Riding with an injury - safe?

[CHOPPA]

Ive raced with broken ankles, wrists, elbows its not a good idea and its painful but if it has to be done! Its a bit harder now with the mnz log books etc, i dont ride with concussion but a broken bone doesnt really put your life or others at risk

[naphazoline]

I've got a broken rib but really want to go for a ride.

Went for a kite surf the other day but while I felt "ok" (drugs and adrenaline) I was lets face it, I was shit.

Would it be stupid to ride with an injury that isn't painful except for the occassional deep breath or twist that evokes guttural noises and explicit swearing, but has now been dampened with decent doses of codeine panadol and voltaren? I feel fine and the co-ordination feels ok too. Just look at the eloquence gushing from this post, does it sound like it's from a drug impaired mind?

Or am i best to sit at home feeling miserable and reminisce about the fond memories of climbing into bed at 10:30 on new years eve like a little girl cuddling up to the dog under the stairs.

?????


ps - large doses of codeine cause histamine rashes, just in case you need to know that. DAMHIK.

I got given some "tilcotil" tablets from my doctor,when i had a broken rib,and they were pretty much a total relief from the pain.

They're an anti-inflamatory,and don't have any side effects.
The only thing you got to be aware of with them,is that they lull you into a false sense of security,until they wear off,and then you realise that you haven't healed yet.

For everyday functioning,i HIGHLY recomend them.

[Gizzit]

Ive raced with broken ankles, wrists, elbows its not a good idea and its painful but if it has to be done! Its a bit harder now with the mnz log books etc, i dont ride with concussion but a broken bone doesnt really put your life or others at risk

As a nurse, I beg to disagree with the matter of a broken bone not putting your life at risk. Broken ribs are potentially dangerous when a further accident may cause a punctured lung. That can be a problem if your lung collapses. A fractured Femur isn't the best for your health either, but you probably wouldn't be up to riding in that condition !!!

I'm sure the broken rib thing ... and continued riding, happens quite often .... but yeah .... but IMHO its a bit of a risk that you need to be aware of.

[Usarka]

Ive raced with broken ankles, wrists, elbows its not a good idea and its painful but if it has to be done! Its a bit harder now with the mnz log books etc, i dont ride with concussion but a broken bone doesnt really put your life or others at risk

If I had $1 for every time i rode with the effects of concussion i'd have $2,193.47!

[Big Dave]

I wasn't aware that riding was safe at any time :-P

[wbks]

As a nurse, I beg to disagree with the matter of a broken bone not putting your life at risk. Broken ribs are potentially dangerous when a further accident may cause a punctured lung. That can be a problem if your lung collapses. A fractured Femur isn't the best for your health either, but you probably wouldn't be up to riding in that condition !!!

I'm sure the broken rib thing ... and continued riding, happens quite often .... but yeah .... but IMHO its a bit of a risk that you need to be aware of.

how common is a punctured subclavian (sp?) artery pouring blood into two punctured, colapsed lungs

Ive raced with broken ankles, wrists, elbows its not a good idea and its painful but if it has to be done! Its a bit harder now with the mnz log books etc, i dont ride with concussion but a broken bone doesnt really put your life or others at risk

I was just about to ask you why they call you chopper... This wasn't in mx was it?

[Shadows]

I've ridden with broken ribs before. Why the painkillers though? HTFU!

[H00dz]

your not in ya cage mate, riding safe needs you to be up for it, dont get itchy too soon, ride forever, not for today....

[dpex]

As others have pointed out .... if you crap out ... you could do some serious damage to your health (the punctured lung thing .... not a good look!)

If you are going to ride, strapping yourself up may help.
Good luck.

Nah. The really bad part about getting a punctured lung from a previously broken rib is; you'll very likely need a roadside tracheotomy where the tracheotomist will probably have to bust one of your mirrors to get a sharp bit. But worse yet, they'll have to poke you in the eye to see if'n you're alive and thus worth having the tracheotomy performed....That'll hurt.

Of course, after the trach is done, the next step will be to repair said lung with a biker's tyre-repair kit. There's more unnecessary pain!

Imagine having the spirally tool-thingy being rammed in and out to get the hole clean for the bung? And shit, that glue stinks!

And, of course, there's the need to reinflate said lung to get the bung to seal properly.

A buck to a piece of dogshit says nobody will have an inflator, so some robust soul will have to fart down your trach tube to inflate the lung. And just imagine your view if the volunteer inflator happens to be a 200kg, female Romanian weight-lifter who hasn't washed in a month!

Nope. It all seems just too horrid.

I think a less painful solution would be to simply lay there, waiting for the final curtain, but get someone to put a call through to Katman so he can arrive at the scene to give you a last sermon on the cause of your impending journey across the River Styx.

The sermon will most likely end with, 'In nominee Patris, Et Filli, Et Katman Sancti."

That should make you wish you'd stayed at home to read up on how to avoid budding, road-side tracheotomists, farting female weightlifters, and sanctimonious sermonisers. :--))

[Usarka]

I've ridden with broken ribs before. Why the painkillers though? HTFU!

The quacks explaination was breathing shallow for long enough can cause areas of the lungs not being used to develop an infection......

seeing as breathing deep hurts like a mother fucker it seemed like a reasonable idea.

and i just love painkillers

[Rhino]

The quacks explaination was breathing shallow for long enough can cause areas of the lungs not being used to develop an infection......

seeing as breathing deep hurts like a mother fucker it seemed like a reasonable idea.

and i just love painkillers

The explanation about breathign is correct. I was told the same when I broke ribs years ago. That is also the reason why the docs no longer strap your ribs (as Jantar mentioned.) It can lead to infections and pleuresy

[Shadows]

The quacks explaination was breathing shallow for long enough can cause areas of the lungs not being used to develop an infection......

seeing as breathing deep hurts like a mother fucker it seemed like a reasonable idea.

and i just love painkillers

The explanation about breathign is correct. I was told the same when I broke ribs years ago. That is also the reason why the docs no longer strap your ribs (as Jantar mentioned.) It can lead to infections and pleuresy

My quack never told me that. That'll explain why I got so crook afterwards!

[Road Guardian]

Nah. The really bad part about getting a punctured lung from a previously broken rib is; you'll very likely need a roadside tracheotomy where the tracheotomist will probably have to bust one of your mirrors to get a sharp bit. But worse yet, they'll have to poke you in the eye to see if'n you're alive and thus worth having the tracheotomy performed....That'll hurt.

Why oh why do trackies get brought up in these conversations?
Just call 111

But I do see the joke in it! Hehe

[motorbyclist]

now, all "do not drive" warnings on the drugs aside, are you going to be insured in the event of an accident? check - your policy will state that you aren't covered if you have any alcohol, and may well extend to prescription drugs like yours


EDIT: and remember it isn't neccessarily you who will be hurt - it could be me that gets hurt because it hurts you too much to check your blind spot

how common is a punctured subclavian (sp?) artery pouring blood into two punctured, colapsed lungs

now i'm no doctor, but i'm pretty sure you do need both lungs to work if you want live for more than a few hours..... ie one lung is not enough

corrections welcome of course

[danchop]

i broke/fractured my ribs on xmas eve,after 5 days of breathing difficulties and not being able to blow my nose/arse etc i went to the doc and got the painkillers,question is,my job is riding a bike all day,so how long should i stay off work?