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I was lucky, could have been way worse!
I was 8 laps into my day at Milestone and hit a slick spot on a landing, in 4th. Gnarly high side and just bounced of the ground.
I'll be alright in a few weeks, just have to endure the temporary bullshit.
Thanks Guys!
-Austin
The Shop
Take it easy dude and get well.
The injury was on Oct 5th, 2nd surgery was Oct 7th, they added 11 screws and 2 plates to my pelvis. I had a bonus rod placed in my femur for traction for a few days. 5 days in the hospital and they set me free...
Since then, I have been able to put all of my effort into my rehab and i'm super happy to say this injury was not the end of me!
I had 10 weeks of non weight bearing (crutches), but was able to work a lot of range back into the joint. I started cycling right at 10 weeks. I'm at week 16 now and i'm probably flirting with 90% recovered, with a slight limp still. I have over 500 miles logged from mountain and road bikes. My lungs are back, my muscle is back and i'm just working on the little movements in the joint.
The biggest discomfort from this has been the fact that they cut all of my butt muscle to get to the pelvis, it's been a real pain in the ass! My scar is pretty gnarly but it will just add to my list in the end.
Like Nornevrder said above, when the femur was pushing out of the back of my ass, it was the most painful thing i've ever experienced, but what else would you expect.
I will ride a dirt bike again, just not sure when, i'm in no rush!
Till then, pedal hard, pedal fast and be happy I didn't get broken off worse.
Austin Squires
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