After a sleepless Thursday night I decided to have my dad come into town to take me to the hospital. We spent about an hour trying to get me up off the couch, but the pain was so intense that it made me nauseated and feel like I was about to pass out. We ended up calling an ambulance around 9:00am Friday morning to take me to Bronson Hospital. I never noticed how bumpy the roads were in Kalamazoo until this ride Friday morning; every bump sent a shot of pain through my groin area. Let me just say the nursing staff on Friday was exceptional. Laura K., one of my nurses (wife of Luke K. who I also ride with once in a while, he also joins the Wednesday night ride every so often) was amazing, if it wasn't for her I'd be sitting at home icing my groin diagnosed with the wrong injury. I met with the Doctor and they took X-Rays of my hip. After the X-Rays; the Doc sent a message to the nurses to get me up and walking around on crutches, he didn't see anything on the X-Rays and was going to send me home with a strained groin and to put ice on it. (The Doctor didn't even come explain this to me or what his plan was, I guess he figured its 2007 and an e-mail would do, I found this disappointing). When I heard this I thought crutches… this guy is crazy, its 3 hours after I had to call an ambulance to get me off the couch, I still can't move my leg even an inch. Obliviously if you're reading this you know me pretty well and know that I am pretty strong-willed and would have not called an ambulance if I could have handled a fraction of the pain. Thankfully Laura my nurse understood what I was going through and also believed that something more was wrong so she went to talk with the doctor herself, that's when they sent in an Orthopedic Doctor and scheduled an MRI for 6:00pm that evening. After the MRI, they called immediately down to the emergency room and said to stay completely off my leg and that I had fractured my hip. Later that evening they admitted me into the Hospital where I still lay right now. On a positive note, as of now surgery will not be required because the bones are still aligned, if for some reason they come unaligned, surgery will be required to put in a metal plate and a couple screws. To be honest I'll do whatever it takes to get back to a 100%, surgery or not. Right now my focus is on healing and getting better. Rumor has it that I will end up being on crutches 6-8 weeks and I may get to go home from the hospital tomorrow (Sunday). Tomorrow is a new day so we will see what that brings.
On a positive note I will have lots of free time to keep you all posted with my progress, the other side of that is my posts won't be too exciting, they may consists of exciting things like "Yes… I got off the couch today on my crutches; I learned how to use one crutch, while carrying my dinner to the couch, things like that." However I am looking forward to physical therapy and spending time with a buddy Carl who is not only a great friend, but is so knowledgeable in his field that he's probably the only guy I'd trust to help get me back to 100%. There's nothing like putting the pressure on him early... Just kidding!
I'd like to say thanks to all my family and friends that have visited / stayed with me at the hospital, have called to check up, sent e-mails, etc… It is greatly appreciated.
