Still feeling the crash

ghogie91

So I came off the bike nearly a month ago on unseen ice

I attacked the ground at about 35k/h

The cuts and bruises have healed and have bad scarrs up my left thigh

The problem is my leg keeps going numb/sore in the upper outside part of my upper leg (my arse cheek basically) and cutting off at my waist not entering lower back at all

Has anyone experienced this after a fall?

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(not asking for medical advice mods )

maloner

ghogie91 wrote: »

(not asking for medical advice mods )

Sounds like you should be though. Go find medical advice...

RV

Sorry for your troubles - am recovering still from a harmless-looking fall in August. At least I am hoping I am recovering and that I will eventually feel better than this. But I am long since back on the bike so not too bad.
<SNIP>. If you got talking to a qualified Fizzyo, they might be able to give information on the phone. It is likely they would want to see and examine you first. That would be my first stop as I'd expect no charge if they couldn't treat. The GP would charge me for the visit.
If it is low back related, it might not go away on its own - so as it has been persistent it might be worth following up. Tell us how you get on....

Iwantone

Can't offer advice, but can relate, came off in late Dec on ice too. Garmin stopped at 28kph. Smacked down on the side, hip and elbow skint bruised and sore. Washed down wounds and applied Savalon for a few days.

Wounds healed well and the scabs fell off, although the more sore of the two the hip did heal faster and better. About a week ago a sizeable very sore abscess appeared on my elbow. I headed down to the doctor to receive a diagnosis of Osteomyelitis or in laymans terms infected bone.

I have been taking the highest dose of oral antibiotics for the last week, its still sore. Be careful out there.

Darkglasses

I've edited a few posts guys. Feel free to share stories about your own crashes, but we seriously can't allow medical advice or opinions. This definitely includes speculating on what the OP's injuries might be. I'll have to lock the thread if there's any more posts like this

Strongly recommend you seek medical attention ghogie, numbness sounds quite serious.

12 sprocket

ghogie91 wrote: »

So I came off the bike nearly a month ago on unseen ice

I attacked the ground at about 35k/h

The cuts and bruises have healed and have bad scarrs up my left thigh

The problem is my leg keeps going numb/sore in the upper outside part of my upper leg (my arse cheek basically) and cutting off at my waist not entering lower back at all

Has anyone experienced this after a fall?

<SNIP>

(not asking for medical advice mods )

The most important thing if you want to heal as quickly as possible, and save a lot of time and money going from one professional to the next a correct diagnosis is important.. and the best place to start is probably the family doctor or a doctor who has a sports medicine qualification,who will refer for ex rays scans , and to other specialists as required.

ghogie91

Darkglasses wrote: »

I've edited a few posts guys. Feel free to share stories about your own crashes, but we seriously can't allow medical advice or opinions. This definitely includes speculating on what the OP's injuries might be. I'll have to lock the thread if there's any more posts like this

Strongly recommend you seek medical attention ghogie, numbness sounds quite serious.

Thanks Darkglasses

Just to reiterate to everyone im not looking For medical advice but more of a comparing of situations and I will draw up my own conclusions to keep with forum rules

I shall tall to my local physio here in athlone and see what he can come up with

Right now I have stopped driving which is a bit of a pain in the arse ( eh eh) changing gears and walking has become difficult, work is being effected as I have to constantly walk and we have a stairs indoors in work and its the only place to stretch at all