DamonBoost
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- Jul 14, 2003
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3 weeks ago I had my first mishap on by KX. I lost my rhythm on a rhythm section and got off like a can of bug spray. (not like I had much to begin with, as I am a really new rider) Anyway I got kicked up and thats all I really remember. I had a bruise on my head (yes I had my helmet on) so I think i might have been knocked coo coo for a minute. I remember being on the ground, hopping up as quick as I could and then trying to pick my bike up. It felt like it gained weight as fast as Anna Nicole lost hers..So after struggling with my 150lb kx100 I rode very slowly over to my truck.. Then the pain started.. It hurt so bad I thought I was going to throw up.
I could barely lift my shoulder, I couldnt really lift it at all for 2 days. I iced it and took ibuprofen for the next 4 days with no activity on it then called my best friend who is an ER doctor. He asked me about 30 questions over the phone and then said that his best assumption given all that information was that it was a Seperation 3. Told me honestly if it was his shoulder he wouldnt do anything with it yet except rest it. Save my money on the x-rays because if I came into the ER they would just send me home and tell me to rest it anyway unless I was in unbearable pain. He told me that if it turns out to be bad then I am more than likely going to pay for it in the long run either way. I will know more of if I can deal with it later on than now. So I am game for that. I can live with some pain, I am still pretty young (25).
So here is the reason for the post. I gave it 3.5 weeks, no activity. The thing that is killing me is that I am a new rider. 3.5 weeks was as long as I could give it without riding. I would say my shoulder was 80% better, or at least felt that way. I saddled up and rode Monday and had no pain really. Just some discomfort but nothing exceptional. I even fell once (nothing serious at all) but enough to make me not want to fall again in the next 15 minutes if ya follow me.. But the next day.. O my.. my shoulder feels worse. I had a little movement before in it. Now it pops so harsh that it vibrates my whole freaking chest. It almost feels like a small hiccup. It grosses me out honestly. But I am determined to ride thru it. I dont want to stop now for however many months and then have to go back to square 1 when I am finally 100% again.
Has anyone just rode thru one of these injuries. Did you injure it again? Was it always pretty sore the next day? How many days ballpark did you take between rides? Am I an idiot (be easy here)... =P
I could barely lift my shoulder, I couldnt really lift it at all for 2 days. I iced it and took ibuprofen for the next 4 days with no activity on it then called my best friend who is an ER doctor. He asked me about 30 questions over the phone and then said that his best assumption given all that information was that it was a Seperation 3. Told me honestly if it was his shoulder he wouldnt do anything with it yet except rest it. Save my money on the x-rays because if I came into the ER they would just send me home and tell me to rest it anyway unless I was in unbearable pain. He told me that if it turns out to be bad then I am more than likely going to pay for it in the long run either way. I will know more of if I can deal with it later on than now. So I am game for that. I can live with some pain, I am still pretty young (25).
So here is the reason for the post. I gave it 3.5 weeks, no activity. The thing that is killing me is that I am a new rider. 3.5 weeks was as long as I could give it without riding. I would say my shoulder was 80% better, or at least felt that way. I saddled up and rode Monday and had no pain really. Just some discomfort but nothing exceptional. I even fell once (nothing serious at all) but enough to make me not want to fall again in the next 15 minutes if ya follow me.. But the next day.. O my.. my shoulder feels worse. I had a little movement before in it. Now it pops so harsh that it vibrates my whole freaking chest. It almost feels like a small hiccup. It grosses me out honestly. But I am determined to ride thru it. I dont want to stop now for however many months and then have to go back to square 1 when I am finally 100% again.
Has anyone just rode thru one of these injuries. Did you injure it again? Was it always pretty sore the next day? How many days ballpark did you take between rides? Am I an idiot (be easy here)... =P