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Guinn

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American Zeds
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Jan 31, 2022
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63
Location
Texas
Model of Z
Z3
I heard it said no good deed goes unpunished, and it may be true. I joined a cycling " challenge" ro ride 300 miles in August and find sponsors to donate for Children's Cancer Research. I lost a grandson to a brain tumor, and entered to honor his memory. I was well past halfway to my 300 miles, and had just returned from a 20 mile ride, turned into my driveway, lost the rear wheel and slammed hard on my right side on the ground. My driveway is not paved, it's rock and pea gravel and there are ruts from where tires have removed both. For a second I feared I'd broken my hip, my leg went numb and I had a fair bit of pain. When I tried to stand initially my leg just folded under.
Long story short I was able to stand and get to my back door , painfully. After 2 days of much pain from my pelvic area I think it's called the iliac (?) and difficulty walking without a lot of pain, my daughter is forcing me to go for xrays tomorrow. I don't like hospitals or doctors much so I'm not looking forward to this. Anyway, my cycling is out for a while, and the Z will stay in my shop as well. Getting in and out of it is a bit of a struggle for my 80yr old bones when I'm well, I can't hardly get up from my dining room chairs at the moment... 😀
 
My goodness
What a heartbreaking story 🥲
I’m so sorry to read this
I really hope you haven’t done any damage to yourself
Sending my condolences to you and your family
 
Guinn said:
I heard it said no good deed goes unpunished, and it may be true. I joined a cycling " challenge" ro ride 300 miles in August and find sponsors to donate for Children's Cancer Research. I lost a grandson to a brain tumor, and entered to honor his memory. I was well past halfway to my 300 miles, and had just returned from a 20 mile ride, turned into my driveway, lost the rear wheel and slammed hard on my right side on the ground. My driveway is not paved, it's rock and pea gravel and there are ruts from where tires have removed both. For a second I feared I'd broken my hip, my leg went numb and I had a fair bit of pain. When I tried to stand initially my leg just folded under.
Long story short I was able to stand and get to my back door , painfully. After 2 days of much pain from my pelvic area I think it's called the iliac (?) and difficulty walking without a lot of pain, my daughter is forcing me to go for xrays tomorrow. I don't like hospitals or doctors much so I'm not looking forward to this. Anyway, my cycling is out for a while, and the Z will stay in my shop as well. Getting in and out of it is a bit of a struggle for my 80yr old bones when I'm well, I can't hardly get up from my dining room chairs at the moment... 😀
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Sorry to hear your story. Listen well to your daughter and get well soon.
 
Its a world wide man thing not going to the doctors, generally dare I say ive manged through and got better myself.
On this occasion you're better off going with the flow.
Get well pal 👍
 
My daughter finally convinced me to get xrays...actually, she invited me to lunch, and drove me to a clinic, the little brat, sneaky just like her late mom! So, I was xrayed, and referred to an orthopedic specialist. No broken bones, thank goodness, and he said actually my hip bones and joints look remarkably good for an 80 yr old. However, he wants an MRI to see what the xrays might not reveal, since I'm still having a lot of pain and limited range of motion in my leg. The meds they gave me had a really negative effect on me, depression, couldn't sleep, and loss of appetite so I'm back to ibuprofen.
 
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