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Re: [St] [ST] Biker ailments



Hey Marc,
Glad you're on the mend. A friend of mine experienced the same problem
after a skiing injury a number of years ago. I'm not entirely sure what
the doctors told him about why it happened, but I do know he made a full
recovery and was only on blood thinners for a few weeks. 

Mike 
'06 ST 
Seattle 
 

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[mailto:st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of marc Ve
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 4:38 AM
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [St] [ST] Biker ailments

I had a fall on my KLR just over two weeks ago and broke my ankle.

I had no option but to ride home (50 kms on gravel, including a river
crossing, and then 180 kms on tar) Lucky it was my right ankle or I
wouldnt
have been able to change gears. Talk about a painful ride!

A few days after the first cast went on I developed pain in my calf, and
they diagnosed deep vein thrombosis (blood clots in my veins).

I spent five days in hospital with them jabbing me with stuff all the
time.

I'm out now, still on crutches for another  month at least, plus I have
to
take Warferin to thin my blood for the next three months - bummer.

anyone else had a similar problem after an ankle break?

Marc, Cape Town RSA
2006 Daytona 955
2007 KLR 650


On 6/26/07, RogerOwdenOBrien@xxxxxxx <RogerOwdenOBrien@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> In a message dated 26/06/2007 12:00:27 GMT Daylight Time,
> Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
>
>
http://www.iam.org.uk/pressroom/newsarchive/Bikers+warned+about+leg+circ
ulatio
> n+problems.htm
>
>
> Thanks Chris - I thought it was the advancing years which cause me to
> take  a
> break after hour or so, but perhaps I've been doing things right
without
> knowing it. Incidentally the Sprint's position gives me much less
grief
> than
> previous bikes notably a CBR600 which was agony after 30 minutes plus
!
>
> Roger
> Sprint 04.
>
>
>
>
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