Doesn't sound too bad, but WiWa was hit by a truck while on a bicycle training ride. 1 other teammate was hit as well. Malynn is with him at a hospital in Denton. He was just wheeled in for a CT scan, but Malynn said he was lucid & could feel/move everything. More if I hear something.
Nothing to do atm, just send positive energy/healing thoughts/prayers.
WOW.... positive thoughts headed that way.
M & WiWa, if you need anything let us know.
Our prayers are with him.
Damn
My prayers are with Will and his teammate.
Keep us posted Scott.
Wow, that is crazy. Please keep up posted. Hope everything turns out ok.
hope he is ok. tell him get well soon.
Road bikes. One of the most dangerous activities out there.
Wish him our best. Hope he's feeling okay.
Thanks the well wishes. In a hospital room right now waiting for results from a second ct scan. They found some fractures in my lower vertebraes. Not the main ones but the little wing shaped ones on the side. The morphine is working nicely. ;) looks like I get to stay the night.
I'll post more details later; just wanted to say thanks for the kind words.
Sounds bad, but not horrible, if you know what I mean. Rest up and hope you get a hot nurse [bacon]
...and now for the vengeance. Did they catch the a-hole that hit you guys?
My friend Rob got hit last year. Destroyed his high$$ race bike and beat him up. Mostly bruising and rash. The perp stopped, fortunately.
Quote from: Ronr on January 23, 2010, 12:44:15 PM
...and now for the vengeance. Did they catch the a-hole that hit you guys?
My friend Rob got hit last year. Destroyed his high$$ race bike and beat him up. Mostly bruising and rash. The perp stopped, fortunately.
Yes, the truck stopped, Highway Patrol showed up, don't know about insurance.
Just talked to Will, & he sounded good. Meeting with the spine doctor tomorrow... Sounds like he'll be in a brace for awhile, but hopefully nothing more serious.
Glad to hear the villain stopped. Take plenty of evidence photos of injuries and such. They can be useful for future dealings with insurance company.
>:( This is very upsetting ! Sorry to hear y'all got smacked Will. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help fetch & carry since you will probably need to take it super easy for a while.
The laws about hitting pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists need to change - stricter laws & more jail might make people keep a safe distance from those most vulnerable on the road.
Praying for a quick and full recovery - speak up if you need anything ! [beer]
Good to see you posting Will...
I'm hoisting a Duvel to your speedy recovery. [thumbsup] [beer]
we are glad you are in one piece and what appears a full recovery [thumbsup]
if you need anything just let me and Mrs. E know.
Good to hear it was not worse. You've got my prayers
Will, good to see you posting and the morphine is doing the trick. I dropped my chain on a rough patch and never could catch back up. I did see you guys leaving the mall parking lot as I was just about to cross the intersection. Ended up waiting for the other group to catch up and ride with them.
Last I heard, Tyler, the other rider was ok but expecting a lot of soreness. The 3rd rider in the group narrowly avoided the front end of the truck and did give an accurate story to the LEO.
Everybody on the Team is/was very concerned once we were informed. Did you have your Garmin on the bike when the accident happened? It wasn't there when your bike came back to the mall. BTW carbon fiber is some tough shit. Your bike didn't look too damaged other than needing some truing.
You my friend are a tough mofo to take a hit from a out of control truck
Damn, just saw this. I wish you speedy recovery, and if anything is needed, I'm here.
Me too. Wow, glad you are OK William. Told you, those bicycles are dangerous. Stick to motorcycles, much safer. [laugh]What's all this stuff about villains, vengeance, jail time and laws needing to be changed? Don't know any details other than what has been reported here but it sounds like an accident. Out of control truck sure sounds like an accident. I see nothing about the driver being arrested or charged with anything. He stopped, talked with law enforcement. I hope he has insurance. I live near White Rock Lake, tons of cyclists (Bryant can concur), not all drivers are a-holes towards cyclists but sometimes accidents happen. I'm sure William will post details. Let's take a deep breath and just be glad William is OK. That to me is the only thing that is important. [thumbsup] Take care William.
Do you have warm friendly feelings toward the turkey that so innocently assaulted you? [laugh]
Just logged in and saw this and am sending up some prayers for your speedy recovery. Hoping the mending is fast and not too painful. Thinking about Maylyn too, I know she's been a bundle of worry today. Hope you both are doing well as well as the rest of the guys who were in the accident too.
