hydrogen peroxide for both the cut, and stain on the shorts.
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hydrogen peroxide for both the cut, and stain on the shorts.
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Mr. Chainring
I hit a rock with my pedal coming around a rocky corner. Got thrown off the bike. This was part of the aftermath. F***ing low BBs on these new bikes.
mfennell
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I'm not gonna post a pic but if you must: https://www.strava.com/activities/5243488488 to see the immediate aftermath. Riding Tatum (f'ing TATUM) Tuesday night I was going kind of quick in the 0.1mi of single track in the back corner when SMASH, blinding pain, blood all over my lower right leg, just above the ankle. A downed branch (I assume - I did not return to investigate) had a jagged end sticking into the trail and I blasted right into it. I didn't even crash.
Called my wife and limped home. Off to the EMO. The Dr. looked at it for 10 seconds. "You have to go to the ER".
Two puncture wounds. They were close enough together that the Dr (a plastic surgeon that the PA appeared to worship) slice the bridge and made it one. He had me articulate my ankle so he could observe my tendon and muscle. Then he performed some kind of minor procedure, taking the time to describe what he was doing to the student PA, who thought it was the coolest thing ever. I have no idea, because I had my eyes closed!
In the end, I was pretty damn lucky. Small nick in the tendon. The damage was bad enough that he did not suture me up. He said the additional swelling would be problem.
Tuesday night was a whole lot of pain. Despite lots of bandaging, it looked like a crime scene when I woke up. Spent all day with my leg elevated and it was manageable bythe afternoon. Worse this morning but I guess that will be the pattern for the next couple (?) weeks.
Called my wife and limped home. Off to the EMO. The Dr. looked at it for 10 seconds. "You have to go to the ER".
Two puncture wounds. They were close enough together that the Dr (a plastic surgeon that the PA appeared to worship) slice the bridge and made it one. He had me articulate my ankle so he could observe my tendon and muscle. Then he performed some kind of minor procedure, taking the time to describe what he was doing to the student PA, who thought it was the coolest thing ever. I have no idea, because I had my eyes closed!
In the end, I was pretty damn lucky. Small nick in the tendon. The damage was bad enough that he did not suture me up. He said the additional swelling would be problem.
Tuesday night was a whole lot of pain. Despite lots of bandaging, it looked like a crime scene when I woke up. Spent all day with my leg elevated and it was manageable bythe afternoon. Worse this morning but I guess that will be the pattern for the next couple (?) weeks.
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Crap. I'm getting woozy thinking about it. Glad you were able to self extract. Heal up quick.
ekuhn
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Heal up fast man.
Oh wow! FWIW, this thread is for posting the pic. Heal up quick!
JDurk
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Sorry to hear, and see the pic. Glad you got it taken care of at the ER. A mtb teammate had the same thing happen to him during a ride at the Wiss. However, he did not go to the ER. Just pulled the stick out and continued riding. A few days later it was extremely infected. Apparently a piece of the stick was still in there. Had to have a hole dug into the front of his shin. It was pretty bad.
Edit: found some pics of his wound from his FB posts
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iman29
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Mr. Chainring
mfennell
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Yep. Tetanus booster too.
Yikes. They actually did a CT scan to be sure there wasn't any debris in there.
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Mr. Chainring
Ian F
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Good to hear.
Back in 2000 at DH practice at the Mt Snow NORBA event I crashed and took a pedal to the shin below my leg armor, resulting in a deep gash. I immediately went to the on-site care center where the NP gave it a local and then scrubbed the mud out with a plastic brush for about 20 min and then stitched it back together. After she finished, she gave me some antibiotics and a warning, "I can't guarantee it won't get infected..." but fortunately, she did a really good job.
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pkovo
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Not even sure how I did this. Monday afternoon 6 hours into my workday sitting at my desk, my foot felt funny. Had a swollen spot with light bruising that itched and hurt together. Could feel a lump in my foot walking. Iced it and kept working, the next day lunp was gone and it was bruised. Bruise grew through yesterday and now seems to have peaked and maybe getting better.
I stayed off the bike M-W. Rode Nassau last night in thick soles fiveten impacts and felt ok. I rode alot over the weekend, some of which involved jumping on a DJ with 50+ psi in the tires so maybe that played a part, but so strange that I dont really know what did it.
Seems like nothing compared to the massive puncture wounds on display here lately 😬
I stayed off the bike M-W. Rode Nassau last night in thick soles fiveten impacts and felt ok. I rode alot over the weekend, some of which involved jumping on a DJ with 50+ psi in the tires so maybe that played a part, but so strange that I dont really know what did it.
Seems like nothing compared to the massive puncture wounds on display here lately 😬