07-13-2006, 08:13 AM
Well Sunday it all ended for a while. I was riding at CPX (and even stopped at the track for a little bit) before everything went bad. After riding most of the day, and clearing the 18, 15,10, and 17 foot dirt jumps just fine, the 5th and 17 foot dirtjump did me in. I landed the previous one long and in the flat so it robbed me of some of my speed. I thought I still had enough but ended up landing a bit short. My rear wheel caought the lip of the landing ramp and loaded up my entiresuspension. I slammed my chest into the bars, and when it rebounded I was thrown forewad and into the air. I landed on my side and head. My helmet broke (as they are supposed too) and I was left with bad road rash, swelling, bruising, a concussion, and worst of all a lacerated liver. I went to the hospital for X-rays and a CT scan and the found that my liver had a laceration in it 10 CM tall, 13 CM deep, and about 2 CM wide. I went about 80% through the right lobe of my liver. Another 20% and I would have had to go into emergency surgery and would have had a 3% chance of living. As it is I can't look at a bike for at least 6 weeks and can't jump for at least 6 months. I wish I didn't sell my RC. 