Ouch

[doc]

Quick healing to you.

One of my ride leaders (road) always says "wet leaves are as slick as snot". I avoid them like the plague. Of course you can't avoid them on the trail...

[Waverly]

I think here in Georgia it is illegal to ride without a helmet. I thought it was everywhere. I am glad to hear nothing was broken! The cracked helmet would have scared me. I have never experienced road rash but have seen it and it looks painful!!!!

Feel better,

Jessica

[Aggie_Ama]

Speedy healing to you! A cracked helmet makes you realize how much the little things protect. Great idea about putting the helmet on display, should sober up some customers.

At least a manager of a bike shop could call in and say they have a bad case of road rash and no one would wonder what the heck they were talking about.

[maillotpois]

Wishing you a very speedy recovery! And a new helmet...

[bike4ever]

One of the more difficult times was having my shorts taken off in the ER. Of course I was commando, sweaty and dirty. These things are normally hard to get off when sweaty, try having someone else take them off. At least they let me keep my sports bra on under the "beautiful gown". When I was done, it was hard getting them back on! I also had to explain to the nurses why I don't wear underware. They understood all of my reasons.

Aggie_Ama - yes everyone at work is aware of road rash. One of the more painful spots is on my left knee.

[Waverly]

Bikemom that is awful, and so humiliating! I can just see you explaining away because you were embarrassed and meanwhile hurting badly. I hope you feel better very soon! Is road rash like a really huge skinned knee?

Jessica

[DeniseGoldberg]

One of the more difficult times was having my shorts taken off in the ER.

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...

--- Denise

[bike4ever]

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.

[Jo-n-NY]

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.

~ JoAnn

[bikerchick68]

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!

[corrine]

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!

[bike4ever]

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.

[Cici_Ryder]

Well, all I can say is BRAVE SOLDIER!!!! It is the best ointment to heal your road rash! I took a pretty bad spill a year ago this past March, and pretty much broke the fall with my face! I had road rash down both arms and mostly one leg, and some bruised ribs BUT no broken bones .... but the best news.... nothing happened to my Trek! And if I hadn't taken pictures, no one would believe me now! This ointment REALLY works! I have near invisible scarring. And try to keep your wounds aired out as much as possible.... as pretty as they might look. As far as your helmet goes, try calling the manufacturer.... some offer replacements at a fraction of the cost when you return the helmet. Hope your road to recovery is speedy.... Allez!

[slinkedog]

I hope you feel better VERY SOON! Road rash is nasty, nasty, nasty. Be careful with yourself. I'm so glad you weren't more seriously hurt.

[bike4ever]

CiCi_Ryder - Are you speaking of "Brave Soldier Antiseptic Healing Ointment"? Any suggestion as to where to purchase?

My kids brought up a scary thought this afternoon. They asked where they would go if I hadn't had my helmet (hubby is out of town this week). I knew friends would take care of them; however, I realized that I hadn't put my RoadID back on my new shoes. I definitely need to find that now.