ChevyMan1972 Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 Everyone, Just a little update, trying to keep this short. Left to take my kids home to their mother, on the way Dad was taking the bike up for storage for the winter (98 Fatboy Harley), at dusk 6:00 PM. Sitting there waiting for him to show up, and my phone ring's... "Dad" Hey son, call Cheeseman's towing, to come pick up the bike, I have a broken leg, squad is here to take me to the hospital. A deer ran into my side and I could not put weight on my leg and dumped my bike... At this point I did not know what to say....They took dad up to St. Ann's hospital, after I picked up the bike with tow truck (Bike is not in that bad of shape) but Dad's leg is broken both bones between the knee and ankle. Dad said after he got the bike stopped and tried to put weight on the left leg his leg buckled backward and fell down with the bike on top of him (non pipe side left). Dad was supposed to leave tomorrow for Vegas to pick up the race team (Head racing) and drive over to Pomona CA, for the winter nationals this comming weekend...I think he is done racing for the rest of the year... (Last update) 3:00 am Monday...they were going to put pin's in his leg to keep the bones together and heal... Good luck Dad....to a speedy recovery. Dad is 60 years old Dan.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritas Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 Here's to your father recovering quickly Dan :/ My own father had a stroke a month ago, so I can appreciate the close calls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustlestiltskin Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 Be glad it didn't run out in front of him while driving. gl on him recovering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copperhead Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 My mom fell off a ladder at the beginning of summer and broke her leg. After two poorly done surgeries, she finally found a surgeon that was actually worth a damn that was able to do a third surgery to fix the first two. Make sure your dad is seeing the best doctor's possible, don't want him to go through what my mom did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin5s Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 my dad is 70 and had a similar surgery.... he shattered his leg and has a bunch of pins in it... hopefully your father heals better than mine... my dad now has to use a walker or cane for the rest of his life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evolved8 Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 Damn, Everyone is getting hurt on bikes, Sorry to hear dan, Another one of our buddies is in critical condition he wrecked his bike yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 Dang Dan, hope your dad makes it full recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossle Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 Hope he has a speedy recovery.. Cheeseman's FTW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLOWLX Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 Sorry to hear Hope he gets Better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyMan1972 Posted November 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 UPDATE... Dad had sugry today, placed 2 titanium rod's through his kneecap all the way down to his ankle, he is in recovery returning home tomorrow... Hope things heal well, and he get's moving quickly.. Thanks for all the kind words!! Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirks5oh Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 pm me the surgeon's name--i know all of them at st annes. people love to blame the surgeon when they don't heal, or make a complete recovery. they don't realize that some damage is irreversible, and the surgery is only one aspect of their recovery. if your dad's a smoker, now is the time to quit. this fracture takes 5-6 months to fully recover from, although he will be puting weight on it much sooner, if he isn't already. hope he has a speedy recovery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fubar231 Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 I think your dad will be fine. My grandfather who is 86 this year broke his leg when he accidently fell off a ladder, after a few months he was good to go. I think your dad will be able to pull through this. Hope all works out for the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Deer scare the shit out of me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinman Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Give your dad my best Dan. So good to hear he should be fine. He's all hi tech now carrying around some titanium:cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 wow, that sucks. Good luck to your father. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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