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Old 02-21-11 | 01:49 AM
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DRietz
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Speaking from similar personal experience...

Be very active in your recovery. Rest, definitely, but also ice in intervals. RICE routine - rest, ice, compression, elevation. Stop some of the swelling at those bruises and put your feet up - take a deserved day or two off.

Now, if you already know this, my apologies, but a lot of people think that getting a scab is a good thing - a sign of healing. The opposite is true - that scab is inhibiting the growth of new skin, and ibis_ti briefly touched on this. What you want to do is use an ointment (tegaderm, duoderm, or even just some triple antibiotic), and put enough that you're not skimping on your dressing and put that on your areas. This will help keep the wound moist for new skin to form.

Additionally, since it's been two days, I assume you cleaned everything really well. No pain no gain when it comes to cleaning road rash.

Additionally, I think the post above is a bit overly cautious. A lot, actually. He just indicates having bruises on his hips, which is very normal for this type of crash. In my opinion, the worst thing to do would be to not ride for three weeks. Go for a short ride tomorrow if you can muster it. Like, 10miles short. Just to keep the legs turning. But after that, back to RICE.
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