Broke my leg last night :(

"J. Walter Weatherman" (J-WalterWeatherman)
11/14/2013 at 10:52 • Filed to: Twowheelsbad

Crashed my bike and landed awkwardly. Knee bent sideways. Currently awaiting surgery. Looks like they are going to put a bunch of metal in my leg. I'll post more later when I'm on less drugs.

DISCUSSION (46)

Tom McParland > J. Walter Weatherman
11/14/2013 at 10:54

Oh nooooo. Rest easy man

vdub_nut: scooter snob > J. Walter Weatherman
11/14/2013 at 10:55

;_; NOOOOOO!!!!

Get better dude! Also, post when you're on MORE drugs, it'll be entertaining.

SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > J. Walter Weatherman
11/14/2013 at 10:55

Mecha J Walter Weatherman?

Gamecat235 > J. Walter Weatherman
11/14/2013 at 10:55

Holy fuck! I am soooo sorry to hear that.

As a semi-random internet stranger who lives in the same city, let me know if there is anything I can do to help. (Guess this solves the handicap parking situation? - GC235 trying to look on the bright side of every situation since 1975 )

Jagvar > J. Walter Weatherman
11/14/2013 at 10:55

Gah! That's awful. Hopefully you're on some good painkillers. Wishing you a full recovery, man.

$kaycog > J. Walter Weatherman
11/14/2013 at 10:59

I'm so sorry to hear that! We'll be thinking of you.

Party-vi > J. Walter Weatherman
11/14/2013 at 10:59

Damn. I hope they're good drugs!

MonkeePuzzle > J. Walter Weatherman
11/14/2013 at 11:00

also, which leg? is your car (assuming you aren't a bike only guy) manual or auto?

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > J. Walter Weatherman
11/14/2013 at 11:03

Holy hell-!

At least you're alright and I can hope for a full recovery! :c

phenotyp > J. Walter Weatherman
11/14/2013 at 11:03

Kinja'd!!!

Ask Krieger for an upgrade.

philipilihp > J. Walter Weatherman
11/14/2013 at 11:08

Kinja'd!!!

Sorry, couldn't resist. Get well soon homie!!

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > J. Walter Weatherman
11/14/2013 at 11:08

Ouch, sorry to hear that man, hope you get better soon. My old man had a similar accident in the 70's, and he healed up alright, so you should be good once the surgery fully sets in. I mean, the 70's. In Brazil. Medical technology was still in medieval standards.

davedave1111 > J. Walter Weatherman
11/14/2013 at 11:08

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > J. Walter Weatherman
11/14/2013 at 11:09

Bummer.

Speedy recovery!

CAR_IS_MI > J. Walter Weatherman
11/14/2013 at 11:13

Sorry to hear man; speedy recovery.

Also, Bike or Bike-cycle?

Hooker > J. Walter Weatherman
11/14/2013 at 11:17

Get better soon man. Keep us posted.

PRBot II > J. Walter Weatherman
11/14/2013 at 11:18

Sorry to hear that, man. Hang in there!

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > J. Walter Weatherman
11/14/2013 at 11:18

McMike > J. Walter Weatherman
11/14/2013 at 11:19

I can't believe it's been almost 30 minutes and no one has asked how the bike was.

ttyymmnn > J. Walter Weatherman
11/14/2013 at 11:31

Have fun going through the metal detectors at the airport.

SR20 on the surgery. And be sure to ask for the codeine.

Best wishes.

Agrajag > J. Walter Weatherman
11/14/2013 at 11:33

That sucks. Here is to a speedy recovery.

HammerheadFistpunch > J. Walter Weatherman
11/14/2013 at 11:50

DAG YO! that sucks. Sorry to hear that, hope you get better soon. I was wondering where you went. I posted some pics and video on my Moab trip and I was going to post my bike video today...but I might not, out of respect or something.

Turk > J. Walter Weatherman
11/14/2013 at 11:59

Heal up good dude. Scars tell stories, not necessarily of enlightened behavior, but a story just the same.

More importantly glad the outcome wasn't any worse (#twowheelsbad can get really, really bad... still hasn't stopped me entirely either)

505Turbeaux > J. Walter Weatherman
11/14/2013 at 12:04

best wishes J. Walter!

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > J. Walter Weatherman
11/14/2013 at 12:16

Damn, you'll have to let us know what you want as bait for a day or something.

