first "post-crash" ride

[buffybike]

I just got back from my first ride since getting hit by a car last Friday. I guess I just needed to get it out of the way. The doctor told me to stay off the bike for at least 2 weeks, but that just ain't happenin'. Even though I'm still sore from the crash, it felt good to go for a ride, even if it was just around my neighborhood. Maybe tomorrow, I'll ride a little longer.

[PamNY]

Good for you.

[KnottedYet]

Yeee-hah! You go!

[sgtiger]

Good on ya for getting back out there, Buffybike!

[Lesley_x]

Good for you for getting back out there! I think starting small and building up is wise.

I injured myself recently (due to my own stupidity) and have only managed a short two minute journey to the shops.

[Bike Chick]

Good for you! Glad to hear it.

[marni]

the first time I was off the bike for an accident it took me 8 weeks to really heal and a year before I could ride down the road I had fallen on.

The second time, also with broken ribs, but no collapsed lung, it took 6 weeks.

The last time, again with broken ribs but on the other side, it took me 4 weeks and a lot of determination, but the memory of how hard the other times were was a great motivating factor.

Be well and go slowly but not so much as to hold yourself back.

marni

[tulip]

Good for you getting back on the bike. After my big crash (helicopter flight to trauma center), I was off for a month, mostly because I couldn't remember things. Luckily that was temporary. Well mostly. My first day back I was tapped by a car while in a crosswalk with the walk signal (she ran the light gabbing on the phone)! I couldn't believe it. She got chewed out by an old lady crossing the street the opposite way. I thanked my stars and soldiered on.