Muni Accident -- So Cal

[vivalargo]

Huge bummer. Our friend Jim (Munivision) took a bad fall at the end of our ride today and suffered three compression fractures to his upper back. Lucky for us he's tough as nails - he walked the last mile of trail, under his own power, in horrendous pain and 95-degree heat. I would have hailed a medivac.

His wife called me the emergency room with the bad news and I trust any encouraging words might make a painful situation a bit better. Jim is not only great people but a super avid Muni guy who often organizes rides for all the So Cal guys. We'll miss him while he recovers (quickly, I hope).

JL

[skianduniaddict]

ouch hope u fell better

[jmando]

Sorry to hear about the accident, Munivision. Heal quickly and enjoy the ice cream.

(Kinda ironic he was talking about health insurance in that thread about Terry's new KH just today. Glad he has it!)

[Chexjc]

Originally Posted by skianduniaddict

ouch hope u fell better

let me fix that for you...but I do hope you fall better lol

Originally Posted by skianduniaddict

ouch hope u feel better

[MuniAddict]

I just talked to Jim's (munivision) mother-in-law and she told me the Dr. said he did suffer a fracture in the lower back..that's all I could find out as Jim's at the hospital now having tests done.

Jim is my friend and we both started riding Muni together a little over a year ago, and if anyone can pull through something like this, it definitely Jim! Get better soon!

[teachndad]

Even though I have never met Jim, it sounds like he's already got an advantage over a lot of folk.

Two people in this thread have said that he's one tough cookie- tough as nails! That says a lot about him. That will come in handy for the recovery.

Best wishes to you, Jim, and your family in working through this event. We are all rooting for you!

Keep us updated on your progress.

[mornish]

dude Jim that really sucks.

I hope you'll be able to ride soon.

[UniMOG]

The ER has cool X-ray machines. With trafic on the 5 south it was about 1 hour and 40 min to the ER but, they were fast. V8 tundra

[entropy]

Originally Posted by vivalargo

Lucky for us he's tough as nails - he walked the last mile of trail, under his own power, in horrendous pain and 95-degree heat. I would have hailed a medivac.

He walked down Hummingbird with a broken back? Holy @#$&!

"Tough as nails" is an understatement. You're a hero in my book, Jim. Heal well.

[skianduniaddict]

Originally Posted by Chexjc

let me fix that for you...but I do hope you fall better lol

no i meant hope u feel better

[Poseidon]

Holy CRAP! Tough as nails is putting it mildly.

Wow! I really hope you feel better and can get back to Muni. I'm sorry this happened, but its a crazy good story. (If they belive you)

[Munivision]

Thanks for the kind words! And thanks to the guys for helping me out and for Tim bringing me to ER. I woke up this morning feeling no worse which I take as a good sign. The drugs they gave me are great. The latest news is 1 to 3 compression fractures in the mid back. Doesn't look like surgery. I'll see a neuro-surgeon tomorrow.
My wife is a really good nurse so I'm in good hands!
Thanks again for the thoughts.
PS: Jamey, post a photo of it when you can.

[musketman]

Must have hurt like the dickens....hope you get better soon.

[Brian O.]

Munivison, you are a beast! That is incredible that you kept walking the trail with a broken back. Hang in there man.

I wish I could be so manly that I would just walk around with a broken back. Just think of the conversations he could have:

Person: So what do you do for fun?
Munivision: You know, mountain unicycling, hiking with a broken back, nothing too big.

[tholub]

My best wishes for a quick recovery, and hopefully no lasting prohibitions on doing silly things like jumping on rocks on a unicycle.

How exactly did the accident happen?