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My OG mend has started.

Just a year or two ago I replaced both our toilets with the tallest available locally (Home Depot & 19") as well as being advertised (with video) of being able to flush a bucket of golf balls.
I was very pleased with how that extra 3 inches helped my old knees.
And they're Mrs Budman friendly too as they would be... brand new.

Hey Budman... can you have visitors yet? Do you want visitors, yet?
I'm not very far away and would be pleased to stop by and do what I can to lighten your 'tude.
Deliveries possible. Just dm me your needs.

ThumperX said:
We need an injured rider emoji.
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I've used this one before...
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Sending healing vibes to you Bud. Keeping your mental healthy during all this is hard, just celebrate the small wins and keep pushing forward.
 
I think the mental health aspect is difficult to deal with. I mean you have to deal with whatever limitations are put on you physically.

Just to re-up on the injury.
9/26/25 6ish PM.
Slipped in stair wearing socks and with both legs straight forward fell 36” straight down catching the edge of the stair tread just below the butt on the right leg.

High energy break. Clean thru. Surgery Saturday AM. Rod/ screws. The last two and 1/2 weeks in the Vi Rehab Nursing facility in Palo Alto.

Status as of today.
Release likely next Friday.
Doing stairs as the major focus with PT. Going up is Ok. Coming down sucks.

Yesterday I got dizzy 3 times. Uncomfortable for sure. Doc said it was likely due to the large blood loss from surgery. So far good today.

Skipped pain meds last night and the leg really hurt this AM. I have been self weening off the drugs and found out that was also the plan by the Doc.

Got a few smiles from seeing friends go to Kernville and feeling for the Reach helicopter crew a bit more deeply than maybe I would generally.

Being laid up sucks.

Some MotoGP to watch. Some exercises to do… and more boredom to deal with.
 
Yea, the mental aspects can be hard to deal with when your body can no longer do what it used to be able to do. Fortunately for you, those changes are only temporary. After my stroke, those changes are permanent.

And I also experienced dizziness. Sometimes, when getting out of bed, it would feel like I’d been riding a tilt-a-whirl. Very disconcerting.

Keep up the good work!
 
Managing pain robs you of your cognitive resources; couple that with physical limitations and it’s difficult to keep putting on rose colored glasses. Hang in there Budman. At least when you get home you’ll have your furry buddies to spread sunshine.

Keep on keeping on Budman, good news is your audience here gets it.
 
You wouldn't have survived and died within several days after the fall,
had no one knew you were injured,, or provided help.

The prompt medical care has improve that outcome.
 
budman said:
I think the mental health aspect is difficult to deal with. I mean you have to deal with whatever limitations are put on you physically.

Just to re-up on the injury.
9/26/25 6ish PM.
Slipped in stair wearing socks and with both legs straight forward fell 36” straight down catching the edge of the stair tread just below the butt on the right leg.

High energy break. Clean thru. Surgery Saturday AM. Rod/ screws. The last two and 1/2 weeks in the Vi Rehab Nursing facility in Palo Alto.

Status as of today.
Release likely next Friday.
Doing stairs as the major focus with PT. Going up is Ok. Coming down sucks.

Yesterday I got dizzy 3 times. Uncomfortable for sure. Doc said it was likely due to the large blood loss from surgery. So far good today.

Skipped pain meds last night and the leg really hurt this AM. I have been self weening off the drugs and found out that was also the plan by the Doc.

Got a few smiles from seeing friends go to Kernville and feeling for the Reach helicopter crew a bit more deeply than maybe I would generally.

Being laid up sucks.

Some MotoGP to watch. Some exercises to do… and more boredom to deal with.
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The boredom, the cabin fever, a locked dog staring out the window.

I find little routines, reflections on good memories and poking my nose into things like "What again was the Magna Carta?"

Friend visits with food are highlights.

I remember the line in "Fences" by August Wilson, "You gotta take the crookeds with the straights, that's what Papa use to say."
 
Play on line Scrabble with someone.
 
Had amazingly weird dreams. Missed breakfast because sleeping felt good. Getting closer to be able to get on my side I think. The right cheek and quad continue to hurt. Pretty consistent if not laying down.

Doing my own PT.

I am actually watching car racing today. Talledaga COTA F-1.

Lunch just showed.
 
Since you have so much free time (forced no less) maybe spend that time doing something you always wanted but never had time for.

Learn a new language

Invest in stocks and keep an eye on them throughout the day

Learn to play guitar

Explore spirituality and meditation

Play chess and other board games with visitors and hospital staff

Practice magic tricks and card tricks from YouTube vids

Organize your photos into albums and add captions

Learn origami

Volunteer for an organization that reaches out to nursing homes or shut ins who are lonely and need someone to talk to

Some of these sound a little hokey but you’ve got all day, right?
That point is to remain as active as you can, if not physically then mentally.
 
