Re: The PDML Bike Curse Continues

2008-09-14 Thread Boris Liberman
Frank, please pass our best wishes of speedy and *complete* recovery to your daughter. Boris frank theriault wrote: Not me, but I wish it was. Yesterday my eldest (she's 26) was riding home from school (she just started an intense ASL Interpreter course at a local college) when her back

Re: The PDML Bike Curse Continues

2008-09-12 Thread David Mann
Ouch, sounds like pretty bad luck to land the way she did. We have a token tourist tram here which runs in a loop within the central city. Those tracks cause quite a few cycle accidents (they have warning signs up in a couple of places). I was lucky to avoid surgery when I broke my

RE: The PDML Bike Curse Continues

2008-09-12 Thread Bob W
Things can always get worse: http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2008/09/10/news/top/news01.txt Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of frank theriault Sent: 11 September 2008 14:18 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: The PDML Bike

Re: The PDML Bike Curse Continues

2008-09-12 Thread John Sessoms
From: Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm going to have to re-consider my PDML membership. When I broke my wrist a couple of years ago (falling down while mowing the lawn), I just put it down to bad luck and maybe a couple of glasses of good red with lunch. I now realise (given all of the

Re: The PDML Bike Curse Continues

2008-09-12 Thread Brian Walters
On Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:37:53 -0400, John Sessoms [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: From: Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm going to have to re-consider my PDML membership. When I broke my wrist a couple of years ago (falling down while mowing the lawn), I just put it down to bad luck and maybe a

Re: The PDML Bike Curse Continues

2008-09-11 Thread David J Brooks
Sorry to hear that Frank. Not much padding in that area. Liz's broken wrist went from 4 week to now 9 weeks, so i think it depends on how we heal for a time line. Liz and i don't bounce like we used to, so maybe the eldest will heal fast. Our orthos work weekends now, so that is helping to speed

Re: The PDML Bike Curse Continues

2008-09-11 Thread David Savage
2008/9/11 frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Not me, but I wish it was. Yesterday my eldest (she's 26) was riding home from school (she just started an intense ASL Interpreter course at a local college) when her back wheel got caught in a streetcar track. She went down, landed awkwardly on

Re: The PDML Bike Curse Continues

2008-09-11 Thread Paul Stenquist
Sorry to hear that, Frank. I hope she's better soon. Paul On Sep 11, 2008, at 9:18 AM, frank theriault wrote: Not me, but I wish it was. Yesterday my eldest (she's 26) was riding home from school (she just started an intense ASL Interpreter course at a local college) when her back wheel got

Re: The PDML Bike Curse Continues

2008-09-11 Thread AlunFoto
Sorry to hear, Frank. Hope she mends, both properly and quickly. Jostein 2008/9/11 frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Not me, but I wish it was. Yesterday my eldest (she's 26) was riding home from school (she just started an intense ASL Interpreter course at a local college) when her back

Re: The PDML Bike Curse Continues

2008-09-11 Thread Christine Aguila
Frank: Send my very best to your daughter. I wish her a speedy recovery. Christine - Original Message - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 8:18 AM Subject: The PDML Bike Curse Continues Not me, but

Re: The PDML Bike Curse Continues

2008-09-11 Thread Bob Sullivan
Frank, As Christine says - my best wishes to her for a speedy recovery. I suppose this screws up the intensive coursework. :-( Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 8:29 AM, Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Frank: Send my very best to your daughter. I wish her a speedy recovery.

Re: The PDML Bike Curse Continues

2008-09-11 Thread Subash
On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:18:27 -0400 frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not me, but I wish it was. Yesterday my eldest (she's 26) was riding home from school (she just started an intense ASL Interpreter course at a local college) when her back wheel got caught in a streetcar track. She

Re: The PDML Bike Curse Continues

2008-09-11 Thread Scott Loveless
frank theriault wrote: Not me, but I wish it was. Yesterday my eldest (she's 26) was riding home from school (she just started an intense ASL Interpreter course at a local college) when her back wheel got caught in a streetcar track. She went down, landed awkwardly on her leg and fractured

Re: The PDML Bike Curse Continues

2008-09-11 Thread P. J. Alling
frank theriault wrote: Not me, but I wish it was. Yesterday my eldest (she's 26) was riding home from school (she just started an intense ASL Interpreter course at a local college) when her back wheel got caught in a streetcar track. She went down, landed awkwardly on her leg and fractured

Re: The PDML Bike Curse Continues

2008-09-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
yuck. hope it all heals up quickly and well. The Count is growing. :-( G On Sep 11, 2008, at 6:18 AM, frank theriault wrote: Not me, but I wish it was. Yesterday my eldest (she's 26) was riding home from school (she just started an intense ASL Interpreter course at a local college) when

