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General Category => Electric Motorcycle News => Topic started by: JaimeC on June 30, 2019, 11:38:56 PM
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Electric Terry posted this article on Facebook about our friend Brian. If I hear anything new, I'll add to this post.
https://register-pajaronian.com/article/downed-power-lines-snag-motorcyclist
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Damn, that's terrible. Hope he is ok.
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Update from ElectricTerry on Facebook:
Update: He was airlifted to Santa Clara Hospital ICU Friday afternoon. He is alive and can write to communicate but is unable to talk. I friended his GF Eli on FB and messaged her. All he has been able to write on a piece of paper to her is "I thought they were on the ground" meaning the powerlines.
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https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/briantrice
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Brian's girlfriend is keeping everyone updated in the link above.
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Latest update from Eli. They've installed a PEG (the feeding tube mentioned below) so he gets a nutrient solution directly into his stomach; his mouth is incapable of chewing food at this point. They are going to reconstruct his mouth so that he can. Now this should make some sense (if you haven't been keeping up at the CaringBridge site linked above):
"We're expecting Brian to move to Stanford hospital tomorrow in preparation for reconstructive surgery Wednesday. There is a small chance that they make the move in the middle of the night tonight, though I'm really hoping not.
"It was a fairly quiet day. Brian had a low fever, which can happen sometimes after surgery - and the feeding tube was put in yesterday. Overall, very tired but feeling well enough to be a bit bored and fidgety, which is a good sign. Brian would really like beer and pizza."
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I mean the chain of events to cause this sounds like a super hero action movie. What are the odds?
It's still a long rough road but that's good to hear. Pizza and Beer can cure most things. ;)
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I mean the chain of events to cause this sounds like a super hero action movie. What are the odds?
It's still a long rough road but that's good to hear. Pizza and Beer can cure most things. ;)
Somebody on Facebook mentioned that. Guy riding electric motorcycle hits downed powerline and ends up in the hospital. How many months before he discovers he has electric super powers?
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I really hope the reconstructive surgery goes well and Brian heals back fast. This is so sad!
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July 10th update from Eli:
"Brian is out of surgery and recovering! Everything went well. The only issue is that there is more soft tissue in the mouth than is needed. Apparently you need to take tissue in a "block size." As with sculpting, it's much better to take more and trim later than to take too little, which Dr. Divi had noted prior to the surgery. This means that once everything heals in a few weeks, Brian will need another (much more minor) surgery to trim the tissue. Bone and blood source reconstruction went well. The team will watch Brian carefully in the next 72 hours to make sure everything continues well with the blood supply to the bone. Brian is now recovering and I should be able to visit in about an hour or so. "
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There is a fundraiser for Brian that I posted to facebook this afternoon. The overwhelming support for Brian has been amazing! Thanks everyone! I know there are some here who don't use facebook so I'll post here also.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/brian-t-rice
**moderator edit Shadow 11-Aug** Also for reference the thread at EMF here: A Fundraiser for Brian (http://electricmotorcycleforum.com/boards/index.php?topic=9159.0) was formerly set sticky and noted here for future reference.
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Latest update from Eli:
"The initial recovery is rough, though expected. Brian's pain just after returning from post-op yesterday was at 8 - I don't think Brian had rated it quite that high in the ICU. Because the tissue flap in the mouth is thicker than would have been optimal (that's down to one's individual anatomy), it means that they will definitely have the trach and stomach tube in after discharge: roughly 2 weeks longer. There is a lot of mass in the mouth right now, and Brian won't be talking for a while. The flap will slowly shrink down on its own, but as noted before it will be at least several weeks more before a further sculpting procedure can be done. Overall things are continuing to proceed well: the nurses got Brian up in a chair for a while today (with a boot on the surgery donor leg), and Brian is alert and interacting here and there on the iPhone."
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Latest update says that Brian has been discharged and is now healing up at home. Likely it won't be long before he's online and updating us himself.
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Latest update says that Brian has been discharged and is now healing up at home. Likely it won't be long before he's online and updating us himself.
Wonderful news! I wish him a speedy recovery.
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Likely it won't be long before he's online and updating us himself.
In my experience, recovery is a very boring process. I might as well have had my laptop computer grafted on.
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(Copies from the fundraiser thread because I’m still phone bound)
Hello from my home in SF. I’m still tube fed and outpatient but was only in the hospital for two weeks with two surgeries.
First I want to thank all of you for forming a fund and donating at all. It really makes me feel appreciated especially being isolated for a while.
