[l3uddha]

Originally Posted by newgixxerchic

yeah you wouldn't have wanted to forget that

i was such a mess i wasnt really sure what happened yesterday and what didnt. i half-remember getting to the hospital. then i must have passed out & i was dreaming about still riding the track. then i must have woken up hours later in the bed all banged up.

i do remember what u said & i think you should be dubbed our resident insurance expert

[newgixxerchic]

nah... this is my first experience with an insurance company and I already hate them and they're actually going to pay for everything on my bike, so I won't bite the hand that feeds me, but it sucks they take FOREVER!

[bump909]

sucks to hear, bhudda.. hope you heal up fast!

[s a x m a n]

becareful with trying to get the medical paid via your bike insurance ... most insurance companies do not want to know about you riding on the track, nor will they cover it ... its private property.

[l3uddha]

Originally Posted by SSearchVT

Damn - you got me beat, I'm just sitting here with a snapped clavicle.

holy crap you too? i THINK both of mine broke more towards my back where they connect. I heard it was a pretty clean break tho so hopefully i wont have to get any huge cast.

i dunno. saw a doctor this mornrng. shoulder specialist tomorrow morning, and then the AA-type group for concussion people at some point.

i hope someone saw it & can help me remember what happened- as messed up as that sounds...

[CMG241]

Originally Posted by l3uddha

i was wearing an HJC somethingorother

i brought a KBC as well & i wish i had worn that...

crappidy crap glad you're OK. I had a pretty fast "mishap" Tuesday and was really happy that I invested in an Arai helmet that is now just a paper weight. I had a low speed low side last year with my HJC and saw stars. (not knocking just the facts)

[Crash Dummy Denno]

Originally Posted by l3uddha

i hope someone saw it & can help me remember what happened- as messed up as that sounds...

from what i was told you tucked the front going into 3 (maybe braking too hard) and ended up in the pavement/ grass on left

this is a 2nd hand account so take it for what its worth - but you did have grass on you

[SSearchVT]

Originally Posted by l3uddha

holy crap you too? i THINK both of mine broke more towards my back where they connect. I heard it was a pretty clean break tho so hopefully i wont have to get any huge cast.

Yup - Tuesday night, went over the bars of my mtn bike. Just my left one, dead center. I can see the end of the bone, yesterday if I moved my shoulder blades together it would "pop" (with sound) back into place - worked better then coffee to wake me up. Needless to say, I've been taking it easy. I have a follow up next Thursday to decide if I need surgery. Worst part so far, I can't open a beer bottle, or pull a cork out of a wine bottle.

If it is collar bones, no cast, you'll get either a cross brace, or a sling. Unless you need surgery, they treat it like broken ribs - here's a sling or brace, some drugs, take it easy.

[Crash Dummy Denno]

yup- 6-8 weeks in a sling when i did it- better than a cast, but still shitty

[978chris]

joel sorry to hear that man.

hope you're feeling better soon.

[Wishbone]

Glad to hear that your relatively ok

VERY glad to hear it wasn't a brake problem

as for the insurance, they wont cover ANY medical bills for bike accidents if you have standard "full coverage" only if you have a special added ins. for medical

[RyanNicholson]

Originally Posted by fasterthanu

VERY glad to hear it wasn't a brake problem

same here, first thing i did was test his brakes when i found out

would have killed me if he went down because of his brakes after i bled them

[Wishbone]

Originally Posted by RyanNicholson

same here, first thing i did was test his brakes when i found out

would have killed me if he went down because of his brakes after i bled them

Me to, it was my old master that he has, and that you bled

[Josephd14]

Get well and get back on... Good luck

[sxlova07]

joel good to hear you are outta the hospital and on the way to recovering.

I talked to you when you came back into the pits and you were def outta it, we were hoping that it wasn't anything serious so we could poke fun of you for the rest of the day unfortunately that wasnt the case. But it was great meeting you and hope to see you at another trackday.

[ahtune69]

Joel what group were you in a,b or c?

[newgixxerchic]

joel was in C

[WOTEugene]

The health insurance probably wants the auto insurance to pay a good chunk of the bill. But, it was a closed, off-street course - so you should be able to tell them to go suck it.

[l3uddha]

Originally Posted by RyanNicholson

same here, first thing i did was test his brakes when i found out

would have killed me if he went down because of his brakes after i bled them

dude, you were a godsend on tuesday!

thanks 4 the well wishes, you guys are awesome.

there are some hottie nurses at the Concord Hospital ER!

[Crash Dummy Denno]

Originally Posted by l3uddha

there are some hottie nurses at the Concord Hospital ER!

im sorry that was poor taste on my behalf

[SVRACER01]

Originally Posted by l3uddha

well if that's the case thanks 4 coming by and introducing yourself while my brain was still working

whats up with that? i was right next to him.. you didnt say hi to me

Doc and I with some help from kevin and his pointer got your bike loaded. it looked rideable. as for insurance... tell them you were on a dirtbike.... a CRF50 if you have to. something that doesnt require insurance..

[SVRACER01]

Originally Posted by 978chris

joel sorry to hear that man.

hope you're feeling better soon.

this man has the greatest avatar ever! that is all

[smf]

kinda did a similar scenario in june... my medical covered it b/c it was a "sports injury"... i never tried to go through auto. btw I have BCBS of MA.

also, see a neurologist, schedule an apptmnt now. you probably wont get one for a week or 2, hopefully your head's ok by then. go regardless. and definitely do not drink (or 420) until your head's 100%.

good luck. heal-up quick. and buy an arai

[SVRACER01]

Originally Posted by l3uddha

nope, still

sorry to disappoint you!

if i had known that i would have parked some where else. i hope you didnt get any "gay" on my bike.

[nhfirefighter13]

Originally Posted by l3uddha

did anyone see the crash? can you tell me what happened?

Give me a few minutes and I can show you exactly what happened. I had you in the crosshairs the whole ride.