heather down!
 

Miss Heather was out riding with her father when they were hit by a car. She is relatively ok, except for that pesky broken femur.

She is at university hospital in San Antonio.

ouch! glad she was able to walk away...figuratively speaking of course.

did her father get any injuries?

That sux! Will keep good thoughts for a speedy recovery.

I don't know about her father, I got a randome call from her husband. Now the phone is off. I'll be going down there this afternoon.

will keep a good thought fr them both

Well wishes to them both, and a speedy, full recovery as well!

A WTF happened summary would be great when she has the time and energy. :)

pesky cars!

Positive thoughts for a speedy recovery.

OK, just got home... Lori went down there with Jordan and I. Heather is in good spirits, though doped up. She will have surgery tomorrow to put a pin into her leg to hold her femur together. She should be able to put pressure on it the next day - and will then undergo therapy to be able to walk.

Her father is fine.

She was out riding with her dad, they did just under 200 miles and were about 2 miles from home. A person went to turn into a gas station... LEFT TURN. Her father passed, the car turned directly into her. Femur broken, boots saved ankle, jacket and gloves took the hit for the upper body, helmet is swirly and did the job. Even with armor, the femur would have been snapped. Bike is totaled. Driver is fully insured - good thing, as she took her first flight in a helicopter.

They expect her to be out maybe Tuesday. I will probably go back down on Monday to check in on her.

I'm SO done riding on the street...

Damn.
Sorry to hear about this. :(

Get better soon, Heather.

Yeah she really did seem ok considering what happened. I can't believe how fast they will have her back on her feet....literally. We took her some fun stuff to entertain herself with as she heals......

Damn. :(

Positive thoughts for a swift and painless recovery.

Damnnit, now I see why you made your post in the street forum Azoom. Pass my best wishes on to Heather for a speedy recovery and i'm glad it wasn't worse than that!!!! :(

Sorry to hear that, hoping for a speedy recovery...

Best of wishes to her. I shattered my femur and had a steel rod inserted a few years back (see my avatar). Recovery hurts, but with the right support she'll get through it.

hate to hear that, best wishes for a speedy recovery

sorry to hear that, hope she feels better soon.

Glad she is ok! Here is another wish for a speedy recovery!

well wishes, hope she heals up quick

Glad her prognosis is good! Big bag of suck.... VERY glad the cager is insured!!

Anyone know how to mount a Schmeiser or an MP5 to handlebars? :shrug:

She is out of surgery, they say it went well. Just waiting for her to come out of Recovery.

*phew*

FUCK! glad she's alright... Get well soon Heather!

Keeping her in my thoughts for a speedy recovery!!

That sucks, hope she heals up well and soon!

Glad the surgery went well! Sending lots of positive thoughts for a quick recovery!

OUCH! I'm sorry to hear the bad news! Get well soon, Heather!

Moira, I'm w/ you 100% re: street riding. I've ridden only once or twice since my son was born (back in Oct.), and have lost my street riding mojo. Worrying about all the idiots I'm sharing the road who have the ability to take me out certainly reduces the fun factor quite a bit.

Who knows, maybe I'll end up w/ a dedicated track bike once the Super Duke sells.

Damn, I'm sorry to hear that and glad she's doing OK. I have been hit by cars twice, and it's never fun.

*hugs* for a speedy recovery with as little pain as possible. So glad to hear surgery went well.

Oh damn!! Glad she is *ok*.

Speedy recovery, Heather!

This sucks! I'm glad she's going to be ok! If I were her dad, it would have taken every ounce of restraint I had to not beat somebody.

Get well soon Heather!!! I hate cages!

Holy Guacamole! Speedy recovery to her! She's in my thoughts.

Get well soon Heather!!

Heal quickly and thoroughly, chica!

Get well soon Heather. We're all pulling for you.

Cheese and rice! Heal quickly Heather and hang in there. You still coming to Florida?

Heather update: Surgery went VERY well - she met with her physical therapist today and it isn't as daunting as once thought. There was a pin placed into her leg along her Femur, orthescopically. Her muscle will serve as the cast, and she will be able to walk *normally* after PT.

She lives in an apartment on the 3rd floor - Therapist didn't think that would be an issue. Though, she might stay with her parents for a few days until she's ready for it. She should be out of the hospital tomorrow.

ANYONE up for a drive to SA she's REALLY wanting some visitors. I'll head down on Wednesday, and will check and see where she is. Until then - visiting hours are until 8:00pm at University Hospital in SA

WOW... glad she is relatively OK! Heal up quick!

What time are you heading down? I don't get off until 5... but I may be able to talk my boss into letting me off at 4. If not, no worries.. I can always visit when she gets home.

I'm working in Schertz Wed, so I'll head over for a long lunch and hang out with her if she's still there.

If departure time for the Get Well Tour 2009 is after 5'ish, I'll go! :)

What happened with this? Are people going down to see her tonight? Tell her I hope she gets better very soon!

