09-16-2012, 09:17 AM
Hi, I found this forum in a search for answers on my strength loss after a wreck this last week.
I guess I should start from the top. I was riding my 1950 Harley home from work wed evening and was cut off by a distracted driver. I hit the front of her truck at about 35mph. I'm been riding all my life so I know to not take a hit head on if it can be avoided so I managed to slide the bike sideways before impact.
Just for an idea of how hard I hit, my front wheel busted her tie rods on the front of a Dodge Durango. There is a pretty clear imprint of my body on her fender.
I got up and walked away from it. No loss of consciousness, no broken bones, only one visible bruise (around a little roadrash) where her tire ground into my leg, and one deep gash in my left arm that is missing a little meat.
My problem is that I have probably less than 10% of the strength I had before the crash now. I took a day off from work, but since I am part owner as well as the only trained mechanic at my shop, I have to be there. I went in on Friday to attempt to do my job to find out that I just simply do not have the physical strength it takes to do my job. So I called up a friend and hired him as a mechanic for me.
My question is how long can I expect to be weak after this wreck? Even the coffee cup sitting next to this computer right now feels like it is 5lbs! I can't control my hands the way that I was able to before, I'm constantly dropping things and typing is a real pain since my fingers seem to want to hit the buttons in the wrong order. I have to go back and correct everything for even the simplest of job orders and messages.
Hope for some type of advice, thanks in advance,
James
I guess I should start from the top. I was riding my 1950 Harley home from work wed evening and was cut off by a distracted driver. I hit the front of her truck at about 35mph. I'm been riding all my life so I know to not take a hit head on if it can be avoided so I managed to slide the bike sideways before impact.
Just for an idea of how hard I hit, my front wheel busted her tie rods on the front of a Dodge Durango. There is a pretty clear imprint of my body on her fender.
I got up and walked away from it. No loss of consciousness, no broken bones, only one visible bruise (around a little roadrash) where her tire ground into my leg, and one deep gash in my left arm that is missing a little meat.
My problem is that I have probably less than 10% of the strength I had before the crash now. I took a day off from work, but since I am part owner as well as the only trained mechanic at my shop, I have to be there. I went in on Friday to attempt to do my job to find out that I just simply do not have the physical strength it takes to do my job. So I called up a friend and hired him as a mechanic for me.
My question is how long can I expect to be weak after this wreck? Even the coffee cup sitting next to this computer right now feels like it is 5lbs! I can't control my hands the way that I was able to before, I'm constantly dropping things and typing is a real pain since my fingers seem to want to hit the buttons in the wrong order. I have to go back and correct everything for even the simplest of job orders and messages.
Hope for some type of advice, thanks in advance,
James
