Steve Ramon - Update - 3 August

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I see allot of you guys didn't got this update. So I'm posting this here. Steve Ramon can't get visitors due the pain he have but at the end of this post you can find a adress where you can send "Get Well soon Card's" too. He is without a doubt one of the nicest guys in the MxGP paddock!

@OC Maybe you can post that address on VitalMX to?

Team Suzuki Press Office - August 3.

Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MX1 rider Steve Ramon has begun the drawn-out road to recovery after his serious crash at Lommel during qualification for the Grand Prix of Limburg last Saturday.

The former World Champion was moved out of intensive care at a hospital in Genk (Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg) and transferred to a facility close to his home in Eeklo (AZ Alma) on Monday.

"Steve suffered a contusion of the spine and when the muscles began to ease he could regain feeling and move his legs. He can now sit-up and has begun the first steps of a 10-15-point plan," said Dr Sam Vermeire.

"There is a long way to go and we hope soon he will be able to take his first steps," Dr Vermeire continued. "When he can start to make 'transfers' such as moving from the bed, getting up to walk across the room, sitting down and-so-on; then he will be able to leave the hospital and go home to begin his rehab and physio from there.

"In four-to-six weeks we will know a lot more about his recovery and options for his career in the future," he added. "It could be three-to-five months before there is a full recovery and perhaps some painful rehab ahead because of the nerve damage, but, like I said; the first positive steps have been made so we will see how we progress from here."

Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MX1 wishes to convey its wholehearted thanks and gratitude to all the medical staff and experts, from the scene of the crash at Lommel; to Steve's current rehab team for all their care, concern and attention.

"It is reassuring that motorsport athletes can have immediate access to the high-quality of medical treatment that Steve received and we are so-appreciative of every person who has helped; and for all of those who have sent Steve and the team well-wishing messages," said Team Owner Sylvain Geboers. "For sure this is not an easy time but Steve is a strong character as well as a very-fit individual, so we are hopeful for the weeks ahead."

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Because of the pain he can't get visitors but you guys can send him a "Get well soon card!"

Adress:

Steve Ramon
Gistelsteenweg 649
8490 zerkegem
Belgium
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8/6/2011 3:22pm
still no word on what part of his spine he injured?
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8/6/2011 3:32pm Edited Date/Time 8/6/2011 3:35pm
still no word on what part of his spine he injured?
He has no fractures or something like that on his spine if you mean that... He had "contusion" of the spine and I thought he had also a nerve blockage in his neck and his nerves on his left side on his body are destroyed so that gonna be a rehabilitation from 4 till 8 months. The doctor that threated him said to Steve and the people with him that the Leatt brace saved his life! Otherwise his neck was been broken and ... No we can't think about that scenario!

It must been a very, very, very hard impacted! After that impacted his muscles went to "save life mode" that with that blocked nerves in his neck and with the destroyed ones in his left side made him paralyzed for a wile... But from the moment his muscles relaxed a bit and the "fixed" the nerve in his neck he got the feeling back. But now the destroyed nerves gonna be a bitch!! Everyone that has nerves pains knows that! If you ever got a operation and they screwed with the nerves in your skin than you know how much that hurts and he got that 1000x worse!
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8/6/2011 3:35pm
Really hate to see this. I always thought Ramon was an awesome rider. I hope he can return to the track.
Didn't he break his neck once before?
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8/6/2011 3:43pm
Indeed he broke his neck in 2009 at the first heat in Valkenswaard. He ended that Grand Prix with 13-7 ... He rode a 10 minutes in the first heat and a full second heat with a broken neck!!

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8/6/2011 3:49pm
Is there an e-mail address or facebook page we can send our best wishes to ??
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8/6/2011 3:52pm Edited Date/Time 8/6/2011 3:52pm
I have herniated discs in my neck and back. I can feel for what he is going through. I hope he recovers well, but I imagine this is the end of his racing career. Such a shame!
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MXMattii wrote:
Indeed he broke his neck in 2009 at the first heat in Valkenswaard. He ended that Grand Prix with 13-7 ... He rode a 10 minutes...
Indeed he broke his neck in 2009 at the first heat in Valkenswaard. He ended that Grand Prix with 13-7 ... He rode a 10 minutes in the first heat and a full second heat with a broken neck!!
Wow...I guess he just slapped some duct tape on it and said let's ride.
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Best wishes for recovery!!
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I have herniated discs in my neck and back. I can feel for what he is going through. I hope he recovers well, but I imagine...
I have herniated discs in my neck and back. I can feel for what he is going through. I hope he recovers well, but I imagine this is the end of his racing career. Such a shame!
Which back disc - lumbar?

That can really mess up your leg muscles and create paralysis.

What's rehab like - effective for a recovery?
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Best wishes for a speedy recovery Steve!!!

I think (hope) we can all agree on this and put the whole “US vs. Them” thing aside in situations like this. At the end of the day Ramon is one of our MX brothers, and he’s a bad dude at that!! Two time world champ and for my money, one of the (if not THE) most clutch riders of all times at the MXDN. He has made me sweat on more than one occasion at that race lol, even as recently as last year!! A lot of people don’t notice his quiet charges through the pack and always assume we (the US) have things wrapped up, then here comes Ramon passing guys right down to the wire!! That guy always seems to step up at that race, every time!

Anyhow, get well soon!!

Paul
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8/6/2011 5:17pm
Well said Paul.
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8/6/2011 5:20pm
Very sorry to hear it. It does sound a lot like what Rick (Hammertime) experienced. Ramon has been a terrific, terrific rider and here's hoping the sport can give something back for him.
8/6/2011 6:38pm
sounds like he will make it through. hope he does as quick as possible. i also hope he decides to call it quits. if he has already broke his neck once, this is nothing to mess around with.
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8/6/2011 8:02pm
My thoughts are with you Steve!
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8/7/2011 1:28am
Goodluck steve with your recovery. You have one of the best riding techniques I have ever seen. It's a shame I never got to see you ride in person. Smooth fast and very tidy.
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8/7/2011 3:01am
Here'shoping for a quick and full recovery. It feels like he has been around forever and he will be really missed. Except his neck injury last year in Valkenswaard and now at Lommel he rarely missed a race for many years in my memory. A great rider!
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8/11/2011 6:42pm
Translated from a French site.

Update:

News of the health of Steve Ramon after his bad fall in Lommel from our colleagues Mxmag.be. If it does not suffer irreversible damage, his recovery may take a few months ...


According to Dr. Sam Vermeire, which keeps track of where Steve Eeklo Suzuki rider is now hospitalized, "he can now sit and thus entered the first stage of a rehabilitation plan that will include 10 to 15. So there is a long way to go, but we hope it will soon be able to take his first steps. When it is able to get out of bed, walk across the room, sit ... then he can leave the hospital and perform the revalidation of the house. "
"By 4 to 6 weeks - he says - we know more about how Steve gets and the options available to him for the rest of his career. You should know that a full revalidation may take 3 to 5 months, not to mention that after this period, some pain may persist because of the nerve that was hit. "
We wish all the courage needed to Steve in this difficult time.
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8/11/2011 6:49pm
Thanks for the update. Best wishes for Steve and his recovery.
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Thanks for the update and wish for a full recovery.

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