Here's to a speedy recovery...man that sux.

I experienced a broken femur when hit by a cage...mine popped out through my jeans and I thought it was a piece of wood and tried to wipe it off. :panic:

I wasn't wearing good boots and my ankle and heel paid the price and taught me a lesson even though the accident wasn't even my fault.

Glad to hear her father didn't get collected up in this.

Roger and I are heading down today. She isn't out yet - they did move her to a new room though [thank GOD].

Update? :)

Didn't see this until today. Get well soon Heather! {{ hugs }} :(

Cagers...

Update:

She LOOKS fantastic. Her leg doesn't even look bruised - it has a rod, and a series of bolts down the outside :panic: But, she is up walking around. Not running marathons, but can go back and forth from bed to bathroom. Which, is important. :wink:

She needs to get her strength up. When that happens, they will let her out. She will then go to her mom and dad's and spend some time there getting used to getting around.

Good news! How much longer will they be keeping her? Any idea yet?

Hopefully tomorrow.

I'm just seeing this....that sucks sooooooooo bad.

I'm glad that Heather wasn't hurt worse...and that she is on the mend. Please send her best wishes from Kansas!

hope she gets well soon!

Thank you! :)

Hi All

Heather is probally getting out today some time, ( It's Friday) Will be staying in New Braunfels for a couple of days.

Thanx for all the support. It means so much to Heather's Mom and me.

Phil

SWEET!!!!!!! Hope she heals up real quick.

Keep healing woman!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Great news. Thanks for keeping us updated. We're all thinking of her.

I'M NOT IN THE HOSPITAL ANYMORE!!!!!!!!! :nana2:

I'm at my folk's house in New Braunfels right now. I even climbed the stairs with my 'clutches' (the word crutches just won't come on of my mouth :lol:)

I can't type wortha flip! This has take ne forever to type out.

I have some serious bruising all over the damn place. But just for fun my dad took a pic of the one on my arm. SoI'll post that up if we can figure out how :lol:

:rockwoot: glad you are doing good!!!!!!!!!!

Take it easy

Here is my left elbow(was hit from the left side) The redder stuff on the top is all from IVs and general proding and poking of doctors and nurses. ;)

Let's try that again:

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...r/100_0760.jpg

WooT! Awesome! You're home! :rockwoot:

Hey Heather, glad to see you're home and more or less in one piece!! Heal up quick! Let us know if you need us to come by and keep you company. :)

ouch, hope you heal up

Moira's done such a good job with the updates I don't feel I have much to add. I'm only taking pain pills twice a day and all I can say now is that I want to take a real shower....but that won't happen for a while. Something about staples rusting in my leg or some stupid reason like that :rolleyes:

I'm really doing good all things considered. I told moira and Roger that while I was in ER the guy next to me had a broken neck....I think I'll be allright. :wink:

Glad to hear you are doing ok. I am wishing you a fast and full recovery!

It's great to see you posting Heather :dthumb: Hope you heal up quick, keep the updates coming!

good to see ya posting... and hear you're up and about! hope ya heel up quickly...

:pebbs:

OK, so I just like the little pink guy for you :lol:

Welcome back - Did you get your hair washed by a pro yet?? If not, I need to come down - kidnap you and take you to a salon....

Glad to hear you're home (well, at least not in the hospital anymore).

Take care and heal up quickly. :D

Glad to see and hear that all if well! Good luck with your healing. Sounds like you have a great crew around you. :D

:lol: I have not gotten to a pro yet, but I did finish the job you started and got all the knots out last night :D That's right everyone....Moira had to stand over my hospital bed for a good 45 minutes to try and comb out about 3/4 of the knots that were in my hair. :lol: She really is the best!

I told my mom I need to get it cut though :( It's just going to be easier to deal with since I can't take real showers for 6 friggin weeks. It's a hassle for an able-bodied person to deal with :lol:


FYI- going down stairs with crutches is the scariest shit ever. :panic:

Wow...I never said this, but thanks to everyone for the well wishes! Moira and my Dad kept telling me that there were tons of responses on here while I was in the hospital and it was VERY encouraging!! It's amazing how alienated a hospital can make you feel!!

Thanks Everyone!! Especially to Lori, Roger and Moira for coming to see me!!

So glad you're doing better Heather! Scary times indeed.

I was on crutches for a while once and you will look at stairs in a whole new way! :rofl:

Glad to see you're out of the hospital and doing better!!

I hear ya! Being on crutches and in a boot cast for 3 months myself made me the most irritable person ever. When you're so used to being able to do everything for yourself and then having to depend on someone else for the most mundane of tasks, it's can be depressing and thankful that you could do those tasks....not to mention extremely thankful and grateful for those that help you when you need it.

Get well Heather and keep us posted! :D

Hey girl....Glad to see you made it home finally and are doing well. I hadn't seen you in like 6 months but dang, next time just call and tell me to come out for a beer...:) I'm not that far from NB so if you need anything just call or text. I have no plans this weekend really....

