My turn to crash

[CyclaSutra]

Oh, DivingBiker, I'm so sorry you crashed.

With every endo, the pain is so bad right away and you knock your breath out of your body and you think this is so bad and then your confidence is shot, and if you have to keep riding (in the middle of a long ride) it's just agony.

But I find that if I hit the dirt REALLY HARD about once a season, it makes me more cautious, more alert, and ultimately a better mountain biker. I'm sure you've heard the saying "If you don't fall, then you're not riding hard enough." Yeah, but when you get to a certain age, falling is no longer the objective.

Out of three really bad endos I can remember, two happened after I was riding at a really high heart rate for a long time, and my balance isn't so good when my heart rate is over 170, then I got my front wheel caught sideways on a rock. The other one, I had a new backpack and when I started down the steep singletrack, it rode up and hit my helmet and I tried to ADJUST IT on the fly. Way dumb.

But it sounds like that root just had it out to get you. Best wishes on speedy recovery!

I like the bar fight story. Or, tell them that you tangled with a mountain lion and saved a small dog that was about to become dinner.

[Running Mommy]

I logged on and had a PM from you... It was nice to hear from you, but it was for all the wrong reasons!!
Take good care of that trail rash ( not quite road rash- you were on dirt ) so it doesn't scar. MAN o MAN!!
Hope you took it easy today. My guess is you will have a stiff neck for a couple of days. Tomorrow may be worse than today. So be prepared!

And yes, I will take the helmet. I'm going to have quite a program when all is said and done. OY!
Take care and heal up!'
Denise
I pm'd you my addy earlier.

[Tuckervill]

Kinds adds a new twist to your screenname, divingbiker!

Heal quick!

Karen

[missymaya]

OUCH!! Hope you heal up quickly. In the meantime, take it easy.

[Jo-n-NY]

Oh, that sure does look nasty....heal quickly.

~ JoAnn

[Jolt]

Kinds adds a new twist to your screenname, divingbiker!

Exactly what went through my mind! Ouch! Heal up quickly, and here's to no more of these dives!

[IFjane]

DB - OUCH! Seems to have been a bad weekend for mid-Atlantic cycling. Feel better soon!

[divingbiker]

Thanks, all. I'm much sorer today than yesterday, from my forehead (where the helmet rammed into it) to my middle back. My lip is huge, and it feels like I've had a shot at the dentist and the novocain is wearing off. But the abrasions are healing over nicely and now look more bruised than anything.

I came into work because we had outside people coming in for a meeting this morning--and the meeting was canceled! Oh well...

[Kalidurga]

Definitely glad to hear that there weren't any hidden serious injuries, Janice. Hopefully the aches and bruises will go away soon.

Let me know if/when you wanna give it a go again over at Rosaryville. I'd love to get back over there for another "gentle" ride

[Jenn]

Oh dear!! I hope you are feeling better!! It's always the 2nd day after that's the worst when the soreness sets in. I'm finally on the mend, the road rash is intolerable it's itching so bad it's driving me CRAZY!!! Anyway, I hope you are getting better!!!

[divingbiker]

It's always the 2nd day after that's the worst when the soreness sets in. I'm finally on the mend, the road rash is intolerable it's itching so bad it's driving me CRAZY!!!

Jenn, you're right--this is the second day, and my neck and shoulders are killing me. But my injuries are much less severe than yours. Glad to hear you're doing better.

What are you doing to minimize the scarring? Anybody else have any suggestions?

[PinkBike]

isnt it Vitamin E in capsules that you break open and rub on to minimize scarring?

[Derf]

Yikes. So sorry!

[Jenn]

I used straight aloe from our plant on my face and just kept antibiotic oinment on the road rash. My knee and elbow are in the "itchy" healing phase and it SUCKS!!! But, at least it's healing and I'm glad, it's 2 weeks today. I went from this 2 weeks ago.....
Oh I took my 800mg motrin every 4-6 hours because I wouldn't have been able to move had I not.

[Jenn]

Lookin and feeling ALOT better today!! Of course my knee and elbow still look gross, at least I'm up and spinning and riding again!! Hope you feel better soon!!!