(I was) Down and Out...

[Nelson]

So I got up this morning and headed up cypress for some boarding. It was such a nice day, with no lift lines, and not tooo much ice. Excuse the crappy picture quality, I took them with my cellphone.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b21/Nelson_r_m/13-12-05_1521.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b21/Nelson_r_m/13-12-05_1520.jpg

Then it got dark and i headed to the terrain park. Firt box I hit was ok, but then the curved box sent me falling to my back, and i tried to brace myself with my arm. SNAP! I hear my wrist collapse on me and call out to a patrol that i need some medical assistance. 5 minutes later, the frendly and familiar face of Barb Haley (http://bb.nsmb.com/member.php?u=24276) is coming towards me on a snowmobile. Barb was amazing in getting me all splinted up, and kept my mind off the pain by talking bikes with me. After a couple hours in the bar waiting for a ride and watching the game, my dad picked me up and dropped me off at Royal Columbian. After looking at the x-rays, they found that my wrist was completely snapped. but also shifted upwards. and needed to be re-aligned. So they injected some milky stuff through the IV and next thing I knew I was awake with a cast on and feeling hungover. Doc says i'll have the cast off in 8 weeks, but that i wont be back on the bike for a good 3. :( Anyways, i'd like to thank Barb for doing an amazing job, and the doctors at RCH for all the fun drugs. Hopefully I'll see all you guys on the trails in the new year :)

Cheers,

Nelson.

P.s. We keep it real with the IV horns around here...(cell phone pic again, sorry.)

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b21/Nelson_r_m/13-12-05_2253.jpg

[M_Dub]

Why Do You Have Your Cell On In A Hospital Dummy!

[Nelson]

Why Do You Have Your Cell On In A Hospital Dummy!

Doctor took the picture?

[Zaskar]

man down! take it easy man, xmas party soon :mullet:

http://www.stjoachimorder.org/images/deathofnelson.jpg

ps. that's Lord Nelson









http://www.artofthestate.co.uk/photos/nelsons_column.jpg
...that guy, in trafalgar square

[slang]

harsh to hear. good to know that it wasnt worse, you'll be healed and back up in no time. happy drinking!

[bullit_kid]

its icey up there !

[Mark_H]

Well Nelson you can still partake in your 2 other favorite passtimes jerking off and drinking. Just not at the same time.

Its funny Im standing at Midway bored out of my mind (working midway seems to always be like that). And Nelson goes up and I never see him go down, and then a skipatrol skidoo heads up. A while later nelson walks up wearing a cast.

[.243racer]

I see sparks from my edges every time I hit Cypress.

ICY LIKE THE NORTH POLE

[mattdh]

Bummer bro. I am actually quite impressed withe photos considering they were taken with a phone. The phone shots I've seen before were nowhere near that clear.

[Rexthespeedster]

Have you got any more finals to write? Hopefully you're righthanded...for writing, I mean.

Take care

-Rex

[Phelonius]

Crap sandwich Nelson!

Apparently you need to stick to biking only. :P

[jonny.zee]

Bummer, man. I know how you feel as I've been there myself 3 times.

On a postive note - you'll be back in time for the warm weather, longer days, and the Ripper.

Suggestion: get a fibreglass / goretex cast. So much nicer than plaster!

[Oldfart]

Actually I was in VGH last Wednesday getting yet another kidney stone (#4) blasted to bits. There was a Doctor being treated I think just after me. Sitting in recovery he was on his phone talking to his own patients etc. The nurses said it was OK. I was pretty fucked up from the sedative for around 20 hours. I tried to do something that evening but I could not write properly. Words were being skipped missplaced spelled wrong (more than normal) . Can't imagine what kind of advice a sedated doctor was giving.

[patrolskid]

sorry about the accident nelson . . . too bad they had you knocked out for the realignment , you missed out on some great wrestling with the nurses .

like a bike shop you think they got some magic special tools for working on your baby , unh unh , just straight muscle and elbow grease to get things the way they should be .

