Comments on: About That Motorcycle Wreck

By: schlermy

schlermy — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 00:00:51 +0000

I got hit by a car in Miami but it was my fault as I was young and passing at intersections. A bunch of police officers and a helicopter with spotlight showed up shortly after the wreck and one cop asked “who’s bike is this?” I raised my hand and he yelled at me “get rid of it”!

I never rode it again. It even survived Hurricane Andrew. I lost my car and apartment but the bike still stood on it’s center stand even while the floodwaters rose all the way to the handlebars. I guess it wanted to be rode again I just tossed my keys and title to a friend and got the heck out of dodge.

By: MikeSouth

MikeSouth — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 03:43:49 +0000

In reply to Djoser.

ya all on the same side and ya it hurt like hell…problem now though is the arthritis in my collarbone….the one that got me though was the shoulderblade…I mean who breaks their shoulder blade…I felt like evel kneivel LOL

By: Djoser

Djoser — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 03:26:00 +0000

I had three motorcycle accidents that should have killed me. After the 2nd, I made a deal with the gods. Since I loved riding so much, I wouldn’t quit. But if I had another accident & lived, I’d give them up forever. Sure enough, the last one was a doozie–hit head on by a drunk illegal going the wrong way on a one lane, one way, curving ramp over a highway bridge, no helmet either. I lucked out, got a bad knee and I can’t lift my foot very well, but everything else intact. The first one was kind of embarrassing but also very funny (but that story is not for here). And that time I woke up in the ER with no recollection of what happened or how I got there, a lot of road rash and I couldn’t open my eye. But wow man you broke ELEVEN ribs??!! That’s gotta hurt! Anyway very glad you survived!

By: Djoser

Djoser — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 03:18:26 +0000

In reply to Dirty Bob. Ha Dirty Bob good one

By: MikeSouth

MikeSouth — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 19:00:08 +0000

In reply to Hop Sing. Ya theres little doubt in my mind that it did but I always wear the brain bucket, to me it makes no sense not to.

By: Hop Sing

Hop Sing — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 14:24:32 +0000

Thank God you were wearing a helmet, Mike. It sounds like it saved your life. Unfortunately I still see far more motorcyclists not wearing helmets.

By: mharris127

mharris127 — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 04:42:34 +0000

I am glad you are doing OK. Obviously I (and certainly you as well) wish your accident hadn’t happened in the first place but it could have been a hell of a lot worse. Now that you are doing better you can go out and make some more porn (or take your boat out in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico and catch your limit of red snapper), preferably with some hot woman that makes your dick pop up the minute you lay eyes on her.

By: LurkingReader

LurkingReader — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 00:50:48 +0000

Memory and trauma don’t mix well. Human’s suck as witnesses because we think there ought to be a cohesive consecutive event. We suck as witnesses in the best of times too…an isolated car, stand of trees or bridge might come to mind recalling a long drive …NFW can we recall all the mile markers we noticed.

By: xxx

xxx — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 23:51:55 +0000

Sounds like you did have a concussion accompanied with some amnesia. A concussion is basically a bruising of the brain and it can’t be seen via CT scan. Doctors diagnose it based on symptoms only. Since you are ok now I’d say don’t worry about it. Anything serious would’ve been picked up by the CT scan.

By: Ivy

Ivy — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 23:27:41 +0000

Mike, your situation does remind me of some things that I have learned in some classes I took. Had to do some google searches to refresh my memory:
amnesia: retrograde amnesia (loss of memories that were formed shortly before the injury)
In tramatic brain injuries, the knockback of the brain against the skull is what causes the trauma. Were you wearing a helmet?

“When the brain is injured, these middle areas get pressed upon because of swelling (pressure pushes down on the brain). The middle sections of the brain are also resting on the bone of the skull. Because of forward and backward movement of the brain in an accident, they get sheered or torn.”

Link=http://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/jnp.16.2.127
“patients undergoing functional imaging. It will promote understanding of thalamic lesions and hypometabolism caused by anterograde and/or retrograde degeneration following cortical injury.” Hint get MRI

Ted talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/siddharthan_chandran_can_the_damaged_brain_repair_itself?language=en

Mike, make sure you do your follow ups and take it seriously. The quicker you can connect to people who can help you figure it out, the quicker you will heal. Take some time for meditation, and use all your senses fully. Olfactory (nose) scents can be beneficial in memory retrieval and storage, get some candles get some scented oils. Take up some yoga or something, and take time to appreciate sight (go for walks, look at art) take time to appreciate your hearing (listen to awesome music) and you get the idea. You’re alive! The brain is a miracle of nature, it is plastic (can fix itself, rewire itself) and there is still so much more to know about the brain. The next ten years are going to be a big leap in brain science. It’s still in infancy, and many people are working very hard to understand it and those researchers have my upmost respect. Take care Mike! Glad you’re still here! 🙂