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[MartianDestiny]

Sheesh! What a good run of bad luck!

You're injured enough, so don't beat yourself up too much over the sidewalk crossing. It may be illegal where you are, and maybe it wasn't the safest possible thing, but it's hardly an unforgivable sin. In my area it's perfectly legal to ride your bike across a crosswalk so long as you enter that crosswalk at a walking pace. That women may have hit you even if you had dismounted to cross; we'll never know.

Hope you heal up quickly.

[lunacycles]

damn. talk about adding insult to injury...so sorry about your beloved canine...so beautiful you were on your bike to pick up her ashes. So, seems perfectly right to say Do Not feel guilt about riding "wrongfully." Whatever that means in real world commuting... Here in Santa Fe, riding safely often means riding wrongfully, and I always cross myself (not even ever having been catholic) when I survive the somewhat wrongful bizarre path I often take to get to work safely.
Good luck healing to you. Yes, getting older sucks this way! Healing seems to take so much longer!

[Selkie]

Beth, you've certainly had a rough time of it lately. I hope you are feeling better -- physically and emotionally. On the plus side, the injury could have been so much worse...

I was t-boned by a rottweiler on my 2nd day of vacation in September - my bike and I ended up on the side of the trail, in the grass, thank goodness. Spectacular bruising all over my legs/hips. It took a couple weeks before the pain subsided. Arnica gel applied topically and those tiny arnica pills really helped.

I'm glad that Nala is back with you, at home. She's your guardian angel dog.

[Bike Chick]

Holy cow, Beth! What a scary, awful thing and what a tragedy that it happened when you were on your way to the vet to get Nala's ashes.

It may not have made a difference if you had been riding legal. We had two very tragic bike/car collisions in our area in the past week and the cyclists were riding legal. Between the crazy drivers and irresponsible dog owners, I am constantly on guard when I ride around our area anymore. It's very rural and folks aren't very bike friendly. DH and I talk about relocating when we retire. I want to move to a location where I can ride year 'round and that's bike friendly.....if there is such a place.

Here's wishing you heal quickly and are back on your bike soon.

[TriMom217]

just my 2 cents.....but don't wait for your doctor to order an MRI, TELL him you want one done!

I only say that because my experience has been that they sometimes shy away from expensive diagnostic tools even though your situation warrants it. I have learned to be my own best advocate in those situations. You need to do the same!

[tangentgirl]

Ouch, ouch, ouch! But I'm glad it was relatively minor.

[bmccasland]

Had the MRI this morning - and considering that I haven't been able to completely straighten my knee, having a small amount of weight on my knee, forcing it straight, got to be rather painful after 20 or so minutes. The technician had to cut the exam short, as I moved. I swear I didn't, but on the microscopic level who am I to argue?

PT starts in earnest this afternoon. Ice bag is currently on my knee to get it to forgive me for this morning's torture session.