[Jaysin]

That sucks man! Nice pics though:lol:

I was playing hockey yesterday and fucked my knee up some bad I'm telling you. cant walk today:(

[Nelson]

Suggestion: get a fibreglass / goretex cast. So much nicer than plaster!

I've got this plaster one on until monday when they'll make sure its healing ok. Then I can get the goretex cast put on. Theres no way i'm getting stuck taking baths for 2 months.

[schoenrock]

you got injected with some milky stuff.....i'm never going to that hospital.

get well soon!

[synchro]

I've got this plaster one on until monday when they'll make sure its healing ok. Then I can get the goretex cast put on. Theres no way i'm getting stuck taking baths for 2 months.

just get your mom to give you a sponge bath!

[Troup]

So I got up this morning and headed up cypress for some boardingWhat a short session!:lol:

Sucks to hear that man, Heal up!

[Lady Gravity]

awww nelson, that's brutal :( hope your healing goes well.

yeah, stick to biking, silly :P

[Nelson]

Have you got any more finals to write? Hopefully you're righthanded...for writing, I mean.

Take care

-Rex

Two more exams. I'll have the new cast by then.

Been riding much?

[shoredad]

looks icy up there in cypress... have to wait for some powder.
anyway.. healing vibes for you pal...

[RiotGirl587]

at least you were having fun when you got hurt...i was just getting the shit kicked outta me..when i fucked my ankle the other day...so icant go riding for a while:(

[enduramil]

at least you were having fun when you got hurt...i was just getting the shit kicked outta me..when i fucked my ankle the other day...so icant go riding for a while:(

I thought Squamish was a low key town.

[RiotGirl587]

haha my younger sister...who happens to be alot bigger as in fatter and taller then me has a bad anger problem and well got angry with me and started pushin me and kicken me and well it was just fun all the way around....so my ankle twisted when i fell on it and thought i tore the ligament but it seems to be feeling alot better and could prolly be riding in like a week or so...maybe...

[enduramil]

Heal quick so you can ride.

Remember don't get her now. Wait a bit till she forgets and then get even. It's always less hassle when their gaurd is down.

Learned that from dealing with my brother.

[RiotGirl587]

haha nah i delt with it by moving to vancouver and taking the home computer with me...*evil laugh* i got my revenge:)

[enduramil]

Good on ya.

[Midas]

nice. i got fucked 4 times as bad last week snowboarding. goood to know everyone dies in winter. ill race you getting better my scaphoid is broken and i had a bad concussion but that is over and i got surgery.

[Danny K]

ruff man

[IFO]

Yeah Barb is good people...:woot:

heal up...


having a boarding/ski accident is your MTB karma's way of telling u to stick to riding...

:woot:

[M@M]

shitty. at least you get to have a little fun before seasons end. heal up fast.

[trout]

That's a downer. Eight weeks eh...

http://quietscheentchen.redsplash.de/blog/uploads/wanker.jpg

[M@M]

^bahahahahaha. that is a great picture.

[The_Dirt_Merchant]

heal up soon man...

hopefully cypress isnt too icy wen i get to vancouver in a few weeks

[Nelson]

Well I'm going in for surgery in the next couple days. Gonna get myself some titanium goodies for christmas...

Shitty.

[barbmarley]

Well I'm going in for surgery in the next couple days. Gonna get myself some titanium goodies for christmas...

Shitty.



dewd,



how the hell are you doing now?????

crazee shite!!!! titanium. gimme an update willyah?? what exactly is going on with your wrist bud? got any xrays on hand (no pun intened bahahahaha....)?

hope you're doing okay and had a good christmas.....



cheers,

b

[the flying moose]

That's a downer. Eight weeks eh...

http://quietscheentchen.redsplash.de/blog/uploads/wanker.jpg

where did you find that pic of zedbra???

[trout]

That's not Zed, silly. His stache is way bushier than that, he says that's how you like it.

[Hip Hop!]

