Dave's Not Here.
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From: West Deptford NJ
Originally Posted by dlq04,Aug 14 2009, 12:59 PM
Thanks for asking. I really messed up! Had to have an emergency hip replacement.
I made it MidOhio on Friday but had a accident early Saturday morning. I fell from the top step on the motorhome stairs - misjudged the width of the stairs in the dark. The motorhome was parked at a very steep angle and had lots of boards under it to level it, so it was a fall of about 3'.
I landed on my left hip and broke the ball off. Went into surgery Saturday afternoon where they replaced it with a steel one. The rest of my summer is pretty well shot. I'm in rehab at a hospital in Mansfield, OH. I hope to be good enough to be able to get in a car to go home sometime next week. Typical rehab is 2-3 months.
I do not have access to any internet... the rehab center let me use their office pc for a few minutes.
Signing off for now.
I made it MidOhio on Friday but had a accident early Saturday morning. I fell from the top step on the motorhome stairs - misjudged the width of the stairs in the dark. The motorhome was parked at a very steep angle and had lots of boards under it to level it, so it was a fall of about 3'.
I landed on my left hip and broke the ball off. Went into surgery Saturday afternoon where they replaced it with a steel one. The rest of my summer is pretty well shot. I'm in rehab at a hospital in Mansfield, OH. I hope to be good enough to be able to get in a car to go home sometime next week. Typical rehab is 2-3 months.
I do not have access to any internet... the rehab center let me use their office pc for a few minutes.
Signing off for now.
What a bummer...let us know how you are doing when you can, Dave. Good luck with rehab! 
Best wishes for a speedy recovery, Dave. 
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I was wondering why we didn't see you come by the S2000s at Mid-Ohio and say hello - though with the crowd that was there, I didn't think that much about it.
So sorry to hear about this. I hope you can make it home soon - healing always works better at home.
JonasM
So sorry to hear about this. I hope you can make it home soon - healing always works better at home.
JonasM
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Originally Posted by MsPerky,Aug 14 2009, 02:31 PM
Calling Dean, calling Dean! 
All I can say is, Ouch! I know that has to hurt. It seems counter-intuitive, but the fact that you had a joint replacement will make recovery quicker and easier. I wish I could have had one.
I'm still looking at probably another 3 months of recovery and PT on top of what I've already had.
Best of luck with your recovery.