Heal up Will, better riding weather is coming up soon.
Quote from: RED on January 23, 2010, 05:02:44 PM
Just logged in and saw this and am sending up some prayers for your speedy recovery. Hoping the mending is fast and not too painful. Thinking about Maylyn too, I know she's been a bundle of worry today. Hope you both are doing well as well as the rest of the guys who were in the accident too.
Amen!
Just saw this. I am relieved to hear that it was not worse.
Keep us posted and get well soon, William.
Will, hope you're feeling OK... heal up soon!
Sorry this happened to you. :(
Hope everything mends quickly.
Quote from: RED on January 23, 2010, 05:02:44 PM
Thinking about Maylyn too
yeah, another excuse to wear that little nurse outfit [evil] ;D [laugh]
Oh man, I'm so glad to hear you're O.K., Will! Here's to healing-up soon [beer]
Will said he's doin' OK today. A little sore, but I think the morphine's helping ;D
He's spending 1 more night in the hospital, & meeting with the spine guy tomorrow. [thumbsup]
send me a PM with the hospital. I may have time tomorrow to drop by and tell dirty jokes.
Hey guys. Just got home from the hospital. Stayed the night there with Will last night. Dr wants to keep him there another night for pain mgmt. He said something about oral meds wouldn't do the trick right now and if Will had any spasms it would do more damage. Plus the spine dr will see him tomorrow.
As for the driver of the big truck that hit him, he is a villian in my book. Tyler said after they got hit and were on the ground the guy was spinning his back wheels throwing up dirt on them. To me that sounds like he was seriously trying to take off but was stuck in some barb wire between some trees or something. Wasn't there but that's what Tyler told me. Just glad he was sell there when the trooper got there. Although the trooper wasn't the coolest either telling will he shouldn't be cycling on those roads. I'm sure he meant it as a nice piece of advice but it didn't really come out sounding like it.
Good news is will is generally in one piece and feeling as ok as he possible can after something like this. It definately could've been WAY worse so thank goodness for that.
Thank you all for the well wishes. I can't wait for him to come home. Just gotta figure out a way to set him up comfortably downstairs. The bed is upstairs and the dr said he probably won't want to be climbing up any stairs
Glad to hear the positive update
Malynn, we've got an air inflatable matress that's 6" thick or so we'd be happy to donate to the cause. It uses queen size sheets and is very comfortable. I can cruise it over to your house tomorrow if you think Will might use it?
Hang in there girl - we're all thinking about you :)
As recently recovered I found the meds came in handy throughout the recovery period. [drink]
Thanks for the update, M
wow, sorry to hear this will, speedy recovery to you
Sorry to hear about this, get well soon Will.
He gets to come home today!! Yea
Thanks to everyone who posted up. That definitely helped keep my spirits up.
I talked with the spinal surgeon today and he said it should take about 4-5 weeks to recover. I won't have to wear a back brace and I shouldn't have any long term issues. What a relief that was to hear.
[thumbsup]
keep a really clean diet and your recovery should be on the shorter end. Thank goodness about the brace!
Great news.
Here's to a speedy recovery! [beer]
That is awesome news!! Glad to hear the prognosis is so good. Hope you mend quickly!
Sweet. No cutting. Excellent news bud.
Quote from: dallas2r on January 25, 2010, 07:32:19 AM
Thanks to everyone who posted up. That definitely helped keep my spirits up.
I talked with the spinal surgeon today and he said it should take about 4-5 weeks to recover. I won't have to wear a back brace and I shouldn't have any long term issues. What a relief that was to hear.
[thumbsup]
Good to hear about the semi quick recovery and no brace. [thumbsup] You do realize how lucky you are right? That was a case of good clean living and lots of luck. Hope you didn't use it all up. [laugh] Take care.
Quote from: UnionJill on January 25, 2010, 08:10:35 AM
Great news.
Here's to a speedy recovery! [beer]
[thumbsup] [thumbsup] [drink]
Any updates?
Quote from: dallas2r on January 25, 2010, 07:32:19 AMI talked with the spinal surgeon today and he said it should take about 4-5 weeks to recover. I won't have to wear a back brace and I shouldn't have any long term issues. What a relief...
Good deal!
I've broken three vertebrae ...never needed surgery, but it took a lot longer than five weeks to get back to 98.4%
I recommend beer for nutrition, painkiller, moral-boosting, and cooking brats. [thumbsup]
Cheers to a speedy recovery! [beer]
i also recommend brats. and moonpies.
