Uh, at least they took them off nicely instead of cutting them off! When I crashed they cut everything off - and amazingly enough they returned some of the cut off bits of clothes to me...Originally Posted by bikemom
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04-20-2006, 06:39 AM #1
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04-20-2006, 06:55 AM #2
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Road rash is a very, very large skinned knee. My right forearem has about 5" X 3" taken off deeply. My left forearm is about as large, just not as deep.
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04-20-2006, 08:01 AM #3
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Sending you well wishes also....you are so lucky did not break anything. When I got road rash after my crash, I felt I was now initiated as a real cyclist (just the way my brain works).
Take care through your healing process.
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04-20-2006, 08:32 AM #4
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OW...OW...OW!
Yikes....so sorry to hear that you crashed... was someone with you who called an ambulance? How did you get to the ER? Oh man, I think road rash looks more painful than about anything... so much surface area and all those nerve endings...
I hope you recover quickly and that they gave you some good pain stuff!There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness".
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04-20-2006, 09:05 AM #5
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OWW!
I think everyone has already voiced my well wishes, but wish to add mine to the list. Heal well and quick. So very glad you were wearing a helmet!
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04-20-2006, 10:42 AM #6
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I actually made if back to my car. Once in the car, I tried calling my doctor since I have to have preauthorization to go to the ER. I got stuck on hold forever and gave up. One of our employees is an EMT. I called work, and he was in so I had him check me over. He did the first clean of my road rash, verified that I needed to get x-rays then drove me to the hospital.
Thanks bunches for everyone's well wishes.
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