The easy way, especially in the house... sit down and scoot down them like you did when you were a kid... just slower :D

:rofl: Actually, that sounds like a pretty good idea! :lol:

Scooting + Broken Femur = PAIN. :lol:

Not a bad idea though, but then I wouldn't have my crutches. :scratch:

My parents are cool, but even at 26 I'm not allowed to throw things over the balcony to the bottom floor :lol:

Yeah we should see each other when I am not handling a morphene drip mechanism :lol:

Really, I remember you guys coming, but not much about the visit.

I found a nerf gun and shit tons of little darts in my bags when I was going through my stuff today! Who's idea was that!? My dad and I were having a blast with it today! :lol: I am very thankful for that thing....my mom, not so much. ;)

Well, at least you seem to be in good spirits. :D

Most of the time I am....at 5:30 this morning however, I was not in the best of moods :( Sleeping hurts. And I love to sleep. :((

It was an idea. I had a severly sprained ankle in high school and was on crutches for 3 or 4 weeks. I would sit down and just lower myself a stair at a time really (not just sliding down :D ) and slide the crutches along beside me with one hand through the middle of them. My folks wouldn't have approved of me tossing them down either ;) I'm sure the break being in the femur is worse but if you can stand to lift your leg enough while seated to lower yourself a step at a time it'll be safer anyway. Wouldn't want ya to fall down the stairs now!!! :panic:

Glad you're in good spirits and be careful with the nerf guns, it's all fun and games till someone shoots their eye out!! :lol:

And then it's frickin' hilarious.

I might give the slide a try when my parent's are home just in case. I didn't think about sliding the crutches along with me.

I am feeling more and more like a child each day because I was told that I really shouldn't go up and down the stairs unless someone is home. And I was told that even though Moira invited me to come visit at the track today, that I should stay home and rest. So much for my independence :lol:

Am I healed up yet?!?!?

Holy crap Heather! Finally reading this now! I'm glad you are home, wishing you a speeding recovery!

How long before you are fully healed? And do they have you on some good pain meds?

Thanks, Gina. I have no idea how long until I heal. By words of the doctor: "you're young and healthy as a horse, you'll be fine." He failed to give me a time frame with this analasys. :lol:

ERIC! I did the scooting down the stairs this afternoon. It was not comfortable and it took me a while, but it was far safer for sure. I will need to learn to get up and down stairs though because my apartment is on the third floor, and I want to go home sooner than later.

My God, I've been out of the loop! Sorry to see about the crash, and I'm glad it wasn't worse! Heal soon!!

Good, you gave it a try anyway. I sure hope you heal quick, I can't stand to be immobilized either, drives me stir crazy. So have you thought about another bike yet? Do you know what you want? Hope you won't give up riding.

Then it's a new game called FIND THE EYE!! :lol:

Heather, you're in New Braunfels... right?? I should just come and get you when we're down there. H2R is a big ass living room with a track in the back yard - no stairs unless you want to go to the observation deck. So, you very easily could just lounge on the couch all day.

I also have a Mule [think small work truck, larger than a 4-wheeler, smaller than a truck] that you could putter around on.

That's a hell of an offer! I've seen some pictures of the facility, it looks amazing, I can;t wait to see it someday. Where is the track located? I might be heading to texas in the next year or two.

Yeah anytime you want to come kidnap me, I am more than willing to be a captive! I am going to try and get back home this weekend though.

Harris Hill Info

Did ya go yet or plan on going?

How are you feeling?

:D :D

I am home home now. :D

My cats haven't let me out of their sight since I got home. Just figures that I have the two co-dependent cats on the planet :lol: I can even tolerate the big one jumping on my lap unexpectedly. It's scary, but it really doesn't hurt that bad.

The stairs take me a while and I am worn out when I get to the top, but I can at least manuever them with relative ease.

My roommate has taken over the reigns of taking care of me from y folks and so far is doing great. :D She is at the grocery store now buying me stuff and plans to make a pizza tonight!

My major gripe is not being able to take a real shower or being able to drive :( I have metal staples in my leg, so until those come out, it's a sponge bath. Since it's my left leg that is broken, and all the vehicles my family owns are standard transmissions I can't drive myself anywhere because I can't operate a clutch. UGH!

And holy mother of paperwork that I have to do for my disabilty and FMLA from work. :eek:

Any Austinites that want to come visit me this week, I am all for it. I live in North Austin off Wells Branch.

Heather, just read about what happened to you and I'm soooo sorry to hear about it! I hope your recovery is going well, and it sounds as though you're in great spirits -- that's a good thing!
Hang in there and keep us Femmes that don't venture out of that area up-to-date, okay?

You know, I had forgotten that Femmes hadn't been told about all of this!

Thanks for the well wishes! :D

headed to Femmes to post up an update

So should we now have the thread titled "Heather up!" ?

Heather - I totally missed this thread, glad you are on the mend!

Now that's a good friend! :)