Just saw this thread and the recovery you are making. Best wishes for more of the same. Just gone through a health crisis of own. As you are demonstrating recovery is about a positive mental attitude and bloody-minded persistence - assuming the medical stuff is taken care of. If nothing else, a lifetime of riding Moto's develops both.
 
Budman: if you have never read “The Prophet” by Khalil Gibran, you absolutely must. It’s a very short book, full of insight and wisdom. Once you read it, you will keep it for the rest of your life.

Here is an online version:


Look at the table of contents to see the subjects that are covered. Unless you are dead, you will find things that speak to you.
 
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Since you have so much free time (forced no less) maybe spend that time doing something you always wanted but never had time for.
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At the moment it is a bit hard to focus on stuff but that will change soon. I appreciate the ideas. When I am home life should be a bit more grounded as far as things to consume the boredom and the Mrs will be pushing hard to focus more on work and the never ending task of earning a buck.

I was about to start doing some side bar project editing for the moto movie I am 95% done with but that is going to be sidelined due to some circumstances beyond my control. I hate failing but in this case I think it is the right call.

So….
I will continue to plan my retirement ride for sure.
Given the extra time I will dig into a bit more of the history I would think and more importantly learn how to do routes on Rever. There is a ton to do there that is of major interest.
 
On the subject of motivation and smaller bikes....
I just picked up a mint 500mile Duke 390 two weeks ago. I have already put 1000 miles on it and have started the inevitable journey down the "what can I improve" rabbit hole.
 

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I was wondering about the initial news of a broken hip, that got stuck in my mind.
Has your injury been downgraded with a broken femur, less time for recovery?
or, more time to heal?
That ball & socket hip joint, looks longer term.

Jimmy Stewart stuck at home, all he had was a back window, for entertainment,
& Hitchcock for imagination.
 
Keep on keeping on, sounds like good progress. As others suggested lots of online gaming options to pass the time, chess, etc against others or a computer. Not my bag, but I'd probably try it if I was laid up
 
CDONA said:
Has your injury been downgraded with a broken femur, less time for recovery?
or, more time to heal?
That ball & socket hip joint, looks longer term.
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The Dr only compared to a hip replacement. They said the femur takes 33% longer in my case. Still waiting for the X-Rays.

@N4teTheGreat I am definitely not an online gaming dude. Heck I am really not a lap top dude which is limiting on its own. At least when I get home I can use my Apple laptop vs the Dell I need to use for work crap.

this afternoon after my two PT’s and a work meeting the Mrs is bringing shaving stuff. Looking forward to halting the grizzly Adams progression.
I have never been so scruffy!
 
@NorCalBusa Well. Stanford has passed and I am not a creeper so you are out of luck. :laughing

Just killed it in PT.
Got the full stair licked up and down.
Down is still more of a challenge but doubled what I did the first time and that matches up to my home. Kind of stoked.

Then on the walk back just used the cane for the last 100ft. That bodes well for getting back to work.

This is the first real “up” feeling in the 3-1/2 weeks of this BS.
 
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I'm not familiar with either. :laughing
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No shave 'till yur all healed up! :afm199
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I feel ya there and kind of would like to experience it 6 more months would have me doing the full Jesus look.

…but I know the Mrs won’t feed me if I keep getting food caught in my facial hair. :laughing
 
budman said:
This is the first real “up” feeling in the 3-1/2 weeks of this BS.
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f*** yeah!!!
budman said:
I feel ya there and kind of would like to experience it 6 more months would have me doing the full Jesus look.

…but I know the Mrs won’t feed me if I keep getting food caught in my facial hair. :laughing
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well that would be one way to stay on track diet-wise... :laughing
 
PT 2 kicked my ass in terms of pain.
After a bit of learning the “dress yourself tools” it was cane work. Simple little things like stepping over a curb when you throw in the need to really balance makes the entire leg really work together.

That meant the kit in my quad was taxed and it fricking hurt. All those metal bits moving around and making noise is the suck.

Back to my room and in pain. Yikes.
The knee to the hip all are throbbing noticeably.
Why the knee?? :dunno.

The kind of pain where I just want to sleep.
However they are very strict with pain meds and I am at the end of a 4 hour cycle so I have to wait.

No pain no gain applies here.
 
Wishing you all the best in your recovery, Bud.
My advise is, slow down and don't rush it. Unfortunately, guys our age don't heal as fast as we once did. Trying to rehab like we did 25 or 30 years ago is a recipe for complications and/or re-injury. I think of it like welding... you want a nice deep weld that is stronger than the surrounding material, not a quick shallow pass that going to fail again in the same place. Now is the time to take it slow and go easy.
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