Dallas Friday breaks/fractures Femur In Singapore.

wakeboardnut · Outlaw Joined: 02 May 2006 Posts: 213 City: Toronto

Just read on wakeworld about Dallas Friday possibly breaking or fracturing here femur while riding in Singapore.

There is a link to a wakeboarding site in Singapore, some said how they think she broke or fractured it and I believe she was doing a whirlybird.

http://www.wakeboard.com.sg/index.php?s=cf61437deb2c31f0d9ee3e3f964224eb&showtopic=348

Quote from Singapore wakeboarding forum

"Hi there..

New member here. Anywayz I was speaking to the sports doc at the medic tent. Apparently Dallas' thigh was deformed when they pulled her out of the water. It's probably a fractured femur, or thigh bone as most would call it.

It'll roughly take about 6 months to recover. Real unfortunate."

Best wishes to Dallas and her recovery!

UPDATE: from wakeworld.

"By Steven Hahn (solo) on Monday, October 02, 2006 - 8:22 am:

Dallas had some complications in surgery, she has fluid in her lungs and is in ICU on life support. Everyone say a prayer for her today."

Sad

wakeboardnut · Outlaw Joined: 02 May 2006 Posts: 213 City: Toronto

So hot!

Get better Dallas!

Rhawn · Posted: Oct 02, 2006 5:26 am Post subject:

God that sucks, and had to really, really fkn hurt. How do you even get the board/bindings off with an injury like that? For a pro they prob just cut the boot off.

PimpinD2 · Posted: Oct 02, 2006 5:53 am Post subject:

ugh tell me about it. thats one injury i dont want to do again. I split my femur but didnt want to cut my new 03 belmonts so i held my knee and my roommate pulled.. Shocked

Sinkoumn · Posted: Oct 02, 2006 5:56 am Post subject:

OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW Shocked

Breaking your femur would be the worst pain EVER. FUG! Puppy Eyes

*BLEHHH*

jjakober · Posted: Oct 02, 2006 6:11 am Post subject:

Been there, done that!! It sucks!!!

Later,
jjakober

PimpinD2 · Posted: Oct 02, 2006 6:34 am Post subject:

jjakober, i hope thats a bottle of booze in ur lap =)

E.J. · Ladies Man Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 7597 City: Mogadishu

Just read on WW that she is having complications and is in the ICU on life support.

The broken femur is no joke.

(EDIT FOR SPELLING Rolling Eyes

)

Josh R · Posted: Oct 02, 2006 7:56 am Post subject:

alafiaboarder · Posted: Oct 02, 2006 9:31 am Post subject:

NNOOOOO, she's way too good and hot for that!! Shocked

That really sucks though. Huge innovator for womens riding. Hope everything works out well. Thats scary and looks amazingly painful

Sinkoumn · Posted: Oct 02, 2006 9:46 am Post subject:

You bust that femoral artery and you are in some serious trouble, hope she pulls out okay.

Oops, didn't read the whole post. But still she comes out okay

LFADAM · Posted: Oct 02, 2006 11:42 am Post subject:

Man, good luck dallas...get well soon

jumalian · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 7625 City: san diego

i placed a call to dallas' mom, and this is what i was told.

1. her femur was shattered. they attached a plate and used part of her hip to reconstruct her femur.

2. they found 70ml of blood around her knee, which i'm guessing is "normal" considering the trauma.

3. the water in her lungs was lake water, and was discovered post-op when they noticed dallas having difficulty breathing. at that point, she was in stable condition.

4. this morning, robin (her brother) said that the doctors moved dallas to intensive care unit due to her lungs going "white." (anyone know what that means?)

5. she's given O2 and the doctors are trying to rid her lungs of the lake water. there has been some improvements from when she first entered icu.

this is all we have at this point.

please continue to keep dallas in your prayers.

Rhawn · Posted: Oct 02, 2006 12:02 pm Post subject:

Wow, that god real bad fast. Prayes and thoughts go out to Mrs. Friday. I googles Lungs Go White, but only got results for talking about race and people actually named White.

bmartin · Addict Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Posts: 794

Dallas strikes me as one tough cookie and if anybody will pull through this, it would be her. Godspeed to you Dallas and family.

I do now know what lungs going 'white' means.

E.J. · Ladies Man Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 7597 City: Mogadishu

As posted by Amanda Snow at WW... Just as some clarification to some of the points on Joe's post.

"ICU nurse here.

"White" lungs on an xray means there is material in that lung that will impede airflow/ventilation. It can be mucus, fluid, etc. In her case, she probably aspirated some of the lake water and will now develop a pretty bad case of pneumonia. This is common with near-drownings. The blood around the knee is normal too. The femur holds a large amount of blood, so when shattered the blood has nothing to do but collect at a lower point. Some femur fractures require blood tranfusions.Dallas will certainly have a rocky recovery. She is healthy and young, two major points going for her. Keep us updated guys. She will be in my prayers.

