saddle sore
05-17-08, 06:15 PM
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saddle sore
so i know, i know use cream...welll i forgot a couple of times and about 2 weeks ago i got one...i cut my time on the bike in half...so like 8hrs a week now. the sore isnt going away...do i pop it? take a needle to it? or just htfu?
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You have a couple of options.
1- Go to a colorectal surgeon or someone of similar practice. Have him slice it open and be healed in a day at the most.
2- Slice it yourself. Obviusly the doctor method is prefered because they know what they are doing and they use sterile instraments.
3- Take a shower/bath and immediately dry it off and put baby powder on it. Keep it as dry as possible and it will heal up. May take a couple of days though.
I would honestly go method 1 and be done with it. Plus while your there have him check you out for anything else.
Don't be embarassed either. These doctors have seen it all and a saddle sore won't faze them.
1- Go to a colorectal surgeon or someone of similar practice. Have him slice it open and be healed in a day at the most.
2- Slice it yourself. Obviusly the doctor method is prefered because they know what they are doing and they use sterile instraments.
3- Take a shower/bath and immediately dry it off and put baby powder on it. Keep it as dry as possible and it will heal up. May take a couple of days though.
I would honestly go method 1 and be done with it. Plus while your there have him check you out for anything else.
Don't be embarassed either. These doctors have seen it all and a saddle sore won't faze them.
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a lot of times you need a course of antibiotics. take care of it because when they get bad they can leave serious scar tissue.
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"Note: If you start your rides with a clean crotch and a clean, Vaseline-covered chamois, and you reapply Vaseline daily, you can go a week or two without laundering your shorts. That's how good Vaseline is."
what?
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Rivendell, sheesh...
Happened to me, despite chamois cream a few weeks ago. My mistake was driving home in my cycling shorts after a hot 115 mile ride - and not using enough chamois cream. After much internet research I did the following, besides keeping it clean as normal. 1) I rode with a drawing salve (20% Icthammol) on it, covered by a band-aid a couple of times, worked great. 2) 1% hydrocortisone cream and a topical antibiotic and 3) Used bag balm for extra protection once it started to get better. It took about a week of extra care, but still rode 80 miles that week.
Happened to me, despite chamois cream a few weeks ago. My mistake was driving home in my cycling shorts after a hot 115 mile ride - and not using enough chamois cream. After much internet research I did the following, besides keeping it clean as normal. 1) I rode with a drawing salve (20% Icthammol) on it, covered by a band-aid a couple of times, worked great. 2) 1% hydrocortisone cream and a topical antibiotic and 3) Used bag balm for extra protection once it started to get better. It took about a week of extra care, but still rode 80 miles that week.
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So, I was cruising that article, and this paragraph stuck out.
"Note: If you start your rides with a clean crotch and a clean, Vaseline-covered chamois, and you reapply Vaseline daily, you can go a week or two without laundering your shorts. That's how good Vaseline is."
what?
"Note: If you start your rides with a clean crotch and a clean, Vaseline-covered chamois, and you reapply Vaseline daily, you can go a week or two without laundering your shorts. That's how good Vaseline is."
what?
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So, I was cruising that article, and this paragraph stuck out.
"Note: If you start your rides with a clean crotch and a clean, Vaseline-covered chamois, and you reapply Vaseline daily, you can go a week or two without laundering your shorts. That's how good Vaseline is."
what?
"Note: If you start your rides with a clean crotch and a clean, Vaseline-covered chamois, and you reapply Vaseline daily, you can go a week or two without laundering your shorts. That's how good Vaseline is."
what?
05-18-08, 09:00 AM
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vaseline? really? sounds like a recipe for one disgusting pair of shorts! no way am i slathering vaseline all over my chamois. i say keep a clean dry crotch and make sure your gear fits. maybe a little talc/corn starch based powder.
05-18-08, 01:06 PM
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neosporene or hydrocortisone sound better for healing after it has been popped.
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Whenever I get a saddle sore, I put hydro cortizone cream on the sore twice a day, and it's gone in a day or two, but usually a day.
