Whoe Else Is Recovering From An Injury.

**Leviathan** · 03-13-2009 05:19 PM

i haven't ridden my Kracked Skulls board going on 8 days now. i feel nauseated, sick, light headed, my hands wont stop shaking. i got some serious issues. haha.

Im down in nashville recording a cd and the only board i cud bring with me was my derringer 28. had fun riding it around but Nashville got some mad/sick hills that i wanted to bomb but i'm deff not goin down with a 28'' board with original trucks. it would be death!

**threefingerflick** · 03-13-2009 10:03 PM

Originally Posted by Bookworm

I won't be healthy until the day I swear off 8mm axles.

my left palm is currently one giant bruise, and my shoulder is recovering from the same crash.

*grumbles*f---in garden hoses

Dude when i fractured my Skull i guess i also hit my hand hard on the concrete and i had a big o' bruise on my palm for like a month. it was so annoying because it was right in the place i use the most.

**Slippery Bean** · 03-30-2009 11:08 AM

Found this sweet lil hill in austin yesterday we bombed it a few times.. could not have been more than 35mph. Well there was a street half way down the hill i figured i would practice cornering at speed. Well i tried for the corner and the pavement was so rough my board glided out from under me and i slide butt first towards the curb luckily it was slightly curved and so i did not break anything but i walk slower than my grandfather and it takes me five minutes to get in my car.

Two weeks with no skating.............
i guess i will be playing my keyboards alot these next weeks lol

**skinsand** · 03-30-2009 03:28 PM

I have a broken collarbone... 1 1/2 months before i can skate again....
sucks balls. I was reeeaaaally close to sending the bone through the skin according to the ER doctor. Its gone down but still got a crazy little bump at the base of my neck.

Im passing the time by watching dogtown and z - boys 10715878057124890 times and messin around on a balance board.

fun times.

**modestme** · 03-30-2009 04:01 PM

i got some road rash on my shins knees and palms. i was walking the plank and for some reason had to bail and instead of landing with both feet on the ground, i landed with one foot on the board causing the board to slide out and my body to flip around and land with the boards grip tape shredding my shins and the gravel on my knees. it was VERY fail indeed. o and i stabbed myself with a pocket knife on accident trying to get a pill out of a case.

**Terike** · 03-30-2009 07:17 PM

First injury yesterday.. Wrecked at 35mph+ down hill in shorts and a t shirt. Haven't gotten any sleep since because its too painful to lay on all my scrapes and bruises. I don't think anything is broken, though my hip bone is bruised for sure.

**Ragtime** · 03-30-2009 07:31 PM

All of my scabs recently fell off.
My friend's thumb just fixed itself.
All is good.

**d-dub** · 03-30-2009 10:41 PM

well, honestly i wish i had any one of your guys' problems right now. instead, i lay here in my bed, barely even able to roll over on my own.

about a week and a half ago, i was skating a 65 mph hill with a few friends. next thing i know, its a couple days later and i'm looking into some flashlight. i still don't know what happened but now i've got this 'nifty' back brace and about 30 staples down my spine (and thats only the visible part

)

looks like i'll be lurkin on here a lot until i can physically start my own rehab in about 4-6 months. if you guys have any questions on how i cheated death, i'll do my best to answer. peace out

**Bruce22** · 03-30-2009 10:47 PM

Originally Posted by d-dub

well, honestly i wish i had any one of your guys' problems right now. instead, i lay here in my bed, barely even able to roll over on my own.

about a week and a half ago, i was skating a 65 mph hill with a few friends. next thing i know, its a couple days later and i'm looking into some flashlight. i still don't know what happened but now i've got this 'nifty' back brace and about 30 staples down my spine (and thats only the visible part

)

looks like i'll be lurkin on here a lot until i can physically start my own rehab in about 4-6 months. if you guys have any questions on how i cheated death, i'll do my best to answer. peace out

ohh do tell.... what you remember at least

**d-dub** · 03-30-2009 11:18 PM

Originally Posted by Bruce22

ohh do tell.... what you remember at least

well thanks for the interest. there is a 2 day gap in my memory, but here's what others have told me.

60-65 mph hill here in CO.
Riding with a friend who can name himself if he wants.

We were drag racing down the main stretch that becomes some chicanes.

Heres where it gets fuzzy.

Coming into the second sweeper, i think he hit a rock. we have great trust in each other's abilities and ride together all the time, so we were VERY close.

the rock caused him to wobble and take out the front of my board i think.

he was luckily able to control the general direction in which he slid and landed safely on the side of the road from what i understand.

Me: not so lucky. the turn we fell in happened to also have the ONLY ****IN GUARDRAIL on the ENTIRE ROAD!!!!!!!!!! gay.

I slid on my side on the road, kept sliding and hit the guardrail with my back (still don't know how and never will), and continued into some ditch.

now i sit here typing with 2 rods, multiple screws, and MANY staples down my back thanks to about 6 or 7 broken vertebrae.

this all sucks very hard and i wont be able to do anything for about a year, but on the other hand, i will be able to and hopefully making a complete recovery to an accident that could have EASILY ended my life.

**EFG** · 03-30-2009 11:38 PM

Wow, that's some crazy ####. The waiting is the worst part (but the drugs help).

Take it easy, get better.

Edit: What helmet were you wearing?

**BoardDuDE630** · 03-30-2009 11:38 PM

i pulled my groin so im taking a little brake and im waiting for some kinda big road rash on my arm to heal to where i can peel it off

**d-dub** · 03-30-2009 11:44 PM

Originally Posted by EFG

Wow, that's some crazy ####. The waiting is the worst part (but the drugs help).

Take it easy, get better.

Edit: What helmet were you wearing?

unfortunately pain killers dont do much for me

but thanks for the good wishes.

helmet was a charly, heads fine, not even a concussion. i think the gap in memory is from passing out due to shock/pain.

**Slippery Bean** · 03-30-2009 11:47 PM

Yeah D-Dub that sux make mine feel like nothing now
and this was my worst spill to date that did not involve much bleeding
man, i'm happy your alive to skate another day

what kind of protective gear were you wearing?

**d-dub** · 03-30-2009 11:50 PM

charly, gloves, and the thing that i personally think saved my back: NJK's.

**EFG** · 03-30-2009 11:50 PM

Originally Posted by d-dub

unfortunately pain killers dont do much for me

but thanks for the good wishes.

Never said it had to be what the doctor gave you

**d-dub** · 03-30-2009 11:53 PM

haha. word. too bad i don't have any energy for any of that right now.

**Slippery Bean** · 03-30-2009 11:55 PM

Originally Posted by d-dub

charly, gloves, and the thing that i personally think saved my back: NJK's.

hmm after my latest spill (although nothing compared to yours, i was borderline broken tailbone) i have been contemplating ballistics jerseys and impact shorts for moto-bikers under leathers just to reduce the chances of broken tailbones, vertebrae, etc........

Anyone heard how well this helps?

**d-dub** · 03-31-2009 12:01 AM

after this i might be looking into spine protectors. i think there is a point where having a lot of protective gear limits flexibility which in turn could cause worse crashes. just my thoughts.

**transitioned** · 03-31-2009 03:11 AM

well...I'm in for a 6 to 8 weeks stint without skating. 2nd degree ankle sprain. torn ligaments. full tibiotarsalcast and crutches for a month. I'm almost ashamed for my pussy-ass injury, comparing to some of your injury stories. wish you all a speedy recovery. all the best.