May 17th crash and my second life!

benbsb29 · 17th June 2009, 12:44

Sankara, good to know you're maintaining a positive attitude, and not being bogged down by what happened. Wishing you a speedy recovery, and hope to see you back in action soon.

Heard about your accident from JK, and even if he wasnt descriptive enough, it was enough to gauge the extent of injury. Get well soon.

sandeepmdas · 17th June 2009, 12:59

Sankar, that was really scary. What a freak accident can do, we all know from the most unfortunate incident that took away one of us in DEC 2007. Wishing you a speedy recovery.

Red Circle · 17th June 2009, 13:03

Get well soon sankar, In this condition you are posting on the forum? dont know what to say but you deserve a round of applause

BaCkSeAtDrIVeR · 17th June 2009, 13:20

Sankar, stay relaxed. Just let go of everything else. Dates, weeks, months, job, everything else should be put on the back burner. Getting back control of life is very tough. There are no deadlines from now on.

Concentrate on getting back on your feet. Everything else is secondary.

I suggest you stick to listening to music and if you believer in a higher power, prayers. Every other activity is no-no.

This may sound strange / rude, but I have seen a close friend, who was badly injured trying to get back to normal life ultra fast, and the mental tension actually delayed recovery. Staying relaxed, and not putting pressure on yourselves is the key to recovery.

My prayers.

phamilyman · 17th June 2009, 13:47

I can attest to that. In 2005, i had to go to mumbai by air for a internship. Two days before that, I was rear ended by an Qualis on an Activa.

I had multiple metatarsal (toe) fractures (bless the useless floaters). Courtesy a busy schedule/ambition and my hyper active nature, I lived a normal life, albeit on crutches - hobbled around on the left leg for the whole internship - totally normal life despite my weight including once in a while travel by bus from Colaba to Santa Cruz/Andheri etc, and even in the disabled compartment of local trains.

Net result - In 3 months, the left knee had cartilage damaged (something like that, I can't recall the condition for the life of me) at the knee. Took me months before I could do stuff like play badminton well enough again.

Lalvaz · 17th June 2009, 13:51

Wish you a speedy recovery Shankar!!!

On the bright side, its a great time to catch up with your family, your hobbies, reading, movies etc...

Take care.

IronWolf · 17th June 2009, 13:53

Sankar - Thats one spine chilling incident.

Like BackSeatDriver said, take lots of rest and follow Doctors instructions very very strictly. When its Spine related, you can never be too careful.

God Bless and have a safe and full recovery.

trrk · 17th June 2009, 14:04

Hi,

Our prayers are with you for your complete and speedy recovery.

kuttapan · 17th June 2009, 14:19

Bro, I can understand the pain you have gone/going thru.

Get well soon. This too, shall pass.

rjstyles69 · 17th June 2009, 14:26

sankar thank your gaurdian angels man. Good to have you back here and wishing you a speedy recovery. Take care pal.

kpbhatt · 17th June 2009, 14:30

Sankar -- glad to know that you are out of danger and are on the path of recovery. Take good rest and recuperate well. Wish you good luck and speedy recovery

lohithrao · 17th June 2009, 15:45

Sankar, that was a nasty crash...

Get well soon dude, am sure few months down the line you will be planning a ride.

menonrajesh · 17th June 2009, 15:59

Sad to hear about the acident, Shankar!
Get well soon and take care of yourself.

mvns84 · 17th June 2009, 16:03

wish you a very speedy recovery. hope you are back to your normal self in as soon a time as possible.

jkdas · 17th June 2009, 16:19

Great to see you online !