Get better man

Icemanmaybeirunoutofthetalents > J. Walter Weatherman
11/14/2013 at 12:38

Scars are good. Bitches love scars.

Seriously speaking, that sounds quite painful. Get well soon man.

thebigbossyboss > J. Walter Weatherman
11/14/2013 at 12:48

Dislocated my knee really badly last year playing football. I know that feels bro. All the best for a speedy recovery. Keep oppo updated for your progress.

deadpedal > J. Walter Weatherman
11/14/2013 at 14:46

Make sure they operate on the correct leg.

Mend well.

Careful on the crutches too. My buddy wrecked an ankle in law school. Metal needed. Ankle turned out fine...serious shoulder problems from crutching around the city with books and poor technique.

JEM > J. Walter Weatherman
11/14/2013 at 14:51

Yikes! Hope it all turns out ok, best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Saracen > J. Walter Weatherman
11/14/2013 at 14:57

pdthedeuce > J. Walter Weatherman
11/14/2013 at 16:58

damn ... that sucks .

J. Walter Weatherman > Gamecat235
11/17/2013 at 13:06

Would you have any interest in my basketball tickets for tomorrow night? I am not in any sort of shape to go to the game.

Most of my friends are acting all noble and saying that it doesn't feel right going without me (although some are simply balking at the 9:00 start time), so, as of right now, the tickets are still up for grabs.

J. Walter Weatherman > J. Walter Weatherman
11/17/2013 at 15:03

Nevermind, one of my friends finally took the tickets. I will let you know if they are up for grabs again in the future. It may be a while before I can make it to another game.

Gamecat235 > J. Walter Weatherman
11/18/2013 at 01:36

Assuming that by now someone with some sense grabbed the tickets. We were driving back from Vegas today, long day, with interruptions for finding people and other miscellaneous adventures.

How are you doing? Sounds like you were prepping for surgery with the update from last week, was it the knee itself or above or below?

Hopefully you are doing as well as can be expected.

J. Walter Weatherman > Gamecat235
11/18/2013 at 10:26

Full update here . TL;DR - I pretty much destroyed the tibia plateau in my right knee (basically the bottom half of the knee joint). I am not going to be able to walk for 3 months. For the time being, I am basically stuck in bed. My spirits are generally high, but this is going to be a long haul.

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J. Walter Weatherman > SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman
11/18/2013 at 10:27

Ha. That has a nice ring to it. I suppose I could get used to that.

J. Walter Weatherman > vdub_nut: scooter snob
11/18/2013 at 10:27

LOL. Good point.

J. Walter Weatherman > McMike
11/18/2013 at 10:28

Bike is fine! Seems like my knee took the brunt of the fall.

J. Walter Weatherman > deadpedal
11/18/2013 at 10:29

Cool. Thanks for the advice. I currently am having to use a walker :( It is terrible.

J. Walter Weatherman > HammerheadFistpunch
11/18/2013 at 10:31

Post away! It looks like I will have to be living vicariously through you for a while. I can't walk or drive a car for 3 fucking months. I don't even know when they are going to let me get back on a bike.

J. Walter Weatherman > ttyymmnn
11/18/2013 at 10:32

Yeah, the surgeons said that the metal shouldn't set off any detectors, but don't think that it doesn't worry me a little bit. Here is some SR20 for you!

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J. Walter Weatherman > thebigbossyboss
11/18/2013 at 10:33

Thanks for the well wishes. Here's an update for ya.

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J. Walter Weatherman > MonkeePuzzle
11/18/2013 at 10:35

Right leg. My DD is manual, but I'm not sure it would even matter - they told me I am not allowed to drive for about 3 months :(

Gamecat235 > J. Walter Weatherman
11/18/2013 at 10:38

Oh my. Wow. That looks terrible.

So for now, elevation, rest and... Rest?

Fuck man, I am really sorry to hear that. Heal quickly, be awesome to your wife, and though I am sure that you have a hell of a system of friends and family in place, if I can help, it never hurts to ask, and I don't offer help without meaning it.

How long will you be completely stuck to the bed/bathroom routine? Will you be able to use a wheelchair once the swelling/inflammation goes down and the healing really starts, or are you basically in fragile egg mode for the long haul?

J. Walter Weatherman > CAR_IS_MI
11/18/2013 at 10:49

Bicycle. Cyclocross bike, to be exact.

vdub_nut: scooter snob > J. Walter Weatherman
11/18/2013 at 12:12

feeling better?