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Well, Tuesday morning I had the surgery. Tuesday afternoon and night was difficult. Very uncomfortable! I was taking pain pills every three hours for a couple of days and was still struggling to sleep. One night I did manage to fall asleep and realized how much better I was when I woke up at 4 in the morning in very little pain. Now I was suppossed to take a pain pill at 3:00 and had obviously missed it. So I took it at 4:00 and never took another one. So here I am four days after surgery, mot… Continue

Ok everyone, I found out this morning that I am going to need surgery on Tuesday morning. The doc said that I would be recieving a plate with 8 screws and a bone graft from my hip to fill in parts on my collarbone that are not repairable. He also said that a few days after surgery i could plug my bike into the trainer to spin out my legs...provided i stay out of my bars keeping no weight on my arms...i will keep you all posted!

So, like I said before...lots of people have been asking about my situation with my crash. I think I am going to continue to update everyone so that it will be easier and hopefuly answer your questions. It turns out I do need surgery. The first x-rays that were taken after I arrived at Hackensack weren't too bad. Although, it was very clearly broken...the doctors were pretty sure with rest and not moving that it would heal pretty well. However, I went to an orthopedic doctor yesterday and he to… Continue

Hey everyone, I have to add to what mike already typed about crashes. Lots of people have been reaching out to me the past couple of days to find out my situation. While I would love to call everyone back...my short term memory isn't the greatest right now...so I hope this helps! I was out riding with some people this past Saturday morning. Not sure how many of us there were or what time we left or what time I exactly crashed. That might be that way for a reason! I know we left relatively early… Continue