1st crash too

[doc]

First, Yvonne I feel your pain. Literally! Heal fast.

Now here's my story. At 5am today I was out riding with my usual posse. A new, inexperienced guy joined us. He was 2 riders ahead of me. He slammed on the brakes while we were in a paceline doing over 20mph. The guy in front of me touched his wheel and fell. It was one of those slow motion things. I saw him fall and slowly saw myself ride right into him. There was no choice. I was too close to turn. I did aim for his bike instead of his body. Then I flipped over the downed rider and managed to land flat on my back. Right there in the road I knew it wasn't good. 1 CT scan later and I now know I fractured my 5th sacral vertebra. (That is just above the coccyx). So I literally broke my ***. The other guy had some nice road rash but his bike was pretty beat up. My bike was fine. I think I would trade if I could! Weird thing is I have no road rash at all, but I do have a fat bloody lip. Where'd that come from?

I really want back on the bike. NOW. I know there have been lots of injuries. How do you pass the time when you can't ride??

[Adventure Girl]

Sorry to hear about your crash! I hope you mend quickly and completely!

Riding with a newbie is always risky. I try to avoid them and stay in front of them when I can. You get used to the regulars in your group. The, um... irregulars are sometimes shaky with their group riding skills.

Cookies might help you feel better.

[SnappyPix]

Doc, OWWW. So SO sorry to hear about your crash.
The biggest virtual <<hugs>> are on their way to you.
What a rough deal. I hope you recover quickly sweetie. x

[Veronica]

Yikes! Hope you heal up soon!

V.

[runnergirl]

Ouch!!! how long will you be off the bike?

Hope you're not in too much pain!

[doc]

Thanks for all the well wishes. Off the bike 6-8 weeks
Any ideas how to pass the time, stay fit and not go crazy?

[DirtDiva]

Hope your recovery is swift and that the time off the bike tends toward six weeks rather than eight. Hmm, not sure what you can do to keep fit with that kind of injury... Can you swim with a broken arse? Like, pulling with your arms rather than a lot of kicking? Guess you'll have to talk with your doc(s).

[pkq]

Sorry to hear about the crash. Ouch! Is that a hard area to heal?