Medical Conundrum

[StoneChucker]

Don't you just love how, with a large skin surface injury to joints, say your knee, forming and keeping a scar is near impossible :wacko:

Sit down for a few hours with knee bent, scar forms. Stand up, scar compresses and cracks, back to square 1.
Stand / lie for a few hours, scar forms. Sit down/bend scar stretches, cracks and back to square 1 :lol:

[dhunt]

Don't you just love how, with a large skin surface injury to joints, say your knee, forming and keeping a scar is near impossible :wacko:

Sit down for a few hours with knee bent, scar forms. Stand up, scar compresses and cracks, back to square 1.
Stand / lie for a few hours, scar forms. Sit down/bend scar stretches, cracks and back to square 1 :lol:
Fun Fun, I'm sure you will "enjoy" the next couple of weeks while it all heals up. You got any brusies or is it just the knee? I had a huge bruise all up the inside of my leg, which turned a interesting purple and the a ghastly yellow colour.

[k14]

Yip, I know exactly how you feel. I've done a pretty good job on both knees from my 2 crashes. The only way you can get it to heal properly is if you get it dressed for a few weeks and then make sure you don't get it wet in the shower. My knee is only just healed and I had my bin 6 weeks ago. When I did it last year I was slack and just thought it would heal by itself. That was a bad mistake, it got infected and took about 3 months to heal and the scar for that is pretty bad. I don't care about the scars, its the showering with a plastic bag etc that pisses me off.

Hope you recover quickly.

[Yamahamaman]

Don't you just love how, with a large skin surface injury to joints, say your knee, forming and keeping a scar is near impossible :wacko:

Sit down for a few hours with knee bent, scar forms. Stand up, scar compresses and cracks, back to square 1.
Stand / lie for a few hours, scar forms. Sit down/bend scar stretches, cracks and back to square 1 :lol:
Don't you mean 'scab'. After the healing, you will still be scarred for life. :third:

[toads]

I really feel for you, it sounds most uncomfortable I hope it heals really soon

[speedpro]

I've found if you bin it on a knee that still has a scab on it from the last crash that it really hurts and looks like it has gladwrap on it when it finally heals.

[MrMelon]

Can you get one of those dressings that you just leave on so the skin can heal beneath it?

I had one of them for a couple of weeks when I had no skin down one of my legs, and it did a pretty awesome job of healing it up. I didn't have to worry about any joints though.

[StoneChucker]

Don't you mean 'scab'
Erm, yeah, scab thats it :o

Whatever is forming lol, its starting to burn like that time I put fire ants down my, nevermind...

[StoneChucker]

just j/k :)

[Ms Piggy]

Can you get one of those dressings that you just leave on so the skin can heal beneath it?

I had one of them for a couple of weeks when I had no skin down one of my legs, and it did a pretty awesome job of healing it up. I didn't have to worry about any joints though.

Yeah I think it keeps it moist, which helps it to heal better too. Sheesh Stoney your the one with the Mum who is a nurse. Ask her :doctor:

Btw - hope you are feeling better.

[StoneChucker]

The very kind doctor told me to keep it dry, and in the open air. Now I hear moist (by the way, moist, dark and warm are the ideal conditions for the growth of bacteria).

I might go with a 50/50 thanks eddie

[2_SL0]

Keep it dry and in open air, watch for infection.

[StoneChucker]

Keep it dry and in open air, watch for infection
VERBATIM from the doctor

[StoneChucker]

I found the part thats burning, is between the two grazes on the knee. So, I gave it a push, and felt something moving, and "creaking". I think I might go back to the doc tomorrow. :baby:

[Artifice]

i remember when i did my knee. i used vasilene on it and put one of those sterile pads over the top. had to look after it daily though and it wasnt as deep as you rash. salt water is a good way to sterilise the wound. just stings aye. oh yeah did anybody mention your not supposed to use your knee as a slider? they sell the plastic thingoes... :devil2:

[Marknz]

Go for a swim in the sea... that'll sort it out for ya :2thumbsup

[ching_ching]

Now I hear moist (by the way, moist, dark and warm are the ideal conditions for the growth of bacteria).

Lucky you didn't get injured on the bum. Under the above conditions you may very well find that you'll have a mushroom growin' outta your arse.
:lol:

ching :2thumbsup

[vifferman]

Yeah, salt water. Or cut the fooker off.

Get Mummy to fix it for you.

