[Squeak]

Just curious how others treat a case of road rash.

Do you cover it with a bandage + neosporin? How long do you leave it covered?

Do you man up and just let it scab?

 

[Wumpus]

http://www.bikemojo.com/speak/showthread.php?s=&threadid=8595

 

[maddog17]

paging Dr. Toshi to the white courtesy phone

 

[Heidi]

What happened Brian? I usually put some neosporin on it and keep it covered for a few days. Then I let it come off in the swimming pool when I'm working out.

 

[dhmike]

imo the best treatment is to man up and let it scab .but be careful depending on where the road rash is youmight wake up stuck to the sheets and have to rip the scab from the sheets and start over . same goes for boxers .

 

[FlyinPolack]

Stay away from the road to prevent it in the first place.
Keep it in the dirt!

 

[blue]

You can...treat...road rash?

This is a new concept for me...

 

[davep]

If you have a large enough area to cover Tegaderm is far and away the best solution I have ever used (39 years of wounds from BMX, skateboarding, Moto, road moto, road bike, and MTB).

It is expensive stuff, but you pretty much just wash (might want to do a bit of shaving if needed) the area will with soap and water (I like derma-clense) and put a big-ol poly sticker right over the sound. Repeat every three days.

Wound stays clean and moist, The tegaderm sticks well enough to take showers and wear clothes over it without it worry. It also cushions against items rubbing against the wound and is stretchy enough to cover mobile areas as well.

I used last on a 8" by 6" rasberry on my hip/butt... two bandages/six days total and I was healed to new skin. No scabs, no cracking/bleeding.

Definately THE best soution.

 

[Squeak]

What happened Brian? I usually put some neosporin on it and keep it covered for a few days. Then I let it come off in the swimming pool when I'm working out.

Meh...I washed out on my commute. Leg is all hamburgered.

I have been using neosporin, gauze pad for the bad part, and Kling bandage to wrap it all up.

Usually i just let it dry up, but I was trying to see how it was with actually trying to heal it a bit before getting all scabby.

 

[Squeak]

If you have a large enough area to cover Tegaderm is far and away the best solution I have ever used (39 years of wounds from BMX, skateboarding, Moto, road moto, road bike, and MTB).

It is expensive stuff, but you pretty much just wash (might want to do a bit of shaving if needed) the area will with soap and water (I like derma-clense) and put a big-ol poly sticker right over the sound. Repeat every three days.

Wound stays clean and moist, The tegaderm sticks well enough to take showers and wear clothes over it without it worry. It also cushions against items rubbing against the wound and is stretchy enough to cover mobile areas as well.

I used last on a 8" by 6" rasberry on my hip/butt... two bandages/six days total and I was healed to new skin. No scabs, no cracking/bleeding.

Definately THE best soution.

That sounds like good stuff! If it was worse, or if I have a worse case in the future I will definitely remember this.

 

[Antimonkeybutt]

Try sprinkling some Anti-Monkey Butt Powder over the area once it's dry to protect it for the next ride. I know I'm a little biased (I work for AMBP), but it truly does work! Countless athletes have sampled it for us and we've got nothing but raving reviews. It has calamine and talc, which gives it a cooling sensation that other powders don't have.

http://www.antimonkeybutt.com/

and check out this funny clip on fighting monkey butt!