For my recovery, they’re rebuilding my mouth and nose (but my jaw and tongue are fine). I don’t know how this will pan out but am just grateful any compensation might improve my chances at getting back to normal. I’m in no inclination to waste funds but I also have no clear picture on the financials here. If I somehow turn up overcompensated by some miracle, I’ll be glad to put the funds to some appropriate nonprofit use. I do know the CHP rules I was not at fault and there’s more in reports to consult to see for sure what various insurance companies will make of this.
I wish I could say how I might have improved my response to the situation but I only saw cables for the briefest of moments before my world got violent and messy.
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Likely it won't be long before he's online and updating us himself.
In my experience, recovery is a very boring process. I might as well have had my laptop computer grafted on.
Indeed. I’m hoping I can get on my laptop next week to try composing more stuff for the community and also getting at least a tiny bit of work done but probably more just to manage the maelstrom of paperwork and information around insurance etc.
I wish I could drink or eat. My mouth is stuffed full of surgered tissue so I’m operating on a tracheostomy tube and gastro tube. The best thing I get to eat is an occasional ice chip. It’ll be nice to have false upper teeth...
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Good to have you back. I was SHOCKED when I saw Terry's post on Facebook. Talk about "Freak Accidents!" Hope it won't be long before you're smiling again.
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Great to see you back !
Likely it won't be long before he's online and updating us himself.
In my experience, recovery is a very boring process. I might as well have had my laptop computer grafted on.
Indeed. I’m hoping I can get on my laptop next week to try composing more stuff for the community and also getting at least a tiny bit of work done but probably more just to manage the maelstrom of paperwork and information around insurance etc.
I wish I could drink or eat. My mouth is stuffed full of surgered tissue so I’m operating on a tracheostomy tube and gastro tube. The best thing I get to eat is an occasional ice chip. It’ll be nice to have false upper teeth...
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I’m still homebound for the next several weeks, with surgery coming up in that period. I don’t know what the timeline is like after that.
My facial structure is still recovering and hurts quite a bit. On the other hand, my body has mostly recovered aside from crazy temperature swings related to the trauma.
So, while I can walk around, I can’t really go outside yet and am definitely unfit to wear a helmet. I can use a laptop in the morning, but by afternoon I regularly get lightly sweaty and tired so I’m laid up a lot resting.
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Brian,
I know it's going to be a long recovery, but you're doing awesome, and you're alive. We miss you on the forums and appreciate you coming back on here to update us.
Glad we could all help out a little, and I hope you can at least fine times during the day to enjoy things around you a bit.
Take care and heal well my friend!
Travis Gintz
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So, my next facial reconstruction surgery was moved up to next week! Then I’ll heal up for a week while a plan for installing teeth is worked out.
In the meantime I’m in a bit of pain from the facial structure still not fully together, and trying to keep my pre-surgery tissue together and body as healthy as possible.
The question regarding riding is when my face will be able to sit safely in a helmet. I think that’ll take a while yet.
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Just to follow up for those curious, I'm well enough to work these days and can eat very soft foods (eggs, mashed potatoes, soft pasta, etc), although my new upper "gums" are still without teeth for the next few months, so I'll be dealing with liquid foods for a while as a mainstay to keep my diet balanced. The schedule for dental implants will unfortunately not happen as quickly as I'd hoped.
At least I've had all my tubes (throat and stomach) removed for a while.
My facial bone structure is still a little too delicate to put in a proper motorcycle helmet, but I do have a relatively loose dual sport helmet that I've used to get around on a scooter, since it should protect my face in case of a get-off. Otherwise, I get in a reasonable amount of exercise and can't wait until I can really ride again.
I was hoping to buy a used electric GenZe scooter, but I haven't been able to close a deal (flakey sellers). Maybe I can scrounge up an electric moped of some kind.
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It is good to hear that you are slowly recovering, Brian. I continue to wish you the best and I do appreciate all of the things that you do to support Zero owners on this forum. :)
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It's nice to hear you're progressing!
My spouse got hit by a drunk driver on her bicycle on her way to work back in 1991. So she had to go through the same rehabilitation. Her work on rebuilding her ability to transfer short-term to long-term memory took the longest, she says. Tho implants weren't a thing yet them, although she's since had them installed.
