DUMPED it again!!!!

[Dirtytoes]

This is about 6 months later

6 months!!! wow, that's quite a while.......my looks quite the same except that it's in the section right under my knee.

how long has it been since that accident? how are the battle wounds now?
did it at all limit your riding ability?

[Sev]

Uhhh, happened April of '05, I was out later then I should ahve been, hit a patch of ice while I was breaking, so the back wheel basically slipped out from under me and I low sided.

Fractured my right elbow, dislocated my left shoulder, and you can see my knee. Couldn't ride for a couple of weeks because of the elbow, and my bike getting fixed. But after my bones healed it didn't affect my ability to ride. That's my right knee, so it's just the brake. But it's also just flesh so it's not like it could ahve been a permanent imparement.

[Kal]

You never use your back brake? Interesting, I hardly ever use my front - instead I use a combination of engine braking and the rear.

Shifting on a corner isnt a problem if you roll off the revs and provide steady continuous power through the gear change.

You know what happened so dont stress it. However do get your rotten carcass down to the hospital and get your ankle checked out for hairline fractures etc okay?

You lived through it and your bike is not massively damaged so I'd call that a result.

However, if you are supposed to be in a temporary cast then taking it off to go riding isnt the brightest move in the known world.

[Dirtytoes]

Fractured my right elbow, dislocated my left shoulder, and you can see my knee. Couldn't ride for a couple of weeks because of the elbow, and my bike getting fixed. But after my bones healed it didn't affect my ability to ride. That's my right knee, so it's just the brake. But it's also just flesh so it's not like it could ahve been a permanent imparement.

sounds brutal....glad to hear you came out of it okay.

You never use your back brake? Interesting, I hardly ever use my front - instead I use a combination of engine braking and the rear.

Shifting on a corner isnt a problem if you roll off the revs and provide steady continuous power through the gear change.

You know what happened so dont stress it. However do get your rotten carcass down to the hospital and get your ankle checked out for hairline fractures etc okay?

You lived through it and your bike is not massively damaged so I'd call that a result.

However, if you are supposed to be in a temporary cast then taking it off to go riding isnt the brightest move in the known world.

well, the cast i bought at sav-on on my own......i've been trying to find out who my PCP, or my primary care physician is....after a week of calling here and there, i found out and now i have an appointment for tomorow.

as for keeping the power in turns, i always do, i've never had problems in turning...i always change gears in turns as well.....i go through that turn maybe 5 or 10 times a week, it just happened all too fast...i was thinking about all of the following simultaneously:

1. sh*t, i initiated the turn too late
2. why am i slowing down
3. why is the neutral light on
4. my burrito is gonna fall out of my jacket.
5. wobbly, wobble, wobble!

i just hope my leg isn't broken so i can continue riding.

[jmillheiser]

Sounds like you ended up in a tank slapper when the power suddenly hit your rear tire.

Good to hear you didn't get hurt badly, and that the bike faired ok.

Maybe look into some riding pants, or at least some draggin jeans.

[basshole]

What was different between your first and second crash? I think if you'd of used your rear brake waiting for the light up the hill that this may not have happened. That is if I'm understanding the whole scenario correctly. That's like buying a car and only using the emergency brake to stop IMHO.

[dr_bar]

Glad to hear that both you and the bike faired somewhat ok. I won't dwell on the mechanics of your riding, but I would strongly suggest that you take a basic first aid course.

Both alcohol and peroxide are the wrong things to use. They both kill germs, sure, but they also kill healthy cells. They are one of the biggest causes of post injury infection due to the dead tissue sloughing off the injury site. Any greasy topicals are also not a good idea. If the wound needs medical attention, those greasy ointments will have to be scrubbed out of the wound before any further treatment is done... (that goes for burns as well...)

A good mild antiseptic such as Savlon would be your best bet. Wash the injury thoroughly with the antiseptic and cover with sterile dressings. Don't remove the dressings if they initially bleed through, just add new dressing on top. The reason for this is so you don't disturb the clotting going on at the wound site, and the new dressing prevents bacterial invasion of the wound through wet bandages.

Carefully remove and replace the dressings daily until the wound is well scabbed over and no longer bleeding or weeping any fluids. You may have to soak the bandages in warm water to loosen them from the wound.


The dr has spoken...

(Well I'm not really a doctor, I just have about 20 years experience as an industrial first aid attendant in the past... )










PS: I can even do first aid on avatars... lol. Stretccccchhhhhhhh





There, that's a bit better, lol....

[blues2cruise]

If you know you have a problem and that there is a possibility of stalling or falling....just stop.
In your diagram it looks like you were already past your turn and now going straight. Maybe in furture a better solution would be, stop, get back in first and start again.
It would be awful to get another report that you got banged up even worse.

[Loonette]

Both alcohol and peroxide are the wrong things to use. They both kill germs, sure, but they also kill healthy cells. They are one of the biggest causes of post injury infection due to the dead tissue sloughing off the injury site. Any greasy topicals are also not a good idea. If the wound needs medical attention, those greasy ointments will have to be scrubbed out of the wound before any further treatment is done... (that goes for burns as well...)

I'm glad someone finally said this! When the one person mentioned rubbing alcohol, I just cringed! I had terrible road rash once from a roller blading crash - tore open the left side of my lower left leg. It was awful - and putting off proper treatment was a very bad idea on my part. Once I had it treated by a doctor, yup, sure enough, all the home remedy I had attempted had to be scrubbed out - worst pain of my life (plus, I still had pieces of gravel and dirt imbedded in the wound). My doctor used a this stuff called Silvadene (sp?) to aid in the healing process. It was great!! After time I could actually see the fresh skin growing towards the center of the wound until finally joining together. Now, 15 years later, you can't even notice any difference in skin tone.

Good luck, and take it easy out there.

Cheers,
Loonette

[Loonette]

That black stuff is your leg actually being cooked. It's not going to rub off. Hmmm, let me see if I can dig up my pictures.

That's one sexy knee there, Sev... (I've been waiting for the perfect post to use that emoticon - thanks!)

Cheers,
Loonette