[lovebunny]

so my dr. said to give the head a week or so to heal then i could start riding on the street. so i took my bike out front today jsut to toodle around the street. and i could barely ride in a straight line! and i could hardly turn and couldnt wheelie or bunnyhop either. my balance is horrible right now. is it jsut because of the concussion? i hope this goes away as my head heals. could this be permanant? am i just being paranoid? i cant imagine life without my bikes.

 

[valve bouncer]

You bloody kids, have a bit of patience. As long as you don't have clear fluid leaking from your ears you'll be OK.

 

[DaveW]

Probably not permanant.... But talk to your doctor some more ok

 

[irishMonkey]

[mtnbrider]

When I had a concussion, I wasn't really dizzy after it- mostly naseas for a week. Talk to your doc again.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

so my dr. said to give the head a week or so to heal then i could start riding on the street. so i took my bike out front today jsut to toodle around the street. and i could barely ride in a straight line! and i could hardly turn and couldnt wheelie or bunnyhop either. my balance is horrible right now. is it jsut because of the concussion? i hope this goes away as my head heals. could this be permanant? am i just being paranoid? i cant imagine life without my bikes.

After a really serious head injury while riding, I was dizzy as a coot for at least six months. Give yourself plenty of time, you'll get your balance back.

John

 

[LordOpie]

^ agree with above.

Talk to your doc, but don't panic. That said, I'm becoming more of a whacko now that I've had 4-5 concussions.

Try to avoid them.

 

[manziman]

^ agree with above.

Talk to your doc, but don't panic. That said, I'm becoming more of a whacko now that I've had 4-5 concussions.

Try to avoid them.

Who are you? Brett Favre?

 

[Ciaran]

You should just give me your bikes now.

 

[biggins]

if i were you i would get a plastic bag and cinch it firmly over your head all the way down to your neck. it will make things much less messy because in no more than 24 hours your head is going to explode. thats usually what it means when you have ongoing loss of balance fomr a concussion.

 

[jrfor0]

when i got my concussion i wasn't able to ride my bike confidently for about 2 months. just give it some time and everything will be fine. just make sure you be careful for the next 5 months or so because you don't want to hurt yourself again. also, i noticed that it took my head about a 1 1/2 years to get back to normal when working with things associated with school. concussions are deffinitly eye openers.

 

[LordOpie]

Who are you? Brett Favre?

I'm not half the man he is. Nor am I half as crazy.

 

[blt2ride]

when i got my concussion i wasn't able to ride my bike confidently for about 2 months. just give it some time and everything will be fine. just make sure you be careful for the next 5 months or so because you don't want to hurt yourself again. also, i noticed that it took my head about a 1 1/2 years to get back to normal when working with things associated with school. concussions are deffinitly eye openers.

I was once told by a doctor that it is really hard to diagnose a head injury. Basically, the diagnosis and recovery time is based on a pattern of past patients. My suggestion, you need to make an appointment to see your doctor again, so that you can explain to him what is going on. It sounds like everything you’re feeling right now is pretty normal, but you don’t want to risk it. After all, you only have one head, it has to last you the rest of your life…

 

[N8 v2.0]

There's nothing like MTB'ing to keep one in top physical condition!

 

[SK6]

eeehh don't worry, those antibiotics will clear that rash up in NO TIME!

 

[Secret Squirrel]

Who are you? Brett Favre?

Steve Young...

 

[BMXman]

just take it slow TJ and buy a moto helmet instead of that light weight TLD....D

 

[DRB]

if i were you i would get a plastic bag and cinch it firmly over your head all the way down to your neck. it will make things much less messy because in no more than 24 hours your head is going to explode. thats usually what it means when you have ongoing loss of balance fomr a concussion.

Laugh out loud post of the day.

 

[lovebunny]

if i were you i would get a plastic bag and cinch it firmly over your head all the way down to your neck. it will make things much less messy because in no more than 24 hours your head is going to explode. thats usually what it means when you have ongoing loss of balance fomr a concussion.

oh? what kind of bag? is a trashe bag ok?:nuts:

 

[biggins]

oh? what kind of bag? is a trashe bag ok?:nuts:

of course....all though it may leave you too much oxygen....errrr...i mean it may leave too much room for the parts of your exploding skull and brain matter to gain momentum before colliding with the bag. if i were you i would use something a little tighter. you know like uhhhh a turkey basting bag or something like that. you also need it to be clear so you can still see while you are waiting for your head to explode.

 

[lovebunny]

how bout shrinkwrap?

 

[BigMike]

how bout shrinkwrap?

Thats brilliant. Thats exactly what you need! And..... have someone tape you while you are shrinkwrapping your head so it will be immortalized

 

[lovebunny]

haha sounds good. ooo nooo! i can use the airbag from my pathfinder!


back on subject. after talking to a couple people i have decided to not ride for 3-4 weeks. but i still wanna be around bikes so id be glad to be shuttle bitch

 

[PatBranch]

I don't know about you driving, when you probably can't stand for 5 seconds w/o falling over. What if you wall out the window (and you don't have your seat belt on)?

That would be terrible......that would delay the ride.

 

[lovebunny]

I don't know about you driving, when you probably can't stand for 5 seconds w/o falling over. What if you wall out the window (and you don't have your seat belt on)?

That would be terrible......that would delay the ride.

that brings up a good point. i can walk and drive jsut fine. wtf?

 

[lovebunny]

I don't know about you driving, when you probably can't stand for 5 seconds w/o falling over. What if you wall out the window (and you don't have your seat belt on)?

That would be terrible......that would delay the ride.

that brings up a good point. i can walk and drive jsut fine. wtf?

 

[PatBranch]

sure.......

 

[lovebunny]

sure.......

well im certainly doing a better job driving than merrrrjig
http://photobucket.com/albums/b260/mtbphoto/Car/

 

[PatBranch]

This is the third thread i saw that in. Its not as bad as you pathfinder. Its nothing duct tape, bondo and zip ties won't fix.

 

[lovebunny]

not as bad as my pathy hahaha. the only reason they totalled the pathy is cause the airbags went off.
http://photobucket.com/albums/y46/lovebunny1201/crash pics/?sc=3

 

[PatBranch]

Why do the airbags matter? When I go offorading I'm going to pull the fuse out. THats what alot of people do. I've heard stories of things like bumping a tree at 5mph andhaving the airbag blow up.