[ Warning- this is just a self-indulgent moan about a minor injury I just gave myself! It's all me, me me... :) ]

 

I fell off my mountain bike on Saturday- not quite sure exactly what went where, but I landed heavily on my side and I think I jammed my own fore-arm under my ribcage and into a kidney! :headvswal

 

Rolled around for a bit, like you do. Got up, carried on riding although just watched my mate to the rest of the jumps. Then cycled to the pub for a beer. Only when I got back and went for a tinkle did I realise things were more amiss than just being winded :eek: Got the girlfriend to drive me down to A&E.

 

2 ultrasound scans and a CT scan later (over 3 days), it seems I've bruised the kidney and disrupted the blood flow slightly. It'll mostly recover, but that hardly maters because did you know you can survive on 1/3 of one kidney with NO adverse affects?! Fascinating!

 

Till it does though, I'm on orders of bedrest for 2 weeks. Looks like I'll be browsing the forum a lot...

 

:wack:

 

Mark

It,s easy done bud , a few years ago went for a quick blast on a trail bike , ended up in hospital having 18 stitches put in my foot :smash: :smash:

Only good thing to come out of it was the few days i got off work :dance: :dance:

I can hear the missus now ...You,ll never learn :slap:

Eek, get better soon matey!

You jammy bugger two weks bedrest just as we hit summer. :rofl:

Glad you're ok though fella

think i will be hitting the mountain bikes trails this weekend...

 

hope i dont fall off ;) :rofl:

If you feel like having a go at some jumps that kids have built, my advice is DON'T! lol

 

Aw look at it outside- blue sky just going orange, a few streaky clouds, what a great evening to be down the pub! :cry:

 

I've lost all hope. I'm going to do it!... I'm going to watch... Big Brother... That should make my brains explode...

Seeing blood when you pee is never fun.

 

A few days rest sounds ok though - take it easy mate!

Glad to hear your gonna recover.

i had to give up riding for 5 years beacause of an injury.

 

i tore the muscles at the base of my spine.... :eek: ....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

....opening the garage door to get the bike out :shock:

Get well soon matey, i put my knee cap out on me bike falling off. easily done lol

Glad to hear its nothing major and bedrest will cure it.

 

I quit the quarterpipe after my mate got a hook up on his bmx and slid down on his face, open face helmet :shock:

 

the thing is I was getting more air than he was and it just made me stop instantly.

Where do you go riding Mark?? Was at The Look Out in Bracknell on Saturday on me bike. Great day!!

bantambunny- yeah I've done my kneecap in the past too! Exposed it rather than dislocated though.

 

piesoup- we go to the Lookout fairly regularly! Definitely has the best riding in the immediate area :D Our new long-ish ride takes us there and back from the Basingstoke Canal visitor centre in Ash.

 

And we sometimes join a bunch of chaps who ride from the lookout carpark at 9am every Saturday. Lead by a guy with a tache and glasses called paul (the guy, not his glasses)

 

Other than that, we mostly ride around Ash/Fleet/Farnborough (Tunnel Hill, Tweesledown, Ceaser's Camp, Yateley Heath Woods)

 

If you're up for a ride around my area, keep an eye on http://www.bikemagic.com under the Farnborough/Hants rides, often organised by Jay who used to own a 300 (his BM login is Jay300zx). When I'm back up on 2 wheels I'll let you know if I'm heading over to Bracknell :)

 

Mark

lol, nope didn't expose or move it, cracked it lol

 

Still cycled home though without noticing lol :D

Where do you go riding Mark?? Was at The Look Out in Bracknell on Saturday on me bike. Great day!!

Was it you that came wissing past me on a red mountain bic then. I was walking a Jack Russell Terrier.

Mark get better soon just take it easy if you like I can take the 300 for a spin... I still got the photo of it all going wrong if you want it.. :smash: :smash:

 

Yep I made Mark go down the pub too...! :duffer: Not the best idea I must say.

 

piesoup you should join us sometime we go all over the place Wales, Scotland, Leith Hill etr etr.

 

Jay

awe hope u get betta soon.....

Cheers for the well wishes :)

 

Jay- cool I see you've changed your avatar everywhere to one of the better pictures from Saturday! Yeah you took me kicking and screaming down the pub didn't you?! :slap: :duffer: lol

 

I can see my zed from the bathroom! It looks all shiny and wanting to be driven. The most annoying thing is that I didn't have the chance to put my new (stellaz' old) alloys on. That was gonna be Sunday's job! d'oh

Just take it easy fella, kidneys can be funny things, as I know to my cost, plenty of fluids (not probs there I can see) and rest. and under no circumstances any heavy lifting. Get well soon

Was it you that came wissing past me on a red mountain bic then. I was walking a Jack Russell Terrier.

Could have been! Only saw one Jack Russell on Saturday...and my bike is red/orange! :p

Was my girlfriend behind me? Silver bike?

Mark.. First time I've been to the Look Out, its a mega place! Was pootling around with my missus that day, I was so tempted by some of the single track. Yeah, it'd be awesome to riding when your well again. Cheers for the bikemagic link, gonna look now. :cool:

Jay, think we met at Virginia Waters last year? And defo for some riding in Wales and Scotland some time :dance:

Jay, think we met at Virginia Waters last year? And defo for some riding in Wales and Scotland some time :dance:

 

Yes we did you had the white 300zx let us know when you going too Swinley as I know alot of trails there.. Plus you got to go to Scotland Glentress spooky wood is like a roller coaster big jumps drop off.. :dance: :dance: Mad we going back there in September. :dance: Post up on bikemagic as we sort out loads of rides now.

 

Jay

lucky for you mark,hopefully alls ok bud