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11:30pm last night 2 police officers rang the doorbell. One officer said my husband, Jeff, was in a bicycle accident but ok. The other officer said someone saw the flashing light (safety feature my DH uses when riding at night) from the wrecked bicycle on the sidewalk in the "valley" between 2 big hills on a busy street here in town. Luckily the accident happened on a busy street or he could have laid there a long time. The person called 911 and when the officers were talking to me, Jeff was en route to the ER. He was awake and talking coherently when the police arrived. It was raining rather heavily so the pavement was wet and slick, plus the steep downhill. He was on his way home from the local bowling alley/gaming place my DH's workplace treats the workers to after the busy and difficult "Code Jam" week each year.
I called Jeff's aunt and uncle, who both came over to be with the (sleeping of course) kids. Jeff was in radiology when I arrived at the ER. He has a fractured (broken) R collarbone, scapula (the "wing" bone that juts out from your back when you stick your elbow way out behind yourself), and 3rd rib under his armpit. His whole top 1/3 is well Xrayed and CT scanned. His bike helmet has seen better days - a chunk out on the back and the foam is cracked in numerous place. Thank God he wears it religiously anytime he's on the bicycle. Other than the 3 fractures he has some bumps and bruises. Luckily no road rash. He must have just hit and hit hard, then stopped - or perhaps slid in mud rather than concrete/asphalt. Apparently before I got there he left quite a muddy mess in radiology.
We got home around 3am. He's sore today, but not bad when just sitting still. He's already back at his computer and must have Skyped work to show them the lovely bruise over his collarbone. Now he's watching work presentations in real time online. I'm glad it's not Skype (or it's muted on our end if it is.) William is making all sorts of toddler playing noises which might be a bit distracting.
We're going to have a taking-it-easy kind of weekend. Or, more likely, Jeff will take it easy at home and I'll be looking for things to do with the kids to get them away from Daddy while he recuperates. He sees an orthopedic doctor on Wednesday who the ER doc thinks will just give further instructions on how long to use the arm sling and when to start moving and stretching the arm to prevent "frozen shoulder" from dis-use.
My Husband Was In A Bicycle Accident - He'll Be Ok I've seen better days (just like Belle)
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Posted 30 March 2012 - 02:53 PM
Oh how awful! Thank goodness he's ok Cheri! I'll be sending prayers for a speedy recovery. Hugs!
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Posted 30 March 2012 - 03:33 PM
Oh, my goodness, Cheri! I'm glad he's going to be okay! Scary!
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Posted 30 March 2012 - 03:51 PM
Oh Cheri! That's very scary. I'm glad to hear that he's doing ok. Since you didn't mention anything, I assume he has no recollection of what happened. Prayers for quick healing. Give him a gentle hug from me.
Having had a bike accident myself, I can feel for him. I did have some pretty nasty road rash but only one broken bone.
Having had a bike accident myself, I can feel for him. I did have some pretty nasty road rash but only one broken bone.
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Posted 30 March 2012 - 03:57 PM
Sending you all positive thoughts.
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Posted 30 March 2012 - 06:25 PM
My goodness! I praise God that he was wearing that helmet. It sounds like it may have saved his life.
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Posted 30 March 2012 - 07:24 PM
Oh wow Cheri!! How scary! So thankful it sounds like he will be ok...Good luck keeping the boys entertained and out of his hair so he can rest and recover. Keep us posted!
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Posted 30 March 2012 - 07:27 PM
So sorry to hear this Cheri. Thank goodness it wasn't even more serious. What a shock when the officers came to the door. Best wishes for a speedy recovery. Kay
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Posted 31 March 2012 - 12:25 AM
Oh Cheri! I just saw this and we are in shock! As sore as Jeff must be we are so thankful that it wasn't worse! Our prayers will be for Jeff's quick healing! I wish we were there to help you! You will have your hands full I'm sure!
