Desert Captain wrote:
Op here with an update...
My bride is recovering nicely. She had the external stitches taken out on Tuesday and the interior stitches are self dissolving though some are still visible. What will end up causing her the most grief are the bruised ribs as they take weeks to heal and there nothing that can be done other than the occasional Ibuprofen as needed.
Throughout this ordeal she never complained, just hung in there. Must admit she scared me to death and I never want to see another drop of her blood much less the copious bleeding she experienced. Update your medical kit folks and hope you never need them. Like a lot of folks we often camp where medical facilities would have been a lot further away and we don't always have cell coverage... just something to ponder.
Thanks for all of the kind words and concerns... Next trip, hopefully without mishap, will be Bucksin Mountain SP just north of Parker AZ in mid April. We'll be riding our Can Am up to Oatman to play with the burrows with a stop at a couple of casinos in Laughlin on the ride back. Guess we will find out if our luck has really changed. :S
Thanks for the update. Hurt ribs are horrible. I've broken mine more than my pride will let me admit (and "bruised", "sprained", and "dislocated"). It all feels the same. And then one day five weeks or so later, you realize that you just sneezed without screaming, and that you're almost OK again.
Glad to hear about your CanAm. Which one do you have? If you play your cards right, you might even be able to sneak in some mods while pretending to be looking out for her best interest. "With those painful ribs, maybe it's time to upgrade to those soft Simpsons seats we've always wanted."
You've got a great attitude and it sounds like your lovely wife does too. Keep it up.
If you have a minute, post up some of your riding pictures in Toy Haulers. Even if you don't have a hauler, we love to see people's trip reports.