17th June 2009, 12:44	#91
benbsb29 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,968 Thanked: 13,223 Times View My Garage	Sankara, good to know you're maintaining a positive attitude, and not being bogged down by what happened. Wishing you a speedy recovery, and hope to see you back in action soon. Heard about your accident from JK, and even if he wasnt descriptive enough, it was enough to gauge the extent of injury. Get well soon.
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17th June 2009, 12:59	#92
sandeepmdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Varkala Posts: 1,538 Thanked: 2,491 Times	Sankar, that was really scary. What a freak accident can do, we all know from the most unfortunate incident that took away one of us in DEC 2007. Wishing you a speedy recovery. Last edited by sandeepmdas : 17th June 2009 at 13:02.
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17th June 2009, 13:03	#93
Red Circle BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 74 Thanked: 16 Times	Get well soon sankar, In this condition you are posting on the forum? dont know what to say but you deserve a round of applause
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17th June 2009, 13:20	#94
BaCkSeAtDrIVeR BANNED Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kochi Posts: 2,522 Thanked: 752 Times	Sankar, stay relaxed. Just let go of everything else. Dates, weeks, months, job, everything else should be put on the back burner. Getting back control of life is very tough. There are no deadlines from now on. Concentrate on getting back on your feet. Everything else is secondary. I suggest you stick to listening to music and if you believer in a higher power, prayers. Every other activity is no-no. This may sound strange / rude, but I have seen a close friend, who was badly injured trying to get back to normal life ultra fast, and the mental tension actually delayed recovery. Staying relaxed, and not putting pressure on yourselves is the key to recovery. My prayers.
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17th June 2009, 13:47	#95
phamilyman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 5,968 Thanked: 4,642 Times	I can attest to that. In 2005, i had to go to mumbai by air for a internship. Two days before that, I was rear ended by an Qualis on an Activa. I had multiple metatarsal (toe) fractures (bless the useless floaters). Courtesy a busy schedule/ambition and my hyper active nature, I lived a normal life, albeit on crutches - hobbled around on the left leg for the whole internship - totally normal life despite my weight including once in a while travel by bus from Colaba to Santa Cruz/Andheri etc, and even in the disabled compartment of local trains. Net result - In 3 months, the left knee had cartilage damaged (something like that, I can't recall the condition for the life of me) at the knee. Took me months before I could do stuff like play badminton well enough again.
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17th June 2009, 13:51	#96
Lalvaz Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,414 Thanked: 2,183 Times	Wish you a speedy recovery Shankar!!! On the bright side, its a great time to catch up with your family, your hobbies, reading, movies etc... Take care.
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17th June 2009, 13:53	#97
IronWolf Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Benga-loo-ru Posts: 1,569 Thanked: 45 Times View My Garage	Sankar - Thats one spine chilling incident. Like BackSeatDriver said, take lots of rest and follow Doctors instructions very very strictly. When its Spine related, you can never be too careful. God Bless and have a safe and full recovery.
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17th June 2009, 14:04	#98
trrk Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Alleppey, Kerala Posts: 2,114 Thanked: 34 Times View My Garage	Hi, Our prayers are with you for your complete and speedy recovery.
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17th June 2009, 14:19	#99
kuttapan Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,155 Thanked: 22 Times View My Garage	Bro, I can understand the pain you have gone/going thru. Get well soon. This too, shall pass.
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17th June 2009, 14:26	#100
rjstyles69 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bengalooru.. Posts: 4,343 Thanked: 842 Times View My Garage	sankar thank your gaurdian angels man. Good to have you back here and wishing you a speedy recovery. Take care pal.
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17th June 2009, 14:30	#101
kpbhatt BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 349 Thanked: 33 Times View My Garage	Sankar -- glad to know that you are out of danger and are on the path of recovery. Take good rest and recuperate well. Wish you good luck and speedy recovery
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17th June 2009, 15:45	#102
lohithrao Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kudla/Mangaluru Posts: 3,204 Thanked: 225 Times View My Garage	Sankar, that was a nasty crash... Get well soon dude, am sure few months down the line you will be planning a ride.
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17th June 2009, 15:59	#103
menonrajesh BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 211 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	Sad to hear about the acident, Shankar! Get well soon and take care of yourself.
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17th June 2009, 16:03	#104
mvns84 Newbie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: bangalore Posts: 15 Thanked: 0 Times	wish you a very speedy recovery. hope you are back to your normal self in as soon a time as possible.
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17th June 2009, 16:19	#105
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,492 Times View My Garage	Great to see you online !
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