Hey guys and gals. Here's an update on the last few days. I was able to get home mid-day Monday and I've been trying to take it easy since. Yesterday I was feeling pretty good and tried to do too much so I'm feeling it today. I'm on Celebrex and Lortab which is keeping the pain in check but my brain is all sorts of slow and IZ_ so I don't know how that's going to work for me tomorrow when I try to get back to work.
I spoke to an attorney yesterday who's also a cyclist and he'll be helping me navigate all the insurance issues and also will help me to get my property damage claim dealt with. It looks like my carbon fiber frame is jacked up so it's going to be a sizable claim that normal auto adjusters have a hard time understanding. High-end cycling equipment is not cheap.
good to hear you're OK, that it wasn't worse....
NOW TAKE IT EASY!!!!!!!!!
Quote from: dallas2r on January 27, 2010, 09:41:50 AM...I'm on Celebrex and Lortab which is keeping the pain in check but my brain is all sorts of slower and IZ_er...
Fixed! [laugh]
(**Ahem** seriously... glad to hear your doing OK [thumbsup] )
Great news! Take it easy, you have a license to do so now. Catch up on all the 007 movies or something. lol, I hope you get to feeling well soon.
All the best to you and M! [thumbsup]
Remember to take photos of all your bruises so when the insurance company says it couldn't have been all that bad, you'll have proof of your sub-orbital launch.
Quote from: Duc L'Smart on January 27, 2010, 09:53:33 AM
good to hear you're OK, that it wasn't worse....
NOW TAKE IT EASY!!!!!!!!!
+2
Quote from: RED on January 27, 2010, 12:18:41 PM
Great news! Take it easy, you have a license to do so now. Catch up on all the 007 movies or something. lol, I hope you get to feeling well soon.
All the best to you and M! [thumbsup]
Quote from: Duc L'Smart on January 27, 2010, 09:53:33 AM
good to hear you're OK, that it wasn't worse....
NOW TAKE IT EASY!!!!!!!!!
I decided to heed your advice and took the rest of the week off. My employer offers STD :o (Short Term Disability) and my State Farm policy has Personal Injury Protection so I should be covered for the lost wages through those. M and I picked up a new 52" Sony Bravia last week and we just got Direct TV installed after a long sabbatical without cable so I've got plenty to keep me occupied. M's parents gave her a PS3 for her birthday so I've been taking advantage of that as well. The HD graphics on the one game we have (MotorStorm) are unbelievable.
Quote from: RichD on January 27, 2010, 10:51:48 AM
Fixed! [laugh]
(**Ahem** seriously... glad to hear your doing OK [thumbsup] )
Haha... very funny Ugly MF'er. [laugh]
Very good news! Great to see you posting. I hope you're up and running 100% very soon [thumbsup]
Quote from: dallas2r on January 28, 2010, 08:28:25 AM
I decided to heed your advice and took the rest of the week off. My employer offers STD :o (Short Term Disability) and my State Farm policy has Personal Injury Protection so I should be covered for the lost wages through those. M and I picked up a new 52" Sony Bravia last week and we just got Direct TV installed after a long sabbatical without cable so I've got plenty to keep me occupied. M's parents gave her a PS3 for her birthday so I've been taking advantage of that as well. The HD graphics on the one game we have (MotorStorm) are unbelievable.
Haha... very funny Ugly MF'er. [laugh]
Don't forget you can watch BluRay discs on that PS3. Just bought a couple (two) of 007 BluRays @ Sams Warehouse for $18.
"My employer offers STD :o (Short Term Disability)" -----Glad you cleared that up. [laugh] [thumbsup]
It's indoor weather anyway. Heal up man [thumbsup]
Damn Will! Glad to hear your ok man. Good luck with the recovery!
Quote from: Ducdood on February 03, 2010, 07:59:11 AM
Damn Will! Glad to hear your ok man. Good luck with the recovery!
Thanks Lane.
Just had a follow up appointment today with the Doc. He says things are healing up nicely and I should be 100% in another 6 weeks. I've been feeling much better this week now that I can finally walk like a normal person instead of like an old geezer (no offense fastwin ;D).
Non taken. Your day will come! [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] Really glad to hear you are feeling better. [thumbsup] Any ripples on the insurance coverage front yet? Have you heard from the yahoo's agent yet? Hope all of that hassle goes hassle free.