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Drewculous
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900% hotter than a hab..... I think I ate one of those last week? 
Thanks for thinking of me! Id actually love to have that patch... Id never use/eat it... Lol! ... But that is one awesome conversation piece for a
pepperhead!
Im sorry my favorite fireballs couldnt help ya... Would have been awesome to be on a doctor approved pepper regimine tho!
My thoughts are with ya buddy, keep well!
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popeyethewelder
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OMG....dam Jeff, I can't believe what I have just read, I come onto this great forum, but mainly reside in two places, the buggying and nabx threads,
I have never ventured out anywhere else....and I certainly never knew anything about this crazy accident.
I also cannot believe, I met you in 2011 and again in 2012 at nabx, and all the time you were in pain, when I first heard of this accident, which was
yesterday, I thought it had just happened, I just can't believe it.
I remember in 2011 you sat in the Hero buggy (photo below) as soon as I rolled it onto the playa, I am still finding it hard to believe you must have
been in so much pain then, and never said a word, then again this year, we met again and shook hands...again, not a word.
Jeff you have sky rocketed up there in my list of inspirational people, I am not a great writer of words, the people above this post have wrote some
lovely and kind words of hope and inspiration, and I just want to echo all of them.
I also want to thank your loving wife, this whole dilema must be a nightmare for her also, she too by the way has gone way up there, hearing she rides
a CBR1000RR, good for her, what an amazingly great couple you both are.
I am still in a kind of shock seeing you on the playa and then reading all of what has happened to you, really shocked, if we hadn't been U2Uing and
you mentioned your accident, and me asking...."what accident", and you pointing me to this thread, I would never have known....shocked is an
understatement, it really is.
I am sending you and you great wife all the good karma I can muster up, you are a good strong man, one I am proud to have met, keep pushing Jeff and
never give up....never give up
Found this doing the rounds on facebook the other day, it just shows, you should never give up
Some Inspiration- For you Jeff
Keep fighting Jeff, you will get there
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sunset-Jim
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Mood: always ready.... ta buggy
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Holy cow Popeye, that video caused my jaw to drop to the table. Just amazing
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bigkid
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Mood: Dealing with WW and Jibe withdrawles
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| Quote: | Originally posted by sunset-Jim
Holy cow Popeye, that video caused my jaw to drop to the table. Just amazing |
I agree with Jim, My problems seam very small compared to others.
Most of my doctors say the same thing, attitude is the biggest hurdle to get over, the rest is only time.
Nice pic of me, to bad I don't remember, the Oxy is a good and bad thing. What am I doing with my hands? must be dreaming of flying in the Hero.
Thanks Carl,
Jeff,
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bigkid
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Mood: Dealing with WW and Jibe withdrawles
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I want to thank many of you for the concern and best wishes I have received the last few months. Thank You.
I said a while ago that I was not going to post again until I had a breakthrough. Well after to many trips to the hospital for "A new procedure", all
the failed nerve blocks, the addition of new meds and other things, I am going to join the drug world and go cold turkey(keep thinking about deep
fried turkey) from the Morphine and 5 other drugs next week after this weekend trip.
The FDA has let me use a trial drug that has worked in the past but wasn't legal for use here in the US. It will take a bit of time to get the dosage
right but the thought of getting rid of the side effects is going to be worth the 3 to 5 days of cold turkey withdrawls. Normally you are weened off
the drugs over a long period of time to lessen the impact of the body's dependency.
All I can think of is with the new drug the the pain will subside greatly and the side effects will be GONE. I will be able to go to the bathroom like
the rest of the world, hot/cold, memory loss, gone, and one thing that I did not share, sex. OH BOY! Look out babe.
I am getting a bit ahead of myself, first things first. I will still be less than 100% due to the damage that was done, but life will be so much
better than it is.
Just for those who think about the $$$$$ part of this. I am no longer a General Contractor with a new truck, going on tropical vacations with umbrella
drinks, buying the grandkids great Christmas gifts, and having money in the bank. The insurance has paid all but 20% of what was covered. o% of what
was not. Which has reached to the bottom of the bank vault and has left nothing but a few unpaid bills and an echo that I keep hearing over and over.
No more $1307.00 a month for meds, should be less with the new stuff, I hope.
After 2 years of Hell, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. It isn't very bright, but the light is there. I can work with 75% to 80% of
normal.
I am a happy kid again, OH BOY, am I a happy kid.
Jeff,
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erratic winds
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Registered: 1-3-2010
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SO GLAD to hear that the light on the horizon is not a train headed straight for you.
Best wishes on continued recovery!
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BeamerBob
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Keep us posted on the new meds effectiveness! That's awesome news buddy.
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sunset-Jim
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Mood: always ready.... ta buggy
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Very cool Jeff, high hopes for ya.
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Pegasus buggy
Will be changing soon to PKD\'s
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martinipro
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Thats great news! Hope it all goes as planned!
Hoping to meet you next year at the east coast if you make it to the WBB!
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Feyd
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Location: North Conway New Hampshire USA
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"one thing that I did not share, sex. OH BOY! Look out babe.
I am getting a bit ahead of myself, first things first."
A friend and I were talking about flail chest and other chest injuries and I brought youy up last night and we both remarked how lucky we were with
our chest injuries compared to your mess. I'm glad to hear that there's some good news for you lately. Long term injuries suck but it's nice if you
can get good pain management and do it without the morphine. I don't mind having the morphine drip post-op but the stuff makes me ill and long term
use would be brutal IMO.
Like you said you're 2 yrs into it. If you're at 75-80% after that injury in 2 yrs I think that's pretty damn awesome. I had a crash while ago and
it was a solid 4 yrs to get to 75% and 6 yrs to get back to full function. Those 2 yrs must have been really long but it sounds like things are on
the upswing and your mind is in a good place which is a huge part of the healing process IMO. I'm really glad to hear it.
Good luck with new meds and your continued recovery. And congrats on having a wife that can go through this with you. I think people forget how hard
these things can be on our smarter halfs.
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MDK
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Registered: 12-10-2011
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Yes! Great news!
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elfasa
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I'm not a fan of when people drag up threads from the past. But some things are worth reading, or re-reading.
I saw the post on PTWs website taken from this thread and was shocked, and impressed.
I never knew the extent of the injuries you sustained, and the lasting effects. But your attitude to the situation your in, and your drive to make
things better and safer is so admirable.
You're in inspiration, Jeff. And I don't say that lightly.
God bless bro,
Tim
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bigkid
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Registered: 4-12-2009
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Mood: Dealing with WW and Jibe withdrawles
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Thanks for the post. I glanced through some of my statements, I had forgot some of it and the other stuff is still part of my everyday life still.
I look at that time of my life and think how it feels to breath, take a big breath and hold it, and then let it out, would be hard to imagine not
being able to do any of that.
Glad you enjoyed the thread, elfasa.
Jeff,
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Big kids are nothing more than little kids that know how to act in public...er.. so I have been told.
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lad
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Registered: 12-5-2008
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Jeff,
Wow, unimaginable to go thru all that. I hope the drugs can help without too much complications and you can get back to normal daily life. A woman I
grew up with got her legs scrunched-up in a serious auto accident and her life really changed. But I think she's gotten better since
(This whole thread just inspired me to next post a little FYI about what I discovered to handle some more superfical (but still intense) pains and
injuries. It might be of interests to those here who are not strangers to the combination of aging and extreme sports! :ninja
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