[Blakamin]

Get some of the stuff they use on burns... "mefix" or something... works wonders!
oh, and an aloe vera plant

[Hitcher]

Don't you just love how, with a large skin surface injury to joints, say your knee, forming and keeping a scar is near impossible

Sit down for a few hours with knee bent, scar forms. Stand up, scar compresses and cracks, back to square 1.
Stand / lie for a few hours, scar forms. Sit down/bend scar stretches, cracks and back to square 1
Are you bored, mate? Try watching paint dry -- there's this new stuff that goes on pink but goes white as it dries. Watching the lawn grow also has a special fascination for some, particularly noting that C4 grasses recover more quickly after mowing than do C3 grasses.

[Pwalo]

Sorry mate but you'll just have to wait it out. I don't think even Dr Costa could do much for this. Knees, elbows, shoulders always seem to cop it.

By the way how is your bruising. Last time I had an off I bounced the bike off my knee/thigh, and the deep bruising was really f&*^%% sore.

Do your best to keep sane.

[Magua]

I had the same problem, it took months to heal. When a scab formed it was very weak and would fall off whenever I tried to wear pants. Kept me off of my bike for a month and a half. Still hasn't fully healed, my knee is a funny colour, could be a scar because it doesn't hurt.

[RiderInBlack]

As an Ex RN I think your doctor sucks. Cell growth needs moisture not dryness. Especially considering that you wound is from a fiction burn. Sterile dressing is important and not destribing the wound too often will help to speed heeling. I like to use Manuka Honey on my wounds (has antiseptic qualities, feeds the new forming cells and keeps it moist). It speeds healing and no puss. Alovera is not to bad ether and there are some good wound healing gels. Keep a clean dressing over the wound. Change the dressing only if it gettings dirty or wet (bugs love a dirty wet dressing). Get a nurse to do the dressing (or show you how to do it). We are specially trained for this (not doctors, see them for the antibiotics). See the doctor if the wound gets hot, red, swells, has pus, and/or is painful. These are signs that the wound has got infected and you may need antibiotics or other medicial treatments.

[StoneChucker]

Yeah, I went back for X-Rays last night, and the NURSE set me straight. They heal better when covered up, like you say. I'll be using OpSite dressings, which are sterile, and seal up nicely.

Fanx :)

[Paul in NZ]

Harden up son....

I had an accident (insert favourite geological age here) ages ago and gravel rash (the deep down to the bone sort) on my ankle would not heal properly. A decent scab would not form...

Mad irish nurse decided it was time to sort this out..... :angry:

Out with the silver nitrate stick (I think)... Fark...... Like someone stubbing a cigarette out on your skin... made a nice scab REAL fast.... crickey it HURT. I used to break out in a sweat at the entrance to the hospital gates... put me off S&M I can tell you that!!! :sick:

Paul N

[StoneChucker]

I AM hard :Punk:

PS, don't don't be mean, I'm fragile :confused2 hhahahahahahaha

[RiderInBlack]

Yeah, I went back for X-Rays last night, and the NURSE set me straight. They heal better when covered up, like you say. I'll be using OpSite dressings, which are sterile, and seal up nicely.

Fanx :)Sweet as. It's good to see the nurse was on to it:doctor:

[Paul in NZ]

I AM hard :Punk:



OK... I'm not going there....

Paul N

:rolleyes:

[Ms Piggy]

OK... I'm not going there....

Paul N

:rolleyes:
I will! :yes:

I AM hard :Punk:

PS, don't don't be mean, I'm fragile :confused2 hhahahahahahaha

Ooooo errrrrr - well there are things that you can do for that son. Ask your Mother. :msn-wink:

[StoneChucker]

well there are things that you can do for that son. Ask your Mother
I'm not into that sory of Role Playing!
However... If you have an airline hostess outfit lying around, then maybe we can talk :D

[Ms Piggy]

I'm not into that sory of Role Playing!
However... If you have an airline hostess outfit lying around, then maybe we can talk :D
Well it's obvious that someone is feeling MUCH better!

Any news on your bike yet???

[StoneChucker]

Yeah, Derek from Sawyers phoned me today, and let me know bike is assessed. I called my insurer and let them know, now they have to contect sawyers, then contact me again after that, then sawyers again to give the go ahead for repairs :eek5:

It's a race against the clock I tell ya :lol:

PS: Thanks Derek for checking my bike out so fast :yes:

[jazbug5]

So what's the verdict, Mr. Stony?
Much serious damage..?

