nikki
Moto Junkie
- Apr 21, 2000
- 5,802
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Damnit... back in mid-March, in the first race of the year, I went from a sweet holeshot to an ambulance trip after getting clipped in the air. The damage... a few tears in my rotator cuff (shoulder). I was out for a good 2-3 months and finally got back to "normal" a few weeks ago. Been racing, riding, water skiing, kneeboarding, playing volleyball, biking, and feeling good for the past couple of weeks. My right arm was still pretty weak and a lot smaller than my left but things were good. Was even able to master the whoop section at the fair race we helped hold a week ago.
Well Friday night I raced the night track at Red Bud. It was 100 degrees and as humid as can be and Red decided not to sign up. Me and our buddy Donny made fun of him a little... as we did sign up. Well Donny and I were out in the same practice and Donny got nailed in the arm with someone's bars and broke his arm. I survived practice and then a few hours later was ready for my first moto.
+35 was the first drop then they dropped women with +40 and there was probably 20-25 bikes in our gate drop. Somehow I snuck around tight in the first turn and came out in 2nd or 3rd on the start. I felt great and was running top 5 out of the whole pack, first in womens, and felt really smooth. Well, on the last lap, I decide to go for this uphill double out of an off cambre turn that I have always been scared to try. I come around a little wide and try to square up to the jump and pin the throttle and... well... ended up a little sideways off the face and cased the jump good. Bike shot me off and I did a face/shoulder plant and got a nice bolt scrape on my lower stomach. I laid in the sand and hoped not to get landed on and knew something wasn't right. Finally got off the track, again holding my right arm so the weight wouldn't pull on my shoulder, and boy was I disappointed. Got a ride back to the pits and went through the whole passing out thing again. Lemming was a good coach and somehow I didn't go down for the count.
Well... it's been 4 days now and it's not lookin too good. Again, I can't lift my arm away from my side on my own more than a few inches. Luckily the pain isn't anything like last time as it only hurts if I try to move it funny. And, unlike last time, my arm still has a little strength... just looks like a range of motion issue. Funny thing is if I lift my arm over my head with my good arm, then I can hold it up without help. So I have some motion above my head with it, just not picking it up/out to my side. Guess I'm gonna wait a few weeks, do my same therapy exercises from last time, and hope for the best. If it doesn't get better... I think it's time to see a new orthopedic surgeon and maybe go for a third $1,800 MRI.
My goal is to be riding by mid-August for the Millville WML race... I guess I better get to training. This sport sucks sometimes... :|
Well Friday night I raced the night track at Red Bud. It was 100 degrees and as humid as can be and Red decided not to sign up. Me and our buddy Donny made fun of him a little... as we did sign up. Well Donny and I were out in the same practice and Donny got nailed in the arm with someone's bars and broke his arm. I survived practice and then a few hours later was ready for my first moto.
+35 was the first drop then they dropped women with +40 and there was probably 20-25 bikes in our gate drop. Somehow I snuck around tight in the first turn and came out in 2nd or 3rd on the start. I felt great and was running top 5 out of the whole pack, first in womens, and felt really smooth. Well, on the last lap, I decide to go for this uphill double out of an off cambre turn that I have always been scared to try. I come around a little wide and try to square up to the jump and pin the throttle and... well... ended up a little sideways off the face and cased the jump good. Bike shot me off and I did a face/shoulder plant and got a nice bolt scrape on my lower stomach. I laid in the sand and hoped not to get landed on and knew something wasn't right. Finally got off the track, again holding my right arm so the weight wouldn't pull on my shoulder, and boy was I disappointed. Got a ride back to the pits and went through the whole passing out thing again. Lemming was a good coach and somehow I didn't go down for the count.
Well... it's been 4 days now and it's not lookin too good. Again, I can't lift my arm away from my side on my own more than a few inches. Luckily the pain isn't anything like last time as it only hurts if I try to move it funny. And, unlike last time, my arm still has a little strength... just looks like a range of motion issue. Funny thing is if I lift my arm over my head with my good arm, then I can hold it up without help. So I have some motion above my head with it, just not picking it up/out to my side. Guess I'm gonna wait a few weeks, do my same therapy exercises from last time, and hope for the best. If it doesn't get better... I think it's time to see a new orthopedic surgeon and maybe go for a third $1,800 MRI.
My goal is to be riding by mid-August for the Millville WML race... I guess I better get to training. This sport sucks sometimes... :|
