Certainly did. I hadn’t realised the helmet was actually cracked, I thought it was just scuffed. The jacket absorbed a lot too. It’s heavyweight cow hide. Makes me wince to think what would have happened if I was wearing a t shirt or whatever.
I don't know about "old rider" - more like dark horse. I didn't grasp just how damaged the helmet was from the pictures on first glance Jeremy. I would be interested to see the Sharp Test results or equivalent for that lid - lucky indeed.. Hope you are healing well
I didn’t realise myself till I came to take the pics, Chris. The A@E doc said did the helmet crack? No I said. How wrong I was. It did its job though, my head was totally unscathed. It’s a Nexx Carbon X1R I continue to be remarkably pain free. The only skin damage is where I hit the deck with my forearm and damaged the skin against the inside of the jacket. My t shirt has holes in it but my skin doesn’t- incredible. Impatient now to get shot of the sling but know I need to wear it to support my arm and allow stuff to heal without the weight of my arm wrecking everything. Thanks for your kind words Jeremy
Let the ligaments heal. They are your best friends and they need your love at this time. Muscles will forgive you for inactivity - ligaments will not forgive you for too-little recovery time.
Not yet, I haven't posted the bits!!! Lol.. it's all good, pics of the repaired beast and you out on it will do me.. ( ok, maybe a few beers should we meet!!)
Sorry I’ve been rather quiet everybody. I’ve been in limbo with the insurance but apparently there’s now a cheque on its way, so I’ll soon be able to get started on getting the panels repaired. I’m only now getting enough mobility in my shoulder to be able to tackle removing them anyway, so the timing is fine. I’m driving again now and the shoulder is getting more and more mobile with no more need of a sling
Glad you’re on the mend mate! And good to know you’re getting settled with the bike too. I had an off a couple of weeks back which has forced me to go through the insurance, but it sounds like your insurers are a lot more switched on that mine
Appointment for a follow up with the fracture clinic this morning. Wound and movement really coming on now. The scar is getting more and more invisible, which in a way is a little disappointing The physio exercises are paying dividends and strength and range of movement improve every day. Still have a niggle in my foot though and am getting an X ray on it while at the hospital. Took the plastics for repair yesterday, so shouldn't be too long before I can start reassembling
Great news on the recovery! Well done. I wish I'd known how important physio was when I smashed up my arm and hurt my shoulder in the mid-90's. Keep at it
If you would like the scars and surrounding tissue to go back to how they were, make certain to massage the scars and surrounding area. It can make a massive difference to the outcome/ end result.
It's a real thing then? It sounded pervy to me. I was going to check out Pornhub for"Scar Massage" but won't bother now.
Haha, the way the wound is sutured (Google butterfly suture and ignore the entries describing sticking plaster butterfly stitches) produces a ridge either side of the actual cut. As the suture dissolves, the ridges subside and massaging with some kind of emollient helps the process.
