Once in awhile, Life gives you a dope slap, and hopefully, you recover 100 percent and learn a lesson. And you wish you had the last 30 seconds of your life back. I have had many of these and all but once the doc said, "Boy are you lucky" My bike hurt me, but not too bad. I dont care who you are...if you work outdoors and especially own property and run power equipment over 50 years, you gonna get hurt. See the bike parked properly in the garage? Gonna get it out? Easy peasy. Mount the low side carefully and push it out. Well, three weeks ago, it was leaning the other way and I wanted to move it, so I tried to take my left leg and throw it over the seat and it didnt make it. I stubbled and the bike fell over on me in slow motion. Thankfully, it had roll bars/sliders, as all my bikes do. I fell on my hip and hit my head lightly. The hip hurt but not bad and I went and got a neighbor to help me pick up my bike. I went to the doc a few days later as a small lump had formed on my hip called a contusion, about a 1/4 inch or so high (I will spare you a pic). It hurt but not bad..kind of an ache. I could still walk 6 miles.....the knock to my head didnt make me see stars or knock me out but I felt like it might be a minor concussion...very few symptoms but occasional dizziness. No lump and no sore spot.
After 3 weeks the lump is all but gone on my hip and I barely feel it. He gave me a super anti inflamatory and I could only take it for 5 of the 10 days as the side effects sucked....dizziness, ear ringing...just like taking too much Ibuprofen. My head is fine now also, but you have to be careful with concussions...its the brain hitting the inside of the skull and you dont need another one right away, either. They are cumulative. Most of us have had them and not even known it. I think I got off lucky. 18 months ago I stuck my gloved hand into a wood chipper and it took off half my finger nail. It looks fine now but I lost some nerves...just feels funny. One of those 30 second moments. I move alot slower now at 76.....lets all be careful out there.
After 3 weeks the lump is all but gone on my hip and I barely feel it. He gave me a super anti inflamatory and I could only take it for 5 of the 10 days as the side effects sucked....dizziness, ear ringing...just like taking too much Ibuprofen. My head is fine now also, but you have to be careful with concussions...its the brain hitting the inside of the skull and you dont need another one right away, either. They are cumulative. Most of us have had them and not even known it. I think I got off lucky. 18 months ago I stuck my gloved hand into a wood chipper and it took off half my finger nail. It looks fine now but I lost some nerves...just feels funny. One of those 30 second moments. I move alot slower now at 76.....lets all be careful out there.
