Erik Lowell, netree

Why don't they give nurses medals for saving lives and caring for people.. they deserve them...

That's a terrible story Eric... after all the dangerous situations a man like you has made it through, and to go down hard like that from mechanical failure.. that's rough...

Good news is you made it.... (God's not finished with you yet)... and hopefully can come out of this with more than just a new perspective, make something good happen out of something soooo bad... (murphy's law in reverse).. find the silver lining or better yet... make one from shear will and choice...

How's it going with the pain meds... A good friend had a bad motorcycle crash.. (hit a deer doing 60).. and I only found out last year that he's been dependent on the drugs ever since... maybe 8 years.... I knew something was up.. he just wasn't the same man... Hope you fair better!
 
Good to hear from you, Daniel. :)

Yes, I've been very cognizant of the dangers of pain meds. And you're absolutely right... the danger there is huge!

I've made a point to stick to a minimum of pain meds. I'm taking 10mg of oxycodone twice a day, at this point. It's supposed to be 20mg every four hours, but I don't need that much. And I sure don't need a drug habit.
 
Looks like I'm going back to physical therapy for another couple of months.

Imma beat this if it kills me.

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Hey Erik,
We were out giving the LRIII the 'once over' this morning and I mentioned this thread to the crew.... we got to wondering if you've healed enough to figure out what failed on the boom?

I understand if you're not up to thinking about it yet.. but we were talking about how we as climbers control so much of our destiny in the tree.. vs... relying on so much hardware when we use the bucket.....

I'm glad that you're getting better and love your determined attitude! Keep up the good work man.....
 
Hi Adam,

Yes, I do...but I also have learned it comes in plateaus, not a steady line o f progress, too. Things that need healing need time, and you simply can't make it go any faster. It's frustrating at times, but I try to keep a positive outlook, despite. I don't mind the thought of going back for more PT; I think it'll help loosen the rest up and give me more movement back. Stamina will return once I can move better with less pain.

Mark,

The piston in the hydraulic cylinder broke away from the piston rod at the piston in the upper boom cylinder. My guess is at some point prior to my owning the truck, something must have happened to put a tiny crack there- some type of overstress, that eventually failed on me. It looks like it'd been cracked a long time, and meeting up little by little. Based on that, it might be worth thinking about cylinder replacement for those of you out there flying older booms with welded cylinders, like mine.
 
Erik,
Wow!.....
I'm glad that you're up and around enough to crawl up there and check it out... That's a sure sign that you're healing!

I'm going to ensure a close inspection of every inch of our boom system....

We continue to talk about what happened to you.. and hoping for your complete recovery.... Sending healing energy your way!

Keep up the great work brother....

Mark and crew
 
PT is definitely doing the trick. No more cane! Steadier on my feet.

So far, I've lost 65 pounds since the accident.

Imma be a rocking mofo real soon...

git'r'done!
 
Soon as the snow disappears, I've got plenty to keep me busy; the dozen or so poplars I dropped in the back yard last summer. That ought to give me some good exercise.
 
Nick, not long; but it's okay, since it's OUR logo, anyways. Shame you're so new over there... you missed a lot of history!


Chucker; I don't recall the exact model # offhand.
 
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