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ffejtable · 08-02-2006, 09:32 AM

just an update on doug...

doug went down during the second session on sunday and he was brought to danville regional hospital. they did some test for concussion which came back negative, and xrays, which obviously came back positive (femur). they wasted no time to get a rod in there and he was done with surgery sometime between 3-4pm same day.

i went to see him sunday and he was on morphine and was in and out the whole visit. he didnt look great, but he was in one piece and knew that he would be ok. if everything worked out fine we were hoping he would get released monday.

on monday's visit a few very small complications (fat clot?, breathing, eating, fever) still existed so they did not release, but were hoping he could be released tuesday. he looked much better and he had stopped taking the morphine.

on tuesday before i left some of the minor issues were still there and they didnt want to release him. the same is true this morning. he probably wont be released before tomorrow.

since surgery there have been several small issues and he is overcoming them one at a time and making progress, although a little slower than we all had hoped. the good news is he is doing well and getting better without new complications arising.

on the accident itself, cbrbob is probably dead on... he spun the rear in the left turn, chopped the throttle and the bike tossed him. the bike was laying on its right side in the middle of the track. my guess based on the relatively good condition of the bike and poor condition of doug's right femur is that the bike landed on his leg, but thats just a guess, nobody we have asked saw what happened.

Ant · 08-02-2006, 09:42 AM

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doug went down during the second session on sunday and he was brought to danville regional hospital.

I've been there too!

But seriously, thanks for the update.

yetidave · 08-02-2006, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by ffejtable

just an update on doug...

doug went down during the second session on sunday and he was brought to danville regional hospital.

I'm glad to hear he's ok, that was a scary one. I was the first on the scene but didn't know who he was. He kept saying "my leg's fucked up, my leg's fucked up", I told him to stay down and don't move, then the medics rolled up. I loaded his bike on the crash truck and left.
I'm pretty sure Bob's right on the money. The marks pretty clearly indicate rear slide, throttle chop, launch.

***Cakes206*** · 08-02-2006, 10:28 AM

Thanks for the update Jeff, his body probly has to adjust to everything after the surgery...hopefully he'll be back soon.

Taz · 08-02-2006, 10:38 AM

Thanks for the update. I hope he get home soon.

Mack · 08-02-2006, 12:53 PM

thanks for the update...hope he's feeling better soon

08-02-2006, 01:50 PM

Thanks for the update Jeff. I hope that Doug can get back home soon!

***Vin*** · 08-02-2006, 02:59 PM

Get well soon, gents.

ffejtable · 08-02-2006, 03:16 PM

I didnt forget about you either Ralph! Hope you get better soon as well... I remember seeing the ambulances going out for you, mostly because they cut right across the grass to get to you rather than going the long way. Then I saw all the orange and figured it was a coach.

I really don't know the details of the crash, and as far as I know this guy was still riding the rest of the weekend. TPM always stresses safety as #1 and earlier in the day warned about the close passing. This looks like one of those situations and I am concerned if TPM doesnt address this issue, especially with a coach involved in the incident. Perhaps there is something else I am missing, but my take on it is TPM is looking the other way.

This is a bit off topic, and perhaps is something that should (and probably already is) be discussed on the TPM boards...

yetidave · 08-02-2006, 04:22 PM

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but my take on it is TPM is looking the other way.

Trust me, it's being dealt with as we speak.

RCM78 · 08-02-2006, 07:03 PM

I'm glad Doug is going to be fine. It would suck to be a victim of "complications"...

As for the offending rider in my crash, I dont think we'll be seeing him around much anymore. In fact he did not ride the rest of the day after our incident. I think southpaw may have him confused with another rider.

yetidave · 08-02-2006, 08:20 PM

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In fact he did not ride the rest of the day after our incident. I think southpaw may have him confused with another rider.

FWIW, I heard the same thing from another rider at north on Monday and didn't think anything of it 'till southpaw posted that.
Either way, no matter, it's being dealt with.

ffejtable · 08-03-2006, 02:24 PM

UPDATE:

Doug is still in the hospital and probably wont be released until saturday, at the earliest.... his breathing is shallow so he isnt getting enough oxygen so he is getting oxygen supplimented air... his girlfriend is working on getting him on a portable unit so she can at least get him back to NJ.

as far as i know this is the only remaining obstacle thats keeping him at the hospital in VA... it turns out his lungs were bruised from the crash and it seems to be limiting his oxygen absorption.

**John712** · 08-03-2006, 02:38 PM

holy fuck, thats horrible!!

hang in there Dougie. were all parying for you bud!

Taz · 08-03-2006, 02:51 PM

That's not good. I hope they he get better soon.

Jeff thanks for the updates.