I fell off my truck yesterday. dislocated my left shoulder and broke a small piece of bone. I had to go south to pick up a load off the side of the I-5 as one of our O/Ops broke down. When I got there he pulled out from the load and i hooked up. i got up on the back of the truck and hooked up the air lines and then cause the traffic was whizzing by i went to look down the side to see if any cars were coming. As i leaned out my foot slipped and my hand missed the handle so i was off balance and down i went falling right onto the slow lane of traffic. i had about 6 seconds to deal with the pain and get off the road cause a car was coming and it couldn't move over. i kicked my leg between the 2 tires and spun my body which got me off the road just as the car went by. i reached up with my right arm and pulled myself up and in between the fuel tank and tires just as a semi went by. i went to the other side of the truck but of course i was in shock, sweating and nauseous and near to passing out but the only thing i could think to do was crank the landing gear up on the trailer so i did. The driver of the other truck had gone up the road 1/2 mile to turn it around so the towtruck could hook him and there was no way i could walk up there without passing out, so luckily i had open the passenger side window so i could unlock my door and drag myself into the truck. i got my cell phone and called my dispatcher who called the driver and got him to run back to my truck. then he had to drive my truck back across the border and drop me where my brother could meet us and take me to the hospital. 4 to 6 weeks with a sling and then rehab. I had just started my 3rd week of work after being laid off from my other job 4 1/2 months ago.
Holy cow Quarlow!
I'm glad you're OK!
Prayers coming your way.
Quarlow,
Sorry to hear about your accident, sounds painful. I hope you recover quickly.
Best Wishes,
Waltz
Thanks FLB it was definitely a close brush for sure. Thanks Waltz.
Wow cousin, sounds like a nasty ordeal. Glad you ended up OK, or at least not getting run over. Best wishes and listen to the doc.
Q, I hate to hear this.
But you will get thru it.
We are here for you.
Let us know if you need something.
That is nasty !
Get well or at least better a little bit at a time
Wow that sucks.
Good to hear you are still kicking (pardon the pun)
Considering what could have happened if you hadn't gotten off the road in time, I guess you could count yourself as lucky.
Take er easy.
Man, Quarlow, that sounds scary - glad you are good at quick thinking. Hope you heal fast and get back in the captain's seat quick. If you need anything don't be afraid to ask.
Sorry to hear this, but happy to hear that your injuries are the ones that will heal. Take it easy for a while, and you'll be back out there sooner than you think.
WOW
What a ride, glad to here you are alright.
Sounds like a scary way to start the week.
One of my best friends from school drives for a livin also and he took a ride right off the trailer too, broke his arm.
Glad to hear you made it through the ordeal without any pieces missing! Take it easy and ride that couch for all its' worth.
Quarlow Ol' Pal I'm sure you remembered this right away but We don't Bounce anymore!!! We're getting old. Hope your feeling better and get back out on the road shortly.
That had to really shake you up. Sorry you got injured, but considering the circumstances it could have been much worse. Get well soon.
Quarlow,
I am very sad to hear the news. What a bummer. Will the job be there for you when you are healed?
Brad
Well thanks everyone. It was not scary at the time cause I was in survival mode, but after I was in the truck and started to recap what had happened I became aware of how close it was. Then you add that to the shock I was in from the injury it kind of intensifys the trauma of it all. I am just glad I didn't hit my head and knock myself out or the whole outcome would have been different, except it is hard to hurt the big wood head on my shoulders. :D :D I definitely said afew kind words to the big guy upstairs. But hey if it had to end you couldn't ask for a more beautiful place for it to happen. On the hillside overlooking Lake Samish which is gorgeous lake only spoiled by stupid Interstate running past it. ;D :D ;D :D Oh yeah Brad that's not a problem. I worked there for 7 years and he is the best guy I have ever worked for. The only reason I left there was cause I had been in the business for 15 years and I was tired of the traffic which has gotten redicules. In fact when he heard I got laid off at the quarry I had left him for he told me he would buy me a new truck with an auto trans cause my knee is giving me troubles which was another reason I wanted out. So I will have a job when I heal.
Dang, Q! I'm hurtin' all over just reading that story...
Take it easy and get well soon.
Thanks hal. You know there is one thing you would never expect when you join this forum and that is the way we all come together when things go bad and the outpouring of goodtidings when someone is down. You think about what this technical this just a forum for a bunch of people who like to smoke food. Period. Most of us will never meet face to face or get to know each other on a level other than we all smoke food. But when you look at this forum and how we all interact together you realize it is way more than that. This is more like extended family than just some people smoking stuff. I've said it before and I'll say it again, I love this place.
Gee, I did not get on the Forum yesterday except to look at a couple posts, and I completely missed this. Scott got on the Forum briefly last night, and then told me what had happened to you.
I am sorry that I did not see this, Quarlow, and thank God you got through that near miss by the car and then the semi!
