crashed!

[DirtDiva]

May your skin grow back quickly.

[AllezGirl]

latelatebloomer: Thank you so much for mentioning the purchase protection! American Express does have it and they are going to reimburse me for the full $ I paid for the knickers!!!! The customer service rep was SOOO nice...she even wished me well. From now on I'll make all of my biking related purchases thru AmEx!!!!

[caligurl]

OMIGOSH! how awful! but i'm glad to hear you are on the mend and that the bike is doing good too!!!!

take care of that road rash!

[fixedgeargirl]

AG: So glad to hear you're okay. And the bike ! And you get to replace the knickers !! This is a scary event, lesson learned Dang-am-I-lucky type of thing. It sounded very like the slide I took just a few blocks from my house this past winter - chilling.

Some other options for post-crash healing:

*Rescue Remedy. Most effective immediately post-trauma to help calm nerves and get rid of the shakes.

*Arnica montana, topically and/or orally. Topical preparations (on unbroken skin only) help the body process the waste products associated with bruising/hematoma. Orally, I know homepathic arnica is available. When I lived in the mountains I made my own Arnica tincture and used it sparingly to deal with the bruising, achy feeling associated with crashing a mountain bike. Not that I had to use it that often .

[latelatebloomer]

We use arnica rub & homeopathic drops. It's a great help. Gotta get some Resuce remedy, thanks for the reminder!

[pkq]

Now that sounds nasty. Glad you are OK. Tegaderm bandages work wonders. They are expensive but well worth the price. Put them on and leave them for a couple of weeks and you've got fresh new skin without the scabbing, itching, oozing, etc.

People around here call me the fearless descender but I do have fear on descents I am unfamiliar with. I won't bomb down unfamiliar hills unless I can see far, far ahead. I use road signs, too, to gauge what needs to be done.

Take care of yourself!

[Bike Goddess]

Found some antibacterial handiwipes at the drugstore the other day to carry with me just in case. Learned about them as a neighbor had bad road rash after a fall and a passing motorist gave us some to clean him up right there on the spot! Made a difference in his healing.

Glad to hear you are back on the bike. Yes, as PKQ says, watch yourself descending hills. I too take caution when I'm not familiar with the corners, etc.

[RoadRaven]

We use arnica rub & homeopathic drops. It's a great help. Gotta get some Resuce remedy, thanks for the reminder!

For those of you new to using arnica...

Remember when using arnica creams, oils and rubs, that arnica should never be applied to open wounds/scratches/grazes etc.

You can get pillules to eat or drops to add to water for bruising too, particulalrly good when you cannot apply it toically.

[On_yer_left!]

allez, sending good healing mojo your way. ...

I'm also sending your story to a couple of idiot-but-well-loved friends who still refuse to wear helmets when they ride (they do the racing cap turned backwards. so cool.) Just imagine what would have happened if you hadn't had a helmet. Crashes happen to every rider, expert and novice alike, so I get a little hot about the helmet thing...

and you do have someone looking out for you. THAT'S so cool...