Official Road Warrior tonight

[Bike Writer]

Complete with road rash. I had freshly inflated my tires to the max and set off for more campaigning via bicycle, hit a patch of loose gravel on a sharp turn, bike tires slide out from under me and the next thing I know I'm skipping across lots of gravel like a frisbee, face and belly frist, and leaving lots of skin behind. I have what feels like acres of raw skinless elbows, knees and hands and either a bruised or cracked rib. Knocked the wind right outta me. Picked the rocks outta myself, washed up and used a half a bottle of peroxide to douse the bloody parts. I guess I'll live and betcha I'll hurt like heck tomorrow. Right now a few brewskis have dimmed the pain.

[radacrider]

OMG! and OUCH! Heal well and sorry to hear you crashed.

[Catrin]

Owie! I hope you feel better soon.

[hebe]

Poor you. Get well soon, hope you're fit enough to be back on the bike soon enough.

[OakLeaf]

Ouch, ouch, ouch.

Like I said in the other thread, raw honey (just a smear, enough to coat the wound, not so much that it runs off) under Tegaderm.

Don't be shy about taking the time you need to heal - pain is exhausting, exhaustion can cause all kinds of other complications, and road rash is some of the most painful stuff out there since all it does is exposes all your nerve endings. (The most painful wound I ever had, by far, was one so shallow it didn't even bleed, just took the skin off down to the nerve endings - yow.)

Heal up quick!

[Bike Writer]

Ouch, ouch, ouch.

Like I said in the other thread, raw honey (just a smear, enough to coat the wound, not so much that it runs off) under Tegaderm.

Don't be shy about taking the time you need to heal - pain is exhausting, exhaustion can cause all kinds of other complications, and road rash is some of the most painful stuff out there since all it does is exposes all your nerve endings. (The most painful wound I ever had, by far, was one so shallow it didn't even bleed, just took the skin off down to the nerve endings - yow.)

Heal up quick!

Honey? I keep it at home too as I get it at our local farmer's market from locally harvested honey. Adds a touch to the phrase "licking your wounds?" huh?

Feeling pretty achey and sore today and I'm going for x-rays as soon as the requisition comes in. Deep breaths are tough and getting dressed took a long time.

[barrelgal]

Oi! Sorry!

But switch out the peroxide for Betadine. Peroxide kills live cells too.

Antibiotic cream versus the ointment heals faster.

Those Tegaderm sheets are fab. And CVS makes some that are thicker, and to me, more effective. Come in many sizes. Wish I'd realized I could buy them in bulk when I crashed a couple of years ago. They are pricey.

Also, the nets that keep bandages secured to your limbs help a lot.

And I love antimicrobial silver ointment. It's rather waterproof. Not completely, but works great.

Feel better.

I second everything said above. I crashed pretty nicely 3 weeks ago and made the mistake of trying to bandage with tape and gauze - now that I've found tergaderm sheets I'll never go back. I think they sped up my healing too. Make sure you cover even your most minor scrapes. I left one on my ankle open and it's taken 3x longer to heal.

At least you have an excuse to buy a new helmet now!

[Bike Writer]

Oi! Sorry!

But switch out the peroxide for Betadine. Peroxide kills live cells too.

Antibiotic cream versus the ointment heals faster.

Those Tegaderm sheets are fab. And CVS makes some that are thicker, and to me, more effective. Come in many sizes. Wish I'd realized I could buy them in bulk when I crashed a couple of years ago. They are pricey.

Also, the nets that keep bandages secured to your limbs help a lot.

And I love antimicrobial silver ointment. It's rather waterproof. Not completely, but works great.

I used CVS brand silver ointment, though. And just read a review on the Curad. Looks like the CVS is thicker. (seeing a trend, here ).

Feel better.

Thanks for the tips, I'll be sure to check out the Tegaderm and cream.