A common misconception about a breathing machine or ventilator is that this is "life support". Many people on ventilators are on them to give their body a chance to recover. The machine will support respirations offering oxygen and pressure to fill the lungs. "Life support" would be a term to use if this machine was the only thing keeping her alive. I seriously doubt that is the case. "

P.S. I hope she doesn't mind me copy/pasting her post. I just thought it was informative.

jumalian · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 7625 City: san diego

i just received a phone call from mark, the family spokesperson. dallas' condition has improved the last few hours. her left lung has improved a lot, though her right lung hasn't improved as much as the left. but, the good news is that they're both showing signs of improvement.

dallas is still in critical care but all of her neurological functions are normal. she's heavily sedated, but resting comfortably.

robin sr. is due to land in 30 minutes where he'll meet robin jr. with great news!

the family is aware of all the support for dallas and the friday family and they appreciate them greatly.

keep the prayers coming.

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

Sorry to hear that. Get well soon Dallas!

HHI Dave · Posted: Oct 02, 2006 7:59 pm Post subject:

Get well soon Dallas. Lots of people pulling for you.

PimpinD2 · Posted: Oct 03, 2006 12:52 am Post subject:

dang thats horrible, i hope the best for her. I remeber when i broke my femur, the main concer was if the femural artery has been cut, which cause the lungs to fill with blood. If its only lake water then I assume she did not puncture her femural artery. I hope for her the best, and wakeboarding needs her to recover.

dogpoo · Newbie Joined: 03 Oct 2006 Posts: 1

Thats horrible news. Hope she gets well soon. Does anyone know if Dallas whears a knee brace on the leg she broke?

SeaLyon · Posted: Oct 03, 2006 5:47 am Post subject:

Man that's bad news to hear. Glad she's doing better. We will keep her in our prayers.

jryoung · Ladies Man Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 7664 City: Man Jose

PimpinD2 · Posted: Oct 03, 2006 7:19 am Post subject:

jryoung - from the pic i posted a plate and some screws isnt bad. Of course my femur didnt shatter, but im sure with good rehab she will be back on the water, i know i am. Its a bone, if it heals properly it will be even stronger than previously. Best of luck to her.

n00b · Criminal Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 94 City: Dublin, Irl

What's the deal with Copeland challenging Dallas's victory?

When a fellow boarder is down and injured, even if the title and cash are on the line, there is a level of respect that should be upheld.
Poor form show a lack of respect.

Get well Dallas.

LFADAM · Posted: Oct 03, 2006 11:47 am Post subject:

n00b,

Elaborate please? Link?

B_Fool · Soul Rider Joined: 15 Aug 2004 Posts: 373 City: Cen FLA

n00b, AGreed.
From what I read, it sounds like a legit arguement...but wait a couple days or do it in private.

Craig-R · Guest

n00b, i heard what happened too and i agree with you

my prayers are with dallas

LFADAM · Posted: Oct 04, 2006 2:58 am Post subject:

I still cant believe it...how do you land/crash that has so much force that your leg shatters?

cadence_131 · Outlaw Joined: 27 Jul 2006 Posts: 136 City: Miami

PimpinD2, do u really think she'll be bak on the water? that sounds pretty harsh.. Im no medical student though...but hell the trauma she must have went thru... seriously, biggest prayers for dallas.. get better

HHI Dave · Posted: Oct 04, 2006 10:11 am Post subject:

From today's Orlando Sentinel:

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_local_news/2006/10/email_from_dall.html

E-mail from Dallas Friday's mother
posted by Roger Simmons on Oct 4, 2006 11:13:03 AM

Executive Sports Editor Lynn Hoppes received an e-mail this morning from the mother of wakeboarder Dallas Friday (left).

Dallas, as you probably know by now, is in a Singapore hospital after a wakeboarding accident this past weekend. Here's what Dallas' mother Darla wrote to Hoppes:

I am able to write now and I am doing much better now that it appears Dallas is on the road to recovery. I want to thank you for all your thoughts and prayers these past few days.

The latest on Dallas is that she is breathing 60% on her own. They are going to take x-rays tomorrow morning of her lungs and may be able to take the tube out of her left lung. The right lung has shown significant improvement. In the next couple days if she continues to progress, they are going to take her out of her sedated state to see if she can breathe on her own. However, they will leave her breathing tube in when they bring her out of the sedated state to make sure she can breathe 100% on her own instead of removing the breathing tube and finding she cannot and have to sedate her again and put the tube back down her throat.

They apologized to Robin Sr. for having to tie her down but every time she hears her father's voice her body begins to flail. This says to me she wants to be cognizant and come out of the state she has been put in. Robin Sr. told them, "you don't know my daughter and that when she does come out of the sedated state they are going to need a straight jacket to keep her down!"

She is still in critical condition but is stable and please keep praying that she continues to progress.

Many thanks to all of you for your faithful support of Dallas.
Darla

scott a · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 9810

Thanks for posting that.

SeaLyon · Posted: Oct 05, 2006 4:01 am Post subject: