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 .