Why Do You Have Your Cell On In A Hospital Dummy!

you;re allowed them now. just not in places like critical care and stuff

[connor]

you;re allowed them now. just not in places like critical care and stuff

yup, I actually worked on changing VGH policy when I worked there in '03 on an Engieering Co-op. The policy was a throwback from the brick phone days, where they put out like 3 Watts+ and kicked off some equipment. (mostly Ventilators) It can still happen with some Walkie Talkies that the firemen have, as they are stilll pretty high power, (i think).

[Nelson]

dewd,



how the hell are you doing now?????

crazee shite!!!! titanium. gimme an update willyah?? what exactly is going on with your wrist bud? got any xrays on hand (no pun intened bahahahaha....)?

hope you're doing okay and had a good christmas.....



cheers,

b

I went in for surgery on wednesday. The end of my raduis, as i'm sure you remember, was broken and twisted so far back that even after the original re-alignment in emergency it wasn't going to heal properly. The doc said that if I didn't get the surgery I'd have arthiritis before I hit 25. So right now i've got two Titanium pins/rods going through the top of my wrist, the broken end, into the bone. Theyre sticking out past the skin so that they can yank them out on January 3rd, where I'll get my 4th cast, that I'll wear for another 4 weeks. Its not too painful, and I can drive no problem now.

Hope you had a Merry Christmas, and that your New Years is a blast.

Take Care,

Nelson

P.s. this is what the xrays look like

[Tracer Tong]

I snapped my arm last week doing jujitsu. That sucked, and continues to suck.

[Nelson]

Well Nelson you can still partake in your 2 other favorite passtimes jerking off and drinking. Just not at the same time.

Well it finally came off a couple days ago along with the pins holding it together (Which WERE NOT titanium, they're just steel, I was dissapointed to say the least). I'm back to double fisting bad beers and roping in the ladies. Hopefully I'll be back on a bike in a month of so.

http://photos.nsmb.com/files/20554-Royal0020.JPG

Edit: I bumped into Hooker Stewie at the royal last night and he finally paid off his summer beer debt to me in shooters. Good times.

[Rexthespeedster]

Good to see you're back to your old habits :beer:

[jonny.zee]

Glad to hear you're back Nelson.

P.S. - Budweiser? :nono:

[Phelonius]

Yeah, and wuts up wid the Kokanee Nelson?
Microbrew or import laddie...ya don't want to go down the road of Labatts or Molsons like that. Beer drinking can be so much more...you just have to raise your standards.
I prescribe an immediate switch to Okanagan Spring beers, at least you can avoid pasteurization. Then we can move on to the proper pint featuring a Fuller's ESB or at least a tall can of Boddingtons.

[cameron]

did you even know who it was when I was trying on boots at sport chek? you looked pretty confused..

[Nelson]

Yeah, and wuts up wid the Kokanee Nelson?
Microbrew or import laddie...ya don't want to go down the road of Labatts or Molsons like that. Beer drinking can be so much more...you just have to raise your standards.
I prescribe an immediate switch to Okanagan Spring beers, at least you can avoid pasteurization. Then we can move on to the proper pint featuring a Fuller's ESB or at least a tall can of Boddingtons.

I already pointed out that they were bad beers, but they were free and given to me. Those who know me know that i'm a sleemans guy....silver creek when possible.

Cameron: No idea whatsoever, but I get it alot now so it's not a huge deal anymore...

[Zaskar]

tall can of Boddingtons.

now we're talkin

last night got rowdy haha

[Faithless]

I just picked up a tall can of sapporo. I'm building up quite the collection.

[Neo]

welcome to the club. I fractured my radius (arm bone) a month ago boarding on Grouse. I get my cast off on Monday thankfully, but it will be a few weeks still before I can hit the slopes again.

[Phelonius]

"they were free"

Okay then...that actually is an acceptable excuse. Free beer is good beer. But if yer payin...well, Sleeman's ain't bad, but not a lot of flavour happening I find with their stuff. Kinda Micro-brew Lite.

[Late Bloomer]

I'll stay away from the slopes. It's fun, but I tend to get the snot beat out of me whenever I go 'boarding. I scare myself enough on the bike anyway!