-Crissa
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It is good to hear that you are slowly recovering, Brian. I continue to wish you the best and I do appreciate all of the things that you do to support Zero owners on this forum. :)
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Brian, I had the impression you were doing better, since you've been gradually posting more and longer posts. Also encouraging that you're actively planning getting back on powered two-wheelers. It took me several years to get back after I broke a wrist after the only serious accident I've ever had, and it was much less serious than yours.
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Don't rush things, Brian. You're still young and have a long life ahead of you.
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Well, my surgeon just yesterday cleared me for doing things like skiing or riding, if I use a helmet with a strong chin guard, and my Shoei Hornet dual sport helmet fits the bill with its lower guard and not tight fit against my cheek bones.
I’m not in a rush on this but will be working on getting an electric motorcycle soon somehow. Maybe used.
Mind you, I definitely won’t have dental inserts until April, this just means the bones seem to have healed reasonably well. And I need to exercise more before then.
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Huzzah, another hurdle cleared ^-^
That's gotta feel good, tho.
-Crissa
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That is great news, Brian. Keep up the good work. :)
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Just a quick update:
Last Friday, I had the dental surgery that is a pre-requisite for implants. They moved the schedule up seemingly to avoid a coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown.
So right now I'm resting at home on painkillers and my girlfriend is doing a lot of care to make sure neither of us get sick, because that would be really devastating to my body, right now. I have two checkups in the next two weeks to determine how fast it's healing which will help schedule the final installation of dental implants.
I'm mandated 3-6 weeks of "no heavy lifting", which definitely rules out riding because I can't even bend over without the headrush feeling like it will injure me.
BUT one really good result is that my anemia has finally cleared - all of my red blood cell indicators and precursors are back in the middle of the normal band. I was anemic for a solid 9 months and it made extended exercise pretty risky, so hiking and motorcycle riding were about the extent of what I'd been doing. Now I can walk a bit, but my mouth is too delicate for a ride.
I did buy a used Zero DSR with a Power Tank since my last post on this thread, which I've been enjoying a lot for errands and rides. I even made it from SF to Zero HQ on two trips southwards, and once I had a Madstad windscreen on, the SoC was 45% by reaching Zero HQ, which implies 127 miles of range at proper highway speeds (60-75mph). Right now it's sitting in my garage at 80% while I heal up. I'm hoping I can get a shiny SRS after all this is done, but I can't really deal with too much at a time so I'm just happy to be able to analyze the bikes remotely or for friends.
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Good news, Brian. Keep up the good work and best wishes for your continued recovery.
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Great to hear about your progress, and that you've been able to do a bit of riding! Here's to speedy recovery!
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Since we're coming up on a year from the accident and I'm still experiencing some concerning effects and don't have my mouth reconstruction complete, I wrote about it on my CaringBridge site:
https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/briantrice/journal/view/id/5ee81b41c04e7b6226a618d6
Basically, I've had a branch retinal arterial occlusion, which is a small stroke in my left eye that's left me with a small blurry area on the lower inside of that eye's vision with a small blindspot within it. I'm safe to ride, vision-wise, but there's a potential follow-on stroke risk so I'm on some drugs and will be undergoing heart testing shortly. There's been no evidence of the cause in MRI and CT scans, so honestly I think it's just a trauma outcome that took a long time to surface. We'll see, and I'm not going to risk my life.
I'm working a lot on my 2020 DSR in the garage, including fairing and charger work, so hopefully I'll emerge with a great travel machine like I always wanted.
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A little step back, but please take it safe. Thanks for keeping us up to date!
-Crissa
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2020 DSR with fairing and chargers whaaaat!!! ;D ;D ;D
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I'm basically cleared from stroke risk at this point, but it appears that my underlying autoimmune condition (that I don't discuss much but I've had since I was a child) actually tried to attack my retina. Also, the blind spot now occupies about a fifth of my vision on the left side (the area that was previously a blur), and gets pretty close to the center of my vision, which makes reading (or small wire work) harder with my right eye shut.
This is obviously not materially improved, because the blindspot is just as unlikely to diminish (though possible), but I'm now on a different drug that seems to have it under control, and the occlusion is limited to that area. The target drug I'll be on was one that changed my life over a decade ago, and I'm experienced with it, so I'm not too worried, but I've gone through an enormous array of testing and it's been quite a ride.
I do think this is still a delayed outcome from the accident, because my autoimmune disorder had noticeably started flaring up around my eyes after the accident.
I'm still technically and legally okay to ride, but am waiting to clear my initial drug course before trying to do so, since it leaves me pretty shaky and susceptible to infection. I'm at least working in the garage on bike modifications which will hopefully show some nice results soon.