I know the doctor said I wasn't to get on a bike again yet, but...

[denny]

...I think this one is pretty safe:


I'd love to know the exact force required to break a piece of metal the thickness of this fork:


This one obviously didn't take quite as much of the impact, opting for a rather charming banana theme instead of the outright snap:

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[dennyd.livejournal.com]

Nothing much... I get to keep still as much as possible and try not to move in between times. :)

I go back to the hospital on the 16th, when they'll x-ray and see if the bones have got the right idea about joining up again (no idea what happens if they haven't!). After that appointment they should be able to give me slightly better time estimates as to when I'll start trying to walk again and when I'll be considered 'fixed', but it's likely to remain in the '6 months / 12+ months' area.

The skin graft, as you can see in that pic, is now mostly just a fairly funky and rather large scar. It's probably still a bit delicate, but I don't intend to poke it hard enough to find out :)