PS You sure the KB mafia 'leaning' on him had nothing to do with his speed and alacrity..? He he he heh. :shifty:

[StoneChucker]

Pretty serious from what I gather, $6550.00 worth anyway. She's one feisty beast I tell you

[Ms Piggy]

Yeah, Derek from Sawyers phoned me today, and let me know bike is assessed. I called my insurer and let them know, now they have to contect sawyers, then contact me again after that, then sawyers again to give the go ahead for repairs :eek5:

It's a race against the clock I tell ya :lol:

PS: Thanks Derek for checking my bike out so fast :yes:

Good news matey! :niceone: All my digit crossing must be working wonders. Or it could be those 50 chickens I sacrficed to the goddess of bikers, it takes a lot to appease her ya know.

[Blakamin]

makes you wonder why they cant just get together and get the job done FFS.
any insurance co and workshop... was the same in the panel industry!

[jazbug5]

Bugger!

That's a fuck of a lot of cash for a bit of retouching.
Or is it special la-di-da 'technical' paint they'll be using..?

[Uncle B]

Pretty serious from what I gather, $6550.00 worth anyway. She's one feisty beast I tell you

YOUR JOKING......did they give any reason for nearly a third the price of your bike to fix it.

[StoneChucker]

A while back I enquired as to how much a new front hugger was -> $210
Now, I've managed to scratch just about everything on the right hand side, munt my engine sump, and yeah, some of that special "technical paint" hehe...

The right side of the engine is quite badly scratched, and the little thingiemajig that has a protector over it, near your right foot, throttle/gear mechanism :S, is grazed down to the "bone"

Add in a mirror or two, indicator, possibly two headlights units (they run on pure gold I think, rather expensive jobbies), and it all starts to add up. But I'll get a complete run down of the damage when I go in sometime.

[jazbug5]

Ouch.

You'll be wanting airbags fitted all around her in future, just in case. Or you could just keep her in one of those nice trailers, all wrapped up in cotton wool. I know I would, at those prices!

[Uncle B]

Isn't it funny how if there's somebody you know who has an "off" it tends to slow you down for a while......I had a slight moment with the front slipping that day which brung me back into line so to speak. Have since changed front tyre cause it was lacking tread.

[Ms Piggy]

Pretty serious from what I gather, $6550.00 worth anyway. She's one feisty beast I tell you
Jaysus, Mary & Joseph! :blink:

[jazbug5]

Scary, Mr. V-Twin.

So glad you didn't go in for this current 'fashion' of skiting along the road on your arse. so unbecoming. And does nothing at all for bottom tone; trust me, darling- I've tried it.

[Blakamin]

Jaysus, Mary & Joseph! :blink:
what CSl BMW said!........
buy another CBR.....you could own mine 3 times for that!

[StoneChucker]

you could own mine 3 times for that
I own you on the streets every weekend ANYWAY Blacky :msn-wink:
heheheh :spudwave:

[StoneChucker]

The fact that I've never actually ridden with you means nothing of course :killingme
I thank the heavens I'm insured, thats all I have to say :beer:

[Blakamin]

I own you on the streets every weekend ANYWAY Blacky :msn-wink:
heheheh :spudwave:
thats not the point.... :moon: :weep:


we rode on the auck boys ride... remember... i was at the back????

[Blakamin]

The fact that I've never actually ridden with you means nothing of course :killingme
I thank the heavens I'm insured, thats all I have to say :beer:



thats coz it was raining :msn-wink:




i will not reply to the post below coz everone thinks I'm a whore :wacko:

[StoneChucker]

Oh shit, we're using this as a chat room.... Sorry Dangerous :shifty:
Glad you know I was taking the piss Blakamin. But tell me, is there NO end to the depths of your Whorishness? Can I NOT have the last say? hehehe

[Uncle B]

Scary, Mr. V-Twin.

So glad you didn't go in for this current 'fashion' of skiting along the road on your arse. so unbecoming. And does nothing at all for bottom tone; trust me, darling- I've tried it.

I have no plans of life flashing moments....Had my days of being battered & bruised.
No comment on your bottom tone, too busy protecting you from those harmful cars. :sweatdrop

[jazbug5]

I knew there was a reason you always rode right behind me.
How thoughtful... ;)

[StoneChucker]

I knew there was a reason you always rode right behind me
He's TRYING to pass ;)

[Uncle B]

He's TRYING to pass ;)

I must passed Jaz a thousand times in my mind, but judgement got the better of me so i stayed. Saw some scenery i've never noticed before at 70kph on statehighway 1