Derek, Sorry to hear about the fall. It must have happened after I turned off from the group.
I think the mischievous Leprechauns got you. Those little rascals will sneak up on you when you least expect it. Please heal quickly. Have a few Guinness for their therapeutic properties and overall attitude enhancement. Hope to see you soon. Gary On Jul 31, 4:19 pm, "Derek Bateson" <[email protected]> wrote: > Guys, > > First of all I hope I did not cause too much consternation and delay on the > ride. I believe it was Kyle who went over the top of me and I sincerely > hope you are OK and anyone else involved.? Please let me know. > > No one else was involved somehow I lost it on a straight bit of road, just > cruising along - pretty dumb. I was riding right hand only as I was putting > some paper wrapper into my back pocket and the next thing my steering > snapped left I snapped it back right and the rest is history ! > > Well all I can say is : Don't fall off your bike because it hurts. !! I > hit so hard on my left shoulder I managed a lateral break of the clavicle, > it overlaps by about 1 " , I will see a specialist on Wed morning to > discuss it further. The Physician's assistant told me that surgery would be > the way to go for a much speedier recovery but maybe not essential. The > problem is that it may not heal properly and after many weeks surgery would > be necessary anyway. It may also cause a large bump to develop boney type > growth and that would not be good for my perfect physique !! right girls ? > > I am home and doing very well, in high spirits, just somewhat > uncomfortable. It could be 6 weeks or more before I get back on the bike > which completely sucks Therefore , for speed I am leaning towards surgery > at this stage. > > There is no need for flowers or fruit at this stage, let's leave that until > later !! > > I was really enjoying my ride and looking forward to an Irish attack on the > group, oh well another time. Will keep you updated and thanks for all the > support from all of you on and off the bike Lots of thanks to as always, > The " Doc" also Andy who rode back with me and Ken who collected me from > the store. > > Take care on the roads The Paddy. -- You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
