Ouch..Ouch..Owie

[LBTC]

Indeed, Mimi is probably right! Additionally, it may be caused more by a food allergy/intolerance, than by biking. I used to have similar smaller "blemishes" in the area very often. Since the restricted diet and general work to get healthier, I almost never do now! I also used a product call JAson Tea Tree Gel (contains aloe, tea tree, arnica, witch hazel and roman chamomile I think), which did wonders, too. And I always always always change out of my bike shorts as soon after a ride as possible.....

Maybe one of these things can help you?

Doesn't hurt to see a doc, too!

Hugs and big happy butterflies,
~T~

[spokewench]

I used to get these when I rode, didn't matter what saddle. It seems that once you get one in an area, it tends to keep coming back - i don't think you quite ever get it healed when you keep riding. Instead, I found this salve called Super Salve - it works

spoke

[Running Mommy]

Super salve huh?? Where did you find this salve??
I have a persistant bump that festers whenever I ride long lately. It's a hard lump right around the spot CC describes- and yeah IT HURTS!
It's driving me nuts!!

But ohh yeah <<<<<CC>>>>>>>>> I feel your pain! LITERALLY, I FEEL your pain!

BTW- about time for another box ehh??? I do believe it's spring time down yonder. Time for those long rides! And just wait until you try the new Luna Moons. If you thought clif bloks were cool, wait until you taste the Luna moons!! BOY HOWDY are they GOOD!!!!!

[crazycanuck]

THanks ladies,

I need to go & see my dr anyways so hopefully he might be able to help.

In the meantime, should i go nuts & not bike for another few days? It's an open sore and would like it to heal but am dying to bike..

I've never heard of the ointments you're referring to though. Will Savlon still help??

RM-I'm waiting for an item I purchased online to arrive & can't send any boxes for anyone yet so hold off..

C

[emily_in_nc]

I've got one too -- left side, same area, right along the underwear line (it helps to wear thongs because they don't rub it). It's kinda like two saddle sores next to each other so just merged into this large purple thing. It's tender when I press on it. I did finally get some blood out the other night (sorry, TMI), but it just seems to fill back up again. I've been wearing the most amazing Sugoi RS Flex shorts lately, and those help a lot with any pain while riding, but my doctor said it was unlikely to heal on its own and that a dermatologist would probably have to excise it. She recommended I have it done during the off-season (dead of January) to allow for proper healing time out of the saddle.

I do feel your pain!

Emily

[Running Mommy]

But I live in Phoenix.... We have NO off season!!!! aAGGGGHHHH!!!!

[Eden]

I believe that they can heal on their own, but you have to be willing to be very patient. I had one bugger on and off almost all race season. It would go down, then get irritated again. Fortunately it was not affected at all by saddle pressure so riding was not a painful, but yeah some pairs of undies were not good... (I really like boy shorts since they don't have any elastic in the sensitive area)
Now that race season is over and I had a couple of rest weeks its finally almost gone. I just hope it stays gone.