Well, trying to create a space on the net to post latest happenings in life!:)
A new experience...
A fractured view?
Using the front brake of a brand new bullet on a narrow u-turn proved to be the undoing of many years of my un-blemished riding experience that covered the Lambretta, the old Royal Enfield, Yezdi, Ind Suzuki, the Hero Honda, Activa and the latest Pulsar…
My young neighbor bought a new version bullet and offered me a test ride that I gladly accepted. The test ride was just great till the return journey when the front brake error happened. The front of the bike suddenly swerved to the left and we fell to the right and I came crashing down on my right hand! Conscious of the new bike status inadvertently the bikes weight came on my right hand and when I got up I knew this was a stiff feeling I had never experienced in my 50+ years… Though I put up a brave front, saw that the bike was alright (not a scratch) and so was my young neighbor, who got thrown off but no damage. So we straightened up and I rode back the short distance back home. And the result was there for all to see A big plaster!
But I was still lucky as there was no dislocation and hence the plaster was to be on for just 3 weeks. Well, the first time plaster experience was not very bad, except for the initial pain while the doctor tried to twist and turn the hand to gauge the extent of damage and then the x-ray man who just insisted on getting his angle right irrespective of what my had was saying…
With the plaster covering the full hand, it did feel strange, but then slowly it became a good protection for the damaged hand and the pain across the hand reduced. New problems surfaced - Try brushing your teeth with the wrong hand or shaving or getting ready or eating or typing or whatever else that we do in life? It is frustrating indeed and sometimes you smile at yourself and wonder why you did not use the left hand as much to become ambidextrous? That would have helped.
Anyways, the countdown began and the plaster came off in 3 weeks and I was a free bird! Or so I thought. When I tried to eat with the right hand, the food did not reach my mouth… I could not use my right hand for almost anything… it was as stiff as when in the plaster! The horror began and I was told that the fracture of the radius head at the elbow joint is one of the most complicated and hence takes some effort to heal. It has been two weeks of physiotherapy now and the angle of my elbow movement is far from normal. The physiotherapy session is a real torture - they warm you up with different exercises and then put you on the table and try and apply pressure to increase the angle of the hand movement. And I must tell you that when the pressure crosses the threshold, it feels like a thousand pins stabbing the joint from all angles! And this is when you wish you had been more careful and had not allowed this to happen! Well I hope another few weeks of this physiotherapy and all will be well!
Moral of the story: Enjoy using each and every part of the body as much as you can, while you can! And don’t ever use the front brake on a u-turn on a new bullet…!