I hope the pain is not too bad - HANG IN THERE! I have been lucky in that my pain has been very minimal. I can't imagine what it must feel like in the shoulder.....
I, hopefully, will be in a walking cast next Monday, and getting off the couch, as you are just beginning your turn on the couch!
Keep your lap-top by your side, along with the remote. And the phone, too.
If you get really bored, I can arrange to send my Demanding Diva Doberman up for a visit. :o
Take care of yourself! Take your vitamins! Get plenty of rest, too.
Mrs
Thanks June, glad to hear you will be up chasing Scott around for all the wisecracks I'm sure you have had to endure. Mostly it is just hard to get comfortable enough to get some sleep. And whenever you wrench ligaments and tendons like this you are in for plenty of discomfort till it heals. I appreciate the offer of the the Diva but I have 2 cats, one of which always takes advantage of someone who is not inclined to move very often. She gets up beside you and stares you into submission to pet her.
OUCH Q
Know how that is. I fell off my truck in 01, broke both shoulders, compressed 6 disks, fractured my tail bone and cracked my right skull orbit. I was out for 2 years and it still messes with me.
Hang in there buddy. Like Mrs S says take it easy.
Dang Q, just saw this. What an ordeal. I'm happy to learn you're not any more injured than you are. Don't get me wrong you're injured more than plenty but landing on a highway with not a whole lot of place to go could be a lot worse in the end.
You take good care of yourself and don't pull the blanket off of Mrs. Seemore since you are both on the couch together now. ;)
KyNola
And Quarlow and I would lose the couch - and the blanket - to the Dobie and the two cats, trust me!
Nepas, you suffered some horrible injuries not so long ago - dang.
Quarlow, I hope you can find a comfortable spot and keep it!
Mrs
Hey Q. that sucks, let me know if I can help in any way.
After all we are just down the road from each other.
If I can help out I will. My days off are Sunday and Monday
buddy. Get well soon.
Ross
Q,
WOW..... Heal quickly!
Deb
Thanks again everyone. Thanks Ross, I appreciate the offer neighbour. I don't consider close calls to often but this one was just to close to not make me think about mortality for sure. Thanks for all the well wishes. I intend to do what the doc said so I don't have too much trouble with it later. I will also put more thought into certain situations with hazardous potential.We tend to get complacent when we are too comfortable with what we are doing and that is when things like this happen.
Well, you can catch up on all the Gunsmoke reruns!!!!!
Mrs
I think I should tune in to Oral Roberts or Jimmy Swaggart and then get out my check book. :D :D :D
HEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL, BROTHER!!!!!!
Might need some laying of hands on my knee... Wonder what them Hooter girls are doing tonite?
Just saw this,
prayers your way Quarlow,
hoping for a speedy recovery.
That is a spooky story. Hope the recovery goes well. Chuck
Just found this post Quarlow, our prayers are going your way so hope you have a fast and speedy recovery.
Well, Quarlow, I just got back from the doc. I am now in a WALKING BOOT!!!!!! What a weird feeling putting my foot back down on the ground again.......I did not have pain when my foot was elevated, but now that it is back on the ground, I am definitely feeling it, and looking for the Advil. :'(
I am to continue to use the walker, as a means of balance for the next few days. I think I need to put tennis balls on the front legs, and get a little horn for the front brace..... 8)
I start PT this afternoon. I am still not released to return to work yet; the doctor thinks that probably within the next two weeks, depending on how I do in PT.
Scott's sister has been wonderful the past few weeks. She has carted me to the doctor, and will take me to my PT appointments as well.
How are you feeling? How is the pain? Are you able to find a comfortable spot when you sleep? Are the cats letting you sleep? Are the cats allowing you to lay on THEIR furniture? ;)
Thanks again everyone. June glad to hear you are progressing. I know how it feels, 24 years ago I did a fracture dislocation of the left ankle with fractured fibula and tibia. I was 9 months with no weight on my leg and then 2 1/2 months of physio. it was some painfull when they started the electro therapy. I am still in pain and the muscles in my shoulder blade have knotted up on me making having to wear the sling very agonizing. I took the sling off the other day to take a shower and when I lifted my arm to put on my shirt I took a hold of the door frame with the bad arm so as to get the shirt on proper. When the weight transfered to the shoulder as opposed to the arm just hanging it dislocated again till i put my arm back down, then it popped back in. Well that was a painfull lesson as to why it is in a sling for sure.
The cats seem to know I am in pain and they just stay out of my way which is good cause I know a good old dog would be right in there looking to get it's attention like my dog did when my ankle was done. I get an hours worth of sleep here and there but even with the sling you can't get comfortable no how. I figure I'll make up for it in a week or 2 when the pain is less. But I still have my sense of humour and I still enjoyed the most memorable hockey game of a lifetime so all is not lost eh. :D :D
You hang in there! And you're right: humor is good medicine. The cats will get their revenge on you once you are feeling better...... ;)
Mrs