Thought I'd update you guys on my personal issue
Had the 40 staples taken out of my back a few weeks ago, so now I can actually lay flat on my back. Gonna see my surgeon on the 23rd and see how everything is healing. Pulled the CR500 apart to figure out why it tried to kill me; turns out the throttle assembly had a bunch of crud in it and the cable was as old as dirt. I'm hoping to get back to racing next month, albeit it will be on a smaller bike.