Biking and the Possum!

Yesterday was a beautiful Fall day. My brother and his family were coming down to visit and I wanted to get a little bike time in. Took off and right at 12 miles out I went to dodge a dead possum and the rest is a blank. I guess I hit something flipped the bike (Boner you'd be proud saved the bike!). Next thing I know I'm being Life Flighted to Vanderbilt. I really don't remember anything until arriving at Vanderbilt. After about 8 hours 4 stitches on my cheek and a dozen scans, xrays and so on I was released. Glad I had my helmet on. This morning I feel like I went 12 rounds with Mike Tyson. I'm sporting a good shiner and road rash! But this to shall pass. C'ya Rocky Top

pictures! pictures! Pictures! oh, and I'm glad you're alright

Thanks carrtje, Rocky Top

Come on, fess up - Debbie said "Shut up" and you thought she said "Stand up", so she decked ya!!!  BwaHahahahaha!!! 

Seriously, rest up and take it easy for a couple of days buddy.  Hate to hear it, but glad you weren't hurt worse.  I mean, at YOUR AGE, it could have really been bad! 

Yep you got it right mouthed off one to many times and she cleaned my clock!

Need legal respresentation in suing that dead opposum?   

 But seriously, glad you're alright, Topper ..   Maybe you should stick to the indoor bikes for awhile?   

  btw, who was it that called the Life Flight for you?  (I've heard those suckers aren't cheap, btw ..  like $5K-$10K or some such per flight!      Hope you had insurance!)

Heard the possum committed suicide and didn't have pot to pee in. Rocky Top

'Round my parts, the helicopter would have been called as standard protocol for suspected head and spinal injuries. In his case C-spine injury would have been the bigger worry, and the sooner he got to an ER for prednisone to reduce spinal swelling, the less danger of paralysis.

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Glad you're (relatively) OK. My last two spinal injury cases had happy endings, and they flew.

Bob da EMT, who also has bicycle fever

Robert Thanks, I think that was their mind set to worried about C-spine and the laceration by the eye they new if anything was broken in the face Vanderbilt was the only place to be. Walking around like a 90 year old man and still dizzy when I get up and down but everything seems to be healing OK.

I presume you had a C-collar, and were duct-taped to the backboard...?...

Oh, and you mentioned Mike Tyson. Are your ears intact?