Originally Posted by Grog
Got one after my previous crash, where I flew off my bicycle into the middle of an intersection, bounced off my head and rolled a couple of times. The paramedics asked if they could keep my broken helmet for a bike safety class.
Sigh.
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01-03-2006, 07:48 AM #1
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01-03-2006, 10:36 AM #2
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Yikes. I know what you mean about obstacles that appear out of nowhere. Glad you had enough knee power to make it home. I know that was a long 10 miles! Funny that the medic guys asked for your helmet as a teaching tool. Must've been a doozy of a crash. Rest up & heal, Lise
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01-03-2006, 11:26 AM #3
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Well you need one again, unfortunately... At least get it inspected at a bike shop that provides that kind of service. Even if you think you didn't touch the ground with your head, it is very likely that you did... Even if it doesn't seem to be cracked... Originally Posted by On_yer_left!
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01-03-2006, 12:20 PM #4
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Holy moley you were lucky not to have sustained a serious injury (other than your pride, of course). Thank goodness you're OK! I hope your knees and road rash are feeling better soon.
By the way, I sing as I pedal, too. Sometimes aloud. "Climb Every Mountain," from the Sound of Music, is one of my signature tunes when I'm hauling it up long hills.
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01-03-2006, 12:24 PM #5
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Monkey mind .....
Whew. I'm glad you're OK. It's hard to pay attention all the time, but what a doozy of a reminder.
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01-06-2006, 12:50 AM #6
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Hey there on-yer-left... glad all is ok... sometimes we need a bit of a scare to help us remember to be aware and thereby prevent something that is harder to recover from...
Glad you and bike are ok and just a few scratches for you both...
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01-06-2006, 05:34 AM #7
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Thanks for the well wishes! Road rash healing nicely. Bruises getting really nice color. Growing brain matter.
On another note -- a year after being told by an orthopaedic surgeon that I had NO ligament holding my knee together and that I would need surgery, went to another (a woman recommended by a triathlete friend) and she SHOWED me I have an intact ligament on X-rays and MRI and said skip the surgery, do some physical therapy to tighten and strengthen the surrounding muscles. That's it. The other guy was getting his appointment book out to see when he could fit me in the OR.
Another lesson: get a second opinion. Don't rush to surgery. And thank God for women of integrity. Yahoo!
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