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CorvZ061 · 11-23-2011

I haven't been here in a while, thought I'd stop in and update everyone, I had to sell my '90 ZR-1 awhile back, broke a timing chain and didn't have the money to fix it. I wrecked my '86 vette last month (October 8th) and broke both my femur's in my legs, also broke my right knee and ruptured a tendon in my right index finger. The wreck was my fault, I was driving like an idiot and I knew better but I paid dearly. I looked ahead after the impact with tree and saw the front of car in flames and had to crawl out of car using just upper body strength, we all know how hard a C4 is to get out of anyways. I crawled behind car a little ways and watched it burn to ground while waiting on paramedics. As I watched it burn I shed a few tears then realized I left my phone in the car so I was then praying that someone would come along and call ems, but someone had notified them, they arrived as the fire got to the back of the car. I was then loaded up in a helicopter and flown to Atlanta Medical Center where it was determined I'm very lucky to have not sustained any head or neck injuries (I had the top off was 75* out that day). I was in icu 2 weeks due to complications after surgery, pneumonia set in and was very resistant to any meds, my blood o2 would drop to 75% in seconds without oxygen. I was given 2 units of blood and slowly started getting over pneumonia. Fastforward to the 17th and I was transfered to Acute Rehab Center at AMC. They worked me hard but I was walking with help of a walker within 4 days, wasn't on any pain meds anymore either. Fast forward to the 28th and I was released from there to continue therapy at home with a visiting nurse, I was discharged from that today and start outpatient therapy next week. I'm able to walk to end of driveway and back with use of cane, no longer using walker. I'm told I must have been in very good shape beforehand to be getting better at the rate I have been.

Well, thats enough of my ramblings. Thanks to whoever reads I felt it might make me feel slightly better about it to get it out there and in typing.

Take care,
Travis

11-23-2011	#1
CorvZ061 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Covington, Ga Posts: 62	How's everyone been? I haven't been here in a while, thought I'd stop in and update everyone, I had to sell my '90 ZR-1 awhile back, broke a timing chain and didn't have the money to fix it. I wrecked my '86 vette last month (October 8th) and broke both my femur's in my legs, also broke my right knee and ruptured a tendon in my right index finger. The wreck was my fault, I was driving like an idiot and I knew better but I paid dearly. I looked ahead after the impact with tree and saw the front of car in flames and had to crawl out of car using just upper body strength, we all know how hard a C4 is to get out of anyways. I crawled behind car a little ways and watched it burn to ground while waiting on paramedics. As I watched it burn I shed a few tears then realized I left my phone in the car so I was then praying that someone would come along and call ems, but someone had notified them, they arrived as the fire got to the back of the car. I was then loaded up in a helicopter and flown to Atlanta Medical Center where it was determined I'm very lucky to have not sustained any head or neck injuries (I had the top off was 75* out that day). I was in icu 2 weeks due to complications after surgery, pneumonia set in and was very resistant to any meds, my blood o2 would drop to 75% in seconds without oxygen. I was given 2 units of blood and slowly started getting over pneumonia. Fastforward to the 17th and I was transfered to Acute Rehab Center at AMC. They worked me hard but I was walking with help of a walker within 4 days, wasn't on any pain meds anymore either. Fast forward to the 28th and I was released from there to continue therapy at home with a visiting nurse, I was discharged from that today and start outpatient therapy next week. I'm able to walk to end of driveway and back with use of cane, no longer using walker. I'm told I must have been in very good shape beforehand to be getting better at the rate I have been. Well, thats enough of my ramblings. Thanks to whoever reads I felt it might make me feel slightly better about it to get it out there and in typing. Take care, Travis