Re: The PDML Bike Curse Continues

2008-09-11 Thread Cotty
On 11/9/08, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: Luckily she's young and in pretty good shape, so her prognosis is good. It could have been worse to be sure, and she's taking it like a trooper, but she's not too comfortable right now. Wish her well please Frank. -- Cheers, Cotty

RE: The PDML Bike Curse Continues

2008-09-11 Thread Bob W
I feel responsible, being a PDML member. Obviously the PDML Bike Curse is communicable (or perhaps genetic)... I blame the parents. Wish her well from one of the accursed. I'm glad I only broke my wrist, not my leg. At least I could remain active and resume jogging and cycling fairly

Re: The PDML Bike Curse Continues

2008-09-11 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 12:17 PM, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah, but was she riding a fixie? That makes all the difference. Seriously, though, I do hope she recovers quickly. snip Actually, Anne has this really cool Chinese bike. She recently bought it used, it's probably ten

Re: The PDML Bike Curse Continues

2008-09-11 Thread Walter Hamler
My son, 25, broke his wrist a little over a month ago and has had 2 of 6 pins removed so far. Hopefully tomorrow or the next week they will take out the two main ones and the other two smaller ones. Here is a youtube video of what they did to him, except his break was worse; lots more chips to

Re: The PDML Bike Curse Continues

2008-09-11 Thread Ken Waller
Sorry to hear knarF. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: The PDML Bike Curse Continues Not me, but I wish it was. Yesterday my eldest (she's 26) was riding home from school (she just started an

Re: The PDML Bike Curse Continues

2008-09-11 Thread Bob Sullivan
Walt, That's some video! Hope all goes well for your son. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 1:57 PM, Walter Hamler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My son, 25, broke his wrist a little over a month ago and has had 2 of 6 pins removed so far. Hopefully tomorrow or the next week they will take

Re: The PDML Bike Curse Continues

2008-09-11 Thread ann sanfedele
P. J. Alling wrote: frank theriault wrote: Not me, but I wish it was. She's heard different stories as to the timeframe for convalescing, anywhere from 6 weeks to 3 months. ooow! I feel responsible, being a PDML member. Obviously the PDML Bike Curse is communicable (or perhaps

RE: The PDML Bike Curse Continues

2008-09-11 Thread Bob W
That's the operation I had last year. Had another operation in May this year to remove the plate. Grizzly stuff, isn't it? Bob My son, 25, broke his wrist a little over a month ago and has had 2 of 6 pins removed so far. Hopefully tomorrow or the next week they will take out the two main

Re: The PDML Bike Curse Continues

2008-09-11 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 4:38 PM, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's the operation I had last year. Had another operation in May this year to remove the plate. Grizzly stuff, isn't it? Bob Liz had 5 pins put into her wrist, but it was done with out cutting, sort of an orthoscopy type of

Re: The PDML Bike Curse Continues

2008-09-11 Thread Brian Walters
Frank Please add by best wishes to all of the others. I'm going to have to re-consider my PDML membership. When I broke my wrist a couple of years ago (falling down while mowing the lawn), I just put it down to bad luck and maybe a couple of glasses of good red with lunch. I now realise (given

Re: The PDML Bike Curse Continues

2008-09-11 Thread Walter Hamler
The surgeon told us that the plate would have to stay. He said it was the worst break in that area of the wrist that he had ever seen and he is not a young man. BTW, it was on a mountain bike at a course that is technical in their vernacular! Walt On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 4:38 PM, Bob W [EMAIL

RE: The PDML Bike Curse Continues

2008-09-11 Thread Bob W
It's normal to keep the plate in unless it causes problems afterwards. They told me mine would have to remain in, but in the event it gave quite a lot of trouble because one of the screws worked itself halfway out and was bulging into my flesh. Incidentally, they also told me mine was the worst

Re: The PDML Bike Curse Continues

2008-09-11 Thread Rick Womer
Ouch! I hate trolley (tram) tracks--I was thrown by them once, and ever since have taken great care to cross them at a very acute angle. Hope your daughter recovers quickly and smoothly! Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Thu, 9/11/08, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From:

Re: The PDML Bike Curse Continues

2008-09-11 Thread Walter Hamler
Thanks Bob. I will certainly encourage him. Interesting about the different approaches. His wrist and lower arm have never been in a cast. Just a stiffener and a gauze wrapping, then surrounded by a protective foam support for the first week. Now it is just the two main pins and locator rod and

Re: The PDML Bike Curse Continues

2008-09-11 Thread Brian Walters
Hi Walt Just thought I'd mention that in my case the surgeon decided that the plate would remain in place. It's now been about 3 years. The only sign is on the top of the wrist where one of the screw heads makes a very small bump in the skin. Your son definitely needs to keep on top of the