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07-13-2006, 08:13 AM
Well Sunday it all ended for a while. I was riding at CPX (and even stopped at the track for a little bit) before everything went bad. After riding most of the day, and clearing the 18, 15,10, and 17 foot dirt jumps just fine, the 5th and 17 foot dirtjump did me in. I landed the previous one long and in the flat so it robbed me of some of my speed. I thought I still had enough but ended up landing a bit short. My rear wheel caought the lip of the landing ramp and loaded up my entiresuspension. I slammed my chest into the bars, and when it rebounded I was thrown forewad and into the air. I landed on my side and head. My helmet broke (as they are supposed too) and I was left with bad road rash, swelling, bruising, a concussion, and worst of all a lacerated liver. I went to the hospital for X-rays and a CT scan and the found that my liver had a laceration in it 10 CM tall, 13 CM deep, and about 2 CM wide. I went about 80% through the right lobe of my liver. Another 20% and I would have had to go into emergency surgery and would have had a 3% chance of living. As it is I can't look at a bike for at least 6 weeks and can't jump for at least 6 months. I wish I didn't sell my RC.
 
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07-13-2006, 08:18 AM
SH1T Dan!!!! You are one lucky sob. I hope you heal back to 100% fast. You need to get back to a hobby where the bad crashes only destroy the vehicle, not the driver....
Get well soon, buddy!
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07-13-2006, 08:31 AM
jeez bud, thats bad news but still good news its not that bad, but yeah could have been worse. Damn those crashes hurt when its not a toy taking the abuse. Get well soon, get another R/C you will be glad you did.
LST2(His): LRP Z.28R Spec.3, Full Carbon Fiber and all the goodies - $Too much T-Maxx(Hers): Modded TRX2.5, Full RPM, Some REVO goodies $Borderline XXX-NT AD2(His): Modded LRP.18S Pro, Graphite and Aluminium $Great deal Losi Mini-LST(His): Insane Motors, converting to aluminium $Why not X-Ray M18MT(Hers): Tekin 5.4Kv BL, 3Racing all around, Custom 8.4V $Dont ask Watching her T-Maxx still running after I broke all of mine....$Priceless
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07-13-2006, 08:53 AM
holy chit. well get well soon bud. i did almost the same thing on my dirt bike went up the hill and my tires washed out. hurt my knee and pulled a groin muscle and that hurt like hell. well best wishes.
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07-13-2006, 09:35 AM
I think there is a couple pics and a video of some of the good jumps. I may have a pic of my arm and hip from right after, and I could always get some current pics. No pics of the actual crash though. I dont think I could watche them anyway. That was/is a lot of pain.
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07-13-2006, 09:41 AM
Wow...
Glad your going to be ok... I cant believe you messed up your F'in liver that bad! Rest up and you'll be back on your bike before you know it ! .. Hey... atleast you didnt get that big beak of yours caught in the spokes! ( Sorry had to give ya alittle hard time D! lol!!!) --Then follow the rules! haha!-- -Tune
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07-13-2006, 09:49 AM
LoL. It'a all good rocco. I pinned that beak and my chin into my chest so I didn't break my neck when I landed. Like I said I did break my helmet.... Had I not been wearing it it would have been my skull. If I didn't know how to fall right I could have broken my neck too.... It's a dangerous game but when it goes right it is amazing. After this I almost don't know if it's worth going this big. As of now I do see myself doing it in the future, just with FULL armour. (Arms, legs, core, everything.). We will need to see when the time comes. For now just lots of sleep mixed with nothing. Like I said.... I wished I didn't sell my RC. It's one of the few things I could have done. I can't drive for a while, heck I can't even fish for anything over 8 pounds or so....
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07-13-2006, 10:25 AM
dang dude thats too bad...........glad your doing better..........hope all gos well and you have a speedy recovery
are you going to give up biking?? i know when i screwed my back up last year in football I have pains when waking i have to do excercices and i almost became parylyzed and im only 14 so what a waste of life thatwould of been............I decided to give up football and do r/c............and as of now almost a year later i still cant do sports w/o me having pain.... so basically what im saying is think about what you want to do in your life...............is it really worth the abuse? Losi 8ight with v-spec
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07-13-2006, 10:50 AM
Dave... Not for a while man. LoL.
And as much pain as this is putting me through, I will never give up biking. I love to ride. It's what I do. The best news through this was that I would be able to ride again.
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07-13-2006, 12:33 PM
OUCH ....well at least you still here and starting on the road to full recovery, did they put you on any kinda special diet or anything?
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