds being taken up by cyclists.

Unfortunately the ucla trauma folks told me another cyclist arrived by helicopter an hour or so after I got there. That cyclist tangled with a car. I hope he/she is alright.

[sheclimbs]

Glad to hear your injuries are not too serious. Hope you're back and rolling very soon.
Lynn

[sdyeti]

Hope you heal up really soon! Crashes are the worst!

[EMrider]

Glad you're feeling well enough to post about this so soon afterwards. Nothing broken is a big big plus.
R

[OMR]

You keep doing things like this and you'll never get to be as old as I am.... or, at least, you won't remember anyway.

Always sorry to hear about one of our own going down..

Healing vibs sent from So OC.

[Abui]

Does anyone remember if you asked "How's my bike?" If not, that must have really hurt.

[jeffj]

I had one of my U17 girl soccer players pass out for a couple minutes after torquing her knee (ACL - nothing to do with her head). She let a blue streak fly that would make a Raider fan blush, then her head slightly jerked to one side and out she went. I think sometimes it's just a traumatic situation that can cause that.

Glad it doesn't appear to be anything serious.

[Professor Chaos]

Originally Posted by Abui

Does anyone remember if you asked "How's my bike?" If not, that must have really hurt.

I don't recall. I'll have to ask sometime. I sort of recall being asked what my wife's name is. I hope I got it right .

[stjunkie]

Sorry to hear about your crash Ken. Healing vibes going out to you.