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Posted 31 March 2012 - 12:43 AM
I think a broken collarbone is one of the most painful bones to break in the body. He has all my sympathy. I think that knock on the door by policeman is something all of us fear. Praise the Lord is is not too bad. No :party-smiley-048:for him for a while.
Prayers for a speedy recovery.
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Posted 31 March 2012 - 01:24 AM
I'm so sorry this happened, but so grateful he was wearing his helmet and wasn't more seriously injured. May angels of healing guide him through his recovery.
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Posted 31 March 2012 - 06:25 AM
Oh my goodness Cheri I am just seeing this --- I am so glad to hear that Jeff is okay but so sorry this happened, I'll keep you all in my thoughts AND prayers through this recovery period!
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Posted 31 March 2012 - 06:56 AM
Oh my gosh...glad he's ok, and thank goodness for the helmet!
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Posted 31 March 2012 - 09:49 PM
Jeff has been up more today, moving around more with less pain. I hope he continues healing fast! He sees an orthopedic doctor on Wednesday, so we're hoping by then he can increase range of motion in the shoulder (slowly but surely). I'm thinking he needs to own more than two short-sleeved button-up shirts though, lol. Gonna have to make a road trip to Kohl's (35 minutes or so from here).
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Posted 31 March 2012 - 11:30 PM
I have a friend who was in similar accident and he spent several days in the hospital. You are fortunate is wasn't worse. Praying he continues a quick recovery.
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Posted 01 April 2012 - 07:03 AM
Cheri, thank goodness he uses such safety measures and was found quickly! Hoping for a speedy recovery!
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Posted 01 April 2012 - 07:11 AM
Cheri, I'm praying for fast healing for your DH.
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Posted 01 April 2012 - 08:52 AM
Smiles, on 31 March 2012 - 10:57 PM, said:
You can order from Kohl's on line!
Continuing to hold good thoughts for him. (and for you!)
Continuing to hold good thoughts for him. (and for you!)
Hm, online Kohl's? That could be dangerous on many levels...
As long as they will let me return anything "locally" that he doesn't like or that doesn't fit, I love that idea! Thanks Gayle.
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Posted 01 April 2012 - 09:37 AM
Goods Cheri! Glad it wasn't worse and I hope he heals up fast! 
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Posted 01 April 2012 - 03:09 PM
How scary Cheri, I hope Jeff continues to feel better with each passing day, so thankful it wasn't any worse.
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Posted 01 April 2012 - 03:31 PM
I'm so glad Jeff seems to be doing well. I don't think I'd be feeling so chipper with three broken bones! I broke my colarbone in my 40's and my doctor didn't explain using the arm well at all, plus he had me so scared about it healing that I was extra careful. Ended up with it 'frozen' and had to have VERY painful physical therapy to get it back to normal. I'm glad he's already thought about talking to the doctor about it. I hadn't had a broken bone since I was a small child and had no idea what to do. I gave the doctor a lecture about informing patients better. I would have done whatever he had told me to do--he just didn't tell me anything!
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Posted 01 April 2012 - 03:46 PM
Jster025, on 01 April 2012 - 03:31 PM, said:
I'm so glad Jeff seems to be doing well. I don't think I'd be feeling so chipper with three broken bones! I broke my colarbone in my 40's and my doctor didn't explain using the arm well at all, plus he had me so scared about it healing that I was extra careful. Ended up with it 'frozen' and had to have VERY painful physical therapy to get it back to normal. I'm glad he's already thought about talking to the doctor about it. I hadn't had a broken bone since I was a small child and had no idea what to do. I gave the doctor a lecture about informing patients better. I would have done whatever he had told me to do--he just didn't tell me anything!
Now that's a darned shame:( Good for you on encouraging that doctor to do a better job with patient education.
Jeff has the advantage that I am a PA, so have my own knowledge base and ideas on what to ask of the specialist when we see him Wednesday.
