woohoo!

make that a big WOOHOO!...

I went to a surgeon today, and he only clipped a little skin off my left index finger. My other fingers did not need anything done to them. He said my wounds are healing well. He is most concerned about the one on my right hand/wrist, just as I am. It is doing fine right now, but because it's on the moving part of my wrist, it could become worse if I'm not careful.

So I'll just continue to take it easy. :-)

quik update

The healing process seems to have slowed down. I wonder if wounds heal exponentially? If wound A is 3 times worse than wound B, it doesn't take just 3 times longer to heal, but much more than that?...

Anyway, Greg has (or is getting) another contract with the same company he's been working at (as a contractor) for almost four years. He started back to work yesterday. So yay! we don't have to worry about him being out of work for an extended period. He had the staples in his elbow taken out on Monday - both he and the doctor questioned why staples were used rather than stitches.

I'm still at home. I'm learning to cope with my injuries, while of course looking forward to improvement - which I am seeing, albeit a little slower than I would like. My left fingers need to have some major healing quickly - doc says she may want me to go to a specialist to have debridement performed. The little I know about debridement comes from movies/shows about burn victims - and the process is always shown as very painful. I'm sure that it wouldn't be that bad for me, since it isn't a large area of skin, but still - just the thought makes me nervous. On the other hand, I'm sure those wounds would heal a lot quicker without old, dead skin adhered to them.

Anyway, this has just taken "forever" to type, without use of all my fingers.... so I'll sign off for the time being.

ps - how about some good news? - G and I are going to salvage a week of vacation, fly to Vancouver, rent a car, spend a couple days there, then drive to Jasper, Banff and Lake Louise. woohoo!! I can't wait!

if you have a weak stomach

don't look further... Here are pics of just a few of my injuries, nine days later. We have no photos of our owies from earlier. Shame on me - and I call myself a scrapbooker! lol

My leg looks WAY better than it did! Absolutely great!

I'm still concerned about getting my fingerprints back. Altho a life of crime could become easier. just kidding. The black is still from the pavement and the dirt - it will eventually go away. It's hard to tell, but these became hard blisters first, then the continued rolling down the road ripped up the blistered skin down to the flesh - some of that hardened skin is still hangin' around. I'm a bit nervous about these getting infected or just the skin moving around, so I'm not using these fingers yet.

This one gives me the most grief. It's the outside of my right hand. Part of it is still weeping. I try not to move the wrist much and aggravate it further.


Because my left fingertips are still open wounds with potential to rip open further, and my right wrist and elbow are still in rough shape, with possibility to crack open, I'm not doing much. Greg is taking care of everything, including me.

But we were VERY fortunate to have walked away, and have such minimal wounds. Here is a picture of the bike after we got it back to Milwaukee, to a Honda dealer for insurance purposes:

movin' on...

well, kinda. This is directly from a webpg that Greg put together.

Welcome to Greg & Marcia's Pictures Page for our 6-Week Motorcycle Trip.

Last updated 06/08/2008.

Here is our 1,500 mile route for the first 4 days.

Highlights of areas that we plan to travel next are Houston, San Antonio, Colorado, Grand Canyon, the entire Pacific Coast Highway from LA to Vancouver, Montana and the Badlands before returning home.

For this trip, we purchased a new tent, air mattress and sleeping bags. Here, we set everything up in our living room so there would be no surprises while setting up camp the first night.

Getting ready to set up camp while on the road.

Here are some scenic pictures from our trip thus far.

Anyone heard of a Honda Tree?

Our trip wasn't all riding. We also enjoyed some of nature by foot.

Natural Bridge

Bath Houses in Hot Springs

Unfortunately, our trip came to abrupt end on the 5th day near Broken Bow, OK. It was a relatively windy day; wind gusts were measured at 30+ MPH. While rounding a sweeping curve on a 2-lane 65MPH highway, we believe a strong wind gust suddenly tipped the bike a bit more to the side, jamming the foot peg into the road. Without any warning, we were immediately ejected from the motorcycle. We rolled down the center of the highway like logs. The motorcycle and trailer continued down the road a couple a few hundred yards without us (the cruise control was still on), eventually crossed into the oncoming lane then crashed into the ditch.

We are very lucky that we were able to walk away. We are OK.

Picture of where we were ejected from the motorcycle at the end of the curve (near where a helmet is on the side of the road).

The runaway motorcycle slid down the highway on its left side but it stopped right side down. We believe the bike flipped over when it crashed. Interestingly, the bike is facing uphill??? Numerous people driving past offered their assistance. Here, the State Patrol, an ambulance, and firefighters arrived to help us at the scene.

Marcia getting treatment in the ambulance before being transported to the Emergency Room.

We are OK.

WE ARE OK.

No broken bones. No concussions. No loss of consciousness. Just some road rash that is healing.

The next day, we rented a 16' moving truck to transport everything home. A picture of the motorcycle will be added to this web page after it is delivered to a Honda dealership for evaluation on Monday.

WE ARE OK.

WE ARE OK.

WE ARE OK.

not enuf

time in the day... ;-)

Online that is. And thank goodness, cuz this is vacation!!

So no photos yet - next time I have access I'll upload some.

Quick note - weather's steamy, roads are curvy and fun. More soon!