Commuting Mishap
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Commuting Mishap
I was at the front of a line at a red light. The light turned green and I got up on my pedals to start going when ZOUNDZ! a shooting pain goes through my lower back just above my tailbone. I got back into the seat and continued pedaling. This was about halfway through the commute and I made it in the rest of the way. But now I'm sitting in my desk in tremendous pain. I've taken some Advil and I've got an appointment with my doctor tomorrow morning. I'll probably need to catch a ride home tonight and leave the bike at the office for the time being.
This sucks.
This sucks.
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I would never post how to make them for obvious reasons, but they are nasty. I would sertainly recommend for the OP to have someone look for an entry wound. All the blow-dart stuff on the news only gives people ideas
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Did you start pedaling in gear too high? Have you ever slipped a disc before? I hear that can be pretty incapacitating.
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I can sympathize, with a severely herniated disk located at L3/L4. It sounds counter-intuitive, but it is more painful for me when riding in a more upright position, less so when on my road bike, with more of the support work done with my hands, arms, and shoulders. Of course, the folks with a 'bent persuasion will likely be quick to offer a possibly even better solution.
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That happened to me a couple of weeks ago when I twisted around to get something out of my trunk bag. I should have dismounted, but I am too lazy. Fortunately the pain subsided after a few minutes, as I was 20 km from the end of the ride.
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So far, upright feels much better than bent over.
After the Advil kicked in, the pain is down to a tolerable level, but probably not tolerable enough to ride home. I have a ride lined up for this afternoon.
After the Advil kicked in, the pain is down to a tolerable level, but probably not tolerable enough to ride home. I have a ride lined up for this afternoon.
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I thought people were getting shot with beebee guns or blow darts in the tour de France, come to think of it, that might have been happening in the tour d'italia. Those Italians get wicked pissed when they're losing, or so I've heard.
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Well, we'll see what the doctor says tomorrow.
It's still very sore, but I can function. I don't think I'll try to ride until I talk to the doc.
It's still very sore, but I can function. I don't think I'll try to ride until I talk to the doc.
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Maybe it's a pinched nerve? I owned something in my back running once. Could barely get off the couch for a couple of days (no an actual couch, not Couch!)
In any case, I can sympathize. My toe "knuckle" is still painful days after I crashed my bike, my work shoes cause me to limp and pushing off on my bike is painful. Fffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
In any case, I can sympathize. My toe "knuckle" is still painful days after I crashed my bike, my work shoes cause me to limp and pushing off on my bike is painful. Fffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
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My usual remedy was to get a frosty cold can of beer from the fridge ... and hold the cold can on the injury to act like an icepack. After a few minutes the injury feels better ... seems like a waste to get up to return the beer back to the fridge ...
Seriously, hope you heal up quickly.
Seriously, hope you heal up quickly.
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My usual remedy was to get a frosty cold can of beer from the fridge ... and hold the cold can on the injury to act like an icepack. After a few minutes the injury feels better ... seems like a waste to get up to return the beer back to the fridge ...
Seriously, hope you heal up quickly.
Seriously, hope you heal up quickly.
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Tequila would be much more efficient for easing pain. Eons ago my Loco Mexican Friend taught me to have a shot of Ta Kill Ya before bed to help ya fall asleep. I tried it once, worked pretty good.
I no longer drink, myself, but it's a thought. :thumbs:
I no longer drink, myself, but it's a thought. :thumbs:
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To the OP, rest up and I hope everything works out okay. However what is the blowdart thing? Someones been actually doing that to people? And Timber_8, you seem to know an awfully lot about it, can you vouch for your whereabouts on that morning .
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I can sympathize, with a severely herniated disk located at L3/L4. It sounds counter-intuitive, but it is more painful for me when riding in a more upright position, less so when on my road bike, with more of the support work done with my hands, arms, and shoulders. Of course, the folks with a 'bent persuasion will likely be quick to offer a possibly even better solution.
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Good thinking but ... by the 4th beer the net effect is that I was having to get up to visit the Little Cyclists room, negating the couch recovery. Moderation is key, sigh.
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Ouch, that sucks. This happened to me no long ago on a road ride. I was climbing the last hill on the way home and pulled a muscle in my back. I found I couldn't turn the cranks without severe pain and it was good thing I could mostly drift home. I took three or four days off the bike and it righted itself.
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Nothing like being overcome by fear driven hysteria and giving a silly response. In your view, how many cyclists have ever been struck by a blowdart in the Western World in the last 100 years? One, two?
Maybe it was a meteorite, ya think?
My personal experience with L4-5 herniated disks is that "shooting" pain shows up in the upper buttock or down a leg or even in a foot. After surgery, occasional soreness does show up at the incision site in the lower back.
Good luck at the doctor's for a good diagnosis.
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But you missed the context for the joke.
So here it is.
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I've never been hit with a blow-dart, but I have been on the receiving end of a pellet gun. The intent is the same, causing injury to a cyclist for kicks.
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Nothing like being overcome by fear driven hysteria and giving a silly response. In your view, how many cyclists have ever been struck by a blowdart in the Western World in the last 100 years? One, two?
Maybe it was a meteorite, ya think?
My personal experience with L4-5 herniated disks is that "shooting" pain shows up in the upper buttock or down a leg or even in a foot. After surgery, occasional soreness does show up at the incision site in the lower back.
Good luck at the doctor's for a good diagnosis.
Maybe it was a meteorite, ya think?
My personal experience with L4-5 herniated disks is that "shooting" pain shows up in the upper buttock or down a leg or even in a foot. After surgery, occasional soreness does show up at the incision site in the lower back.
Good luck at the doctor's for a good diagnosis.
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Yeah, I realized I hadn't posted.
I saw the doctor yesterday; diagnosis is strained muscles/ligaments in my lower back, no disc issues. Yay. The doctor gave me Naproxin Sodium (Alieve) at a 750 mg time-released dosage- 1 pill every 24 hours. The Advil did a better job; I was actually feeling pretty good yesterday while today was clearly a step back.
I can function; the pain is mostly associated with movements that bend or twist the waist. I can walk, sit, probably ride a bike although I haven't tried yet. When I stand up it takes a few seconds for everything to settle into position and allow for relatively pain free walking. Sitting down is fine. I expect that within a week or so I should be doing better and back on the bike. The doctor didn't put any restrictions on me other than to say I can ride when I can do so without pain.
On the mend, just not as quickly as I would like.
I saw the doctor yesterday; diagnosis is strained muscles/ligaments in my lower back, no disc issues. Yay. The doctor gave me Naproxin Sodium (Alieve) at a 750 mg time-released dosage- 1 pill every 24 hours. The Advil did a better job; I was actually feeling pretty good yesterday while today was clearly a step back.
I can function; the pain is mostly associated with movements that bend or twist the waist. I can walk, sit, probably ride a bike although I haven't tried yet. When I stand up it takes a few seconds for everything to settle into position and allow for relatively pain free walking. Sitting down is fine. I expect that within a week or so I should be doing better and back on the bike. The doctor didn't put any restrictions on me other than to say I can ride when I can do so without pain.
On the mend, just not as quickly as I would like.