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BigMike
12-04-2007, 04:55 PM
Went to the doctor's this morning. My neck and shoulder have been killing me for the past few weeks. Doc said I have a slipped disc in my neck. I'm like, "that sounds like it sucks". The doc confirmed that it sucks.

B,

I asked the doctor what this injury could possibly be from. He asked me, "Do you ride quads with your buddies"? I replied, "why yes, I do ride quads with my buddies". He then asked, "does one of your buddies ride a TRX450R with the HRC kit?". To which I replied, "yes, my buddy B rides a 450R with the HRC kit". He then proceeded to tell me that my injury is a direct result of holding back at the MX track so as not to hurt the feelings of my buddy with the 450R/HRC kit and that the YFZ450 is a superior ride in every way possible. He said that if I would have actually attacked the doubles instead of going single/single, my body would have taken a much softer beating and saved my neck. I told him, "my buddy B is really sensitive and I did not want to hurt his feelings by making him look like a fool on the track and leaving him in my dust." The doctor then replied, "your buddy B is a big boy and can take care of himself. By taking him under your wing and teaching him the ways of the MX track, you could have saved your neck and helped your buddy increase his self esteem." He was one of the smartest doctors I have ever encountered.

Mike

Andy9933
12-04-2007, 05:49 PM
LMAO ouch Hope you guys are good friends

TRXasaurus
12-05-2007, 07:08 AM
wow mike sorry to hear about the neck!! :(

dang, i knew i shouldnt have held back. i was concerned about your heightened sensitivity and your over reactive feelings! i think the day in question you were complaining about a certain lower cramping too. i knew going to the track with someone of such great verbal abilities, being a past mx superstar and all, that i shouldnt possess the full extreme abilities of myself and the Honda TRX450r relative to the inferior YZF450 and the older hasbeen rider. I would have felt so bad to see you upset sitting in the truck pouting if i were to have roosted the YZF. :rolleyes:

i guess in hindsight i should have excercised the full potential of the honda and ripped the big double so you could have shown me how to ride, but again i was concerned about the YZF's capabilities and you casing the double and ruining my day by having to follow you to the ER.

well, we probably will never get to relive those days since you had to move to tennessee and buy a farm. i always knew your attraction to farm animals would superceed your desire to ride. it was apparent when i saw the different height stumps in your garage with the names carved in of your favorites. :eek:

i wish you the best in the recovery of the neck!! hopefully you can ride again!!

BigMike
12-05-2007, 08:52 AM
B,

I appreciate you holding back so you would not have to follow me to the OR. In all seriousness, I'm not sure what is going to happen with the neck. When I told the doctor that I spent my entire adult life riding MX, running around in offshore powerboats, and 4-wheelin', his comment to me was "well, I hope it was all worth it." Didn't sound real promising.

Have you thought any more about running a few moto's? Head out to Dade City on Thursday night and hit the novice class. What's the worst that can happen? You lose? Who cares. It's all about the experience anyways.

Mike

TRXasaurus
12-05-2007, 10:22 AM
yo mike. so i guess the doc is quite blunt. arent we supposta enjoy our life?

so slipped disc? is that something that can be fixed w/ surgery? quackapractor? that sucks fo sho. im feelin concern about my own sack of bones....my shoulder is constantly killing me and now my ankle has been in pain for a few weeks? plus the lower back has always been painful. and lately ive been having chest pains? i just cant get myself to a doctor, im actually scared of them for real. it would be nice to have a doc i could trust and believe in.

well you know i miss you here and wish you the best always!

BigMike
12-05-2007, 02:04 PM
I think the bottom line is that is sucks to get old!

M

Andy9933
12-05-2007, 06:48 PM
Yeah it sucks and Im not even old yet

Knine
12-07-2007, 02:04 AM
haven't been on the inter.. in awhile!

Mike, Sorry to hear about the neck...