by Brian Muldowney | Jul 1, 2017 | Recovery
My crash was seven weeks ago today and this week was a good week. I had a follow-up visit with my nurse practitioner yesterday. The first question she asked was “Are you starting to feel normal again?”I told her I felt good and was getting back to...
by Brian Muldowney | Jun 25, 2017 | Recovery
Beginning the Week of Firsts On Wednesday, June 21st, I went to the Lahey Medical Center to have my neck x-rayed and met with the Nurse Practitioner in Neurosurgery about the next steps in my treatment. Well, the short of it is, there are no next steps. After a short...
by Brian Muldowney | Jun 13, 2017 | Recovery
When I left the hospital three days after my crash, I had to pull off all sorts of things stuck to my body. One of those things was a heart shaped bandage pad stuck to my tail bone. I think I said, “What the hell is this for? Did I get road rash there...
by Brian Muldowney | Jun 6, 2017 | Bike Accident, Recovery
My parents came up from their home in Georgia to see me and get a sense of how I am doing. They got to see that I am doing well with my recovery but also got a peak at the level of frustration I am having dealing with the limitations my injuries have imposed on me...
by Brian Muldowney | Jun 3, 2017 | Recovery
I had a difficult night’s sleep the night before last. I woke up at midnight pretty uncomfortable and agitated. I had to go to the bathroom, but trying to go back to sleep, even though I relieved myself, just wasn’t happening. I felt like I had restless...
by Brian Muldowney | May 29, 2017 | Bike Accident, Recovery
So far, the most difficult injury, from my bike accident, to deal with has been my tongue laceration. My C1 fracture is pretty disturbing in itself, especially when doing a Google search and finding all the scary shit about it online. But it is managed by wearing a...