Re: Broke my collar bone
Good thing you didn't land on the handle-bars........
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> From: SteveS012@aol.com
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Subject: Broke my collar bone
> Date: Thursday, October 07, 1999 1:32 PM
>
> Well, just another thing to go wrong to try to stop me from growing my
> pumpkins, talk about continuous bad luck.
> I was riding my bike to where the pumpkin patch is, and it was getting
dark,
> so I was hurrying to get ther before all of the light was gone. It is a
few
> miles away, and goes down a dark section of road with traffic whizzing
by,
> whihc I hate, because it is extremely dangerous since near a section of
> bridge there are railings which force you to be almost IN the street,
inches
> from the traffic that can't really see you that well.
> Anyway, while worrying about that, I was making sure to didge all of the
> mailboxes and other obstacles that pop up from nowhere (and I thought I
had
> them ALL memorized by now, since I go every day, all summer, etc.). But I
was
> going and then a black STOP sign post popped up from nowhere, WAY too far
in
> for a stop sign, and I only saw it when I was about a foot away from it,
I
> turned by bike but it smashed right into my chest in my right collarbone.
It
> just about knocked me off the bike. So of course it hurts extremely bad,
and
> I was hoping that it was just bruised. My parents wanted to take me to
the
> E.R. for an X-ray, but I didn't want to go, since I was hoping it was
just
> bruised and I didn't want to have anything wrapped up that would stop me
from
> being able to do pumpkin stuff, plus it would have taken all night in the
> waiting room,probably. But it still hurt yesterday, (the accident was the
> night before last), and so we went to our regular doctor and he had an
X-ray
> done, and it turns out it is broken. I asked if it was just a crack and
he
> said "no, it's definitely broke". But he said it was a "clean" break.
(Like
> that makes me feel any better about it). Anyway, I have this "X" thing
that
> basically just holds my sholders so I can't round them, so the collarbone
> won't move and dislocate, etc. He also said I am not allowed to take it
off
> at all, even to shower, until he checks it again in 2 weeks. It usually
takes
> a month to heal. And I am not supposed to lift anything with my right arm
> that would use my shoulder, etc. The doctor said I wasn;t allowed to do
any
> of the pumpkin or gardening stuff. But THIS AIN'T STOPPING ME! I'll do it
all
> with my left hand and arm, I don't care if it takes me twice as long. And
my
> dad helps out a lot, covering everything with plastic anf row cover, hot
> water bottles, etc. We were out there for 3 hours last night covering
> everything to protect from the frost/freeze warning. I sprayed seaweed
on
> everything, and covered with FRC, and we both put 25 gallons of hot water
> bottles under it all, and plastic tenting over that.
> And hey, at least I got a day off from school, so I guess it isn't too
bad.
> It hurts a lot now though, when I move my arm certain ways that involves
> movement in the shoulder. I just have to learn which movements to avoid,
etc.
> I just hope the doctor doesn't find out I am still doing it. Ha ha! My
> parents didn't argue too much since they know NOTHING would keep me away
from
> the pumpkins, etc. However they don;t want me to go on the boke there in
the
> dark again. Go figure. I should still be able to ride the bike though, or
if
> not, I'll just walk. Anyway, those of you who think you have stuff go
wrong
> for you, I pretty much have all of it and more, so don't feel bad! Now
when I
> go out to the patch next, watch me get hit by lightning or something. I
swear
> someone (or something) doesn't want me to grow these pumpkins!
>
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