stair steps is not for going down on your hand

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  1. Aviatrix

    Aviatrix Active Member

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    wanted to try the drop by the tree. Hesitation is a killer. Speed = 0mph. Started to tip over so i put my foot out. So much angle i was still going down. No problem; I tip over like this all the time. put my hand out to ease the skidding. Problem was, the hand went into a granite hole. Hand vs. granite. Game: granite.

    Three broken metacarpals later and AJ, Ted, and Scot now have to get my sorry a$$ off the trail :(

    Good news is my dad says when the time comes for a cast he can shape it around the MTB handlebar :)

    Oops, gene i meant to put this in Rider Down thread!!! I need more pain killers :(
     
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  2. BROWNIE

    BROWNIE I'm good at recess!

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    Thoughts, prayers, and healing vibes going out to you Kelly! Sorry that this happen, but it couldn't be at a better time...you have 3 weeks till your next OTH race.
     
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  3. Aviatrix

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    :lol: that's exactly what AJ said!!

    Thanks Brownie
     
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  4. F.A.D.

    F.A.D. POWERED BY MUSUBIS

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    Ouch........ Rest up, and heal up.
     
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    dang that sucks man hope you get well soon!
     
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  6. Aviatrix

    Aviatrix Active Member

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    are my boobs really THAT small???? ;)
     
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  7. zerogravity

    zerogravity (R.I.P.) Lets Ride!!!!

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    WOW! #-o

    Heal well Kell.
     
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    ajsura AJ G2 Bike

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    I didn't know angels could break bones...I know Kelly's halo droops now and then :lol:

    She may have broke a bone or two but her spirit isn't broken!

    I guess if your going to have misfortune I am just glad I was with you..... love ya sister.... next time we go really fast! and bounce off the rocks....it makes for a better story....

    P.S. Everyone a helicopter was hovering ahead we thought perhaps it was life-flight...but turns out it was Kelly's papparazzzziiiiiii..... Strava knew she stopped pedaling! LOL
     
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  9. Aviatrix

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    Muahahaha! Love you AJ! Thanks for taking great care of me sister :)

    and now I'm gonna show off.......

    hand X-ray.jpeg
     
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    Yow! How'd you even break those without breaking anything else?

    Here's hoping you heal up quick and heal up well!
     
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  11. RustyIron

    RustyIron Rob S.

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    Wow! These X-Ray Specs really DO work.

    So are you gonna get some sweet titanium hardware to go in there?

    Heal up.
    Be well.
     
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  12. zerogravity

    zerogravity (R.I.P.) Lets Ride!!!!

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    Well, it is said that Angel bones are hollow so they are lighter than normal human bones so they can fly. Maybe she really is an Angel after all.
     
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    can you imagine backhanding someone if you get some metal hardware in there? healing vibes!!
     
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    Three oblique fractures, nice! Sorry to hear about your crash, stair steps can do that
     
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    kyle M Dirty Drunx

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    that sucks! hope u heal quick ;)
     
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    Props for always pushing your limits...the upside/downside is that you can probably get some roadie miles in after a couple of weeks of healing while a cast keeps it immobile...
     
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  17. Aviatrix

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    I'm pretty sure my fingers bent back all the way and slammed my metacarpals into the granite.....at least thats what it felt like!

    Nah, no operation required. My dad says the fingers will keep everything lined up nicely, though my ring finger is now a wee bit shorter8-[

    The thing that hurt the most was having to pull the wedding ring off that swollen, broken finger. Took two hours, countless attempts, and many halted attempts due to extreme pain :(

    The trick, FYI: thread dental floss through the ring, wrap it around your knuckle compressing the swollen skin down like a corkscrew toward the fingertip, lube it up and then pull like hell while someone else tugs and unwinds the floss behind the ring.
     
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  18. guero

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    New sig right there! :p

    Heal up soon.
     
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    That is one awesome X-ray pic!! They all told me you were tough and bat-sh!t crazy before the ride but now I know first hand. :)
     
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    Ouch! Nice film, though.
    Healing vibes your way.
     
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