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3/21/2018 4:31pm
So I wiped out pretty hard last week, on my birthday no less, and wrecked my collarbone. For me, one of the worst parts about hospital trips is the barrage of questions about how it happened, and suggestions to “take up fishing, or something” from every doctor you talk to.
My anesthesiologist walks in and, of course asks “how’d you do this?”... I said, “dirt bike”...fully expecting to get a list of other hobbies I should take up from yet another doctor, he blindsides me with, “dirt bike, huh? Do you follow motocross?”
Long story made a little shorter, the doc is Blake Baggett’s uncle. He eased my mind (and my gf’s) a little with BB’s injury list (apparently he’s had 8 surgeries on his collarbones.) So instead of counting backwards from 10, we talked for 5-8 seconds about Baggett’s gnarly pass on Tomac around the outside last year...Nice guy too.
Hate being hurt but I won’t forget this one!
My anesthesiologist walks in and, of course asks “how’d you do this?”... I said, “dirt bike”...fully expecting to get a list of other hobbies I should take up from yet another doctor, he blindsides me with, “dirt bike, huh? Do you follow motocross?”
Long story made a little shorter, the doc is Blake Baggett’s uncle. He eased my mind (and my gf’s) a little with BB’s injury list (apparently he’s had 8 surgeries on his collarbones.) So instead of counting backwards from 10, we talked for 5-8 seconds about Baggett’s gnarly pass on Tomac around the outside last year...Nice guy too.
Hate being hurt but I won’t forget this one!
I was always told to never admit it was on a dirt bike for fear of not getting covered. Maybe some insurance gurus could shine light on this myth
The Shop
Edit: Heal up!
But I use the MTB accident every time myself to avoid all the lectures !
Hopefully, they will get you straightened out, bro. Did you have plates/pins/screws placed?
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