[dwaugh]

So this morning I went dirt jumping. Hit the big tabletops, and on the last one I didnt have enough speed and had too much nose. So, naturally, I nose-cased it and flipped, falling five feet or so to the ground. Hit my helmet pretty good (full faced saved me once again!) took a lot of skin off my right shoulder, etc. My knees hurt from the landing, hard to sit and stand now . I got a ride home with a friend and went to work where my wrist started to hurt (this is an hour or more after I fell). I iced it when I got home. When I went back to work dinner (dining hall near my house ) the wrist (left wrist) was really hurting. A few EMT's are in charge of the dining room, so I got a thing for my wrist to keep it in place (It is also swollen a bit). I hurt too much to work so I was let go home and now I wanna know what you think I did? Not broken I dont think, because it didnt hurt at all for the first hour or more.... torn something? What? I wanna go ride but it hurts! Took me a long time to type this with one hand too.

 

[ridetoofast]

the wrists are a tricky thing, lots of small bones, tendons, ligaments. don't f'around. get medical attention.
Rest
Ice
Compression
Elevation
for now
good luck
keep us posted

 

[dwaugh]

And I can move my fingers just fine, just a bit weak though.

 

[COmtbiker12]

That doesn't sound good dude. I'd give it a few days and if it doesn't improve at all by then then defintely seek out medical attention. Wrists are most certainly things you don't wanna mess with.

 

[H8R]

the wrists are a tricky thing, lots of small bones, tendons, ligaments. don't f'around. get medical attention.
Rest
Ice
Compression
Elevation
for now
good luck
keep us posted

Get your ass to a doc.

I smashed my wrist up bad when I broke my hand punching something. (long story)

I didn't follow up on it with the doc after it "healed" and ended up with some crunchy bones and pinched nerves in the back of my hand. Like having a super sensitive funny-bone in my hand at all times - if I bumped it at all my hand and arm would get kinda numb.

Get it looked at.

 

[dwaugh]

I wanna know why it slowly started to hurt after a long time....

Hmmm, I should probably get some ice now, only iced it once for 20 minutes. i'm not used to getting hurt.

 

[H8R]

I wanna know why it slowly started to hurt after a long time....

Hmmm, I should probably get some ice now, only iced it once for 20 minutes. i'm not used to getting hurt.

Cracked bone?

Who knows - get it looked at.

As far as doctors go, the Ridemonkey web site is a total quack. See a real one and stop asking us.

 

[dwaugh]

Maybe. We know some doctors who live nearby.

My mom's not gonna be happy when she learns about this.

I should stop typing with that hand now......

I'll keep everyone up-to-date.

 

[ridetoofast]

adrenaline?
shock?

i shattered my hand back in 03 and it didnt hurt for hours afterwards but i also had a nasty concussion. you did mention that you dinged your mellon too...

seriously dude, don't f'around get to a doc. take some aleve for now, ice it in 20 min intervals with mild pressure (lightly wrap it with ace bandage) keep it elevated AND GO SEE A DOC!!!!!

 

[.:Jeenyus:.]

I had the same type of thing happen to me a few months ago, although not as painful it seems. I just let it be and after a few weeks it was fine.

 

[dwaugh]

I just hit the side of my helmet, but I was there for everything, saw everything in slow-mo. didnt get knocked out, just a bit dizzy.

 

[splat]

I wanna know why it slowly started to hurt after a long time....

it took timeto swell , nowthe swelling is putting pressure on the injuried part.

Get it looked at!

ER

 

[Ciaran]

Maybe. We know some doctors who live nearby.

My mom's not gonna be happy when she learns about this.

I should stop typing with that hand now......

I'll keep everyone up-to-date.

Go to the doc... tell your mom it was a tragic masturbation accident. This way she won't take your bike away.

 

[H8R]

I just hit the side of my helmet, but I was there for everything, saw everything in slow-mo. didnt get knocked out, just a bit dizzy.

You don't need to get knocked out to have a mild concussion. One of the symptoms is not remembering common sense things like SEEING A GODDAMN DOCTOR AND TO STOP ASKING WHAT PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET THINK.

 

[Transcend]

head injury = doctor visit.

Take this advice from the man with 10 concussions...

 

[hooples3]

get you a$$ and your wrist to a doctor asap. you might even want to get to an emergency room for them to take xrays depending on how bad it is swelling or if its brusising badly. dont play games. the sooner you deal with it correctly now the sooner your on your way to recovery

 

[chicodude]

head injury = doctor visit.

Take this advice from the man with 10 concussions...

Psh, Pussy.


I weekended my hit last hard and I still well head function

 

[beestiboy]

most like adrenelin is why you didnt feel it right away. Go get it checked out. I shattered my wrist 4 years ago and I still f'n hurts to ride

 

[lovebunny]

Psh, Pussy.


I hit my head weeked last hard and I function still well.

god you suck. its i weekended my hit last hard and i still well head function

 

[Reactor]

I just hit the side of my helmet, but I was there for everything, saw everything in slow-mo. didnt get knocked out, just a bit dizzy.

You don't have to lose conciousness to have a concussion. Dizzyness and nassuea are signs too. See a doc. As for the wrist it just takes time for it to swell and the swelling to start pressing on the right nerves. If you have finger weakness, you need to see a Doc.

 

[DRB]

You should try acupuncture. Just go to the store and get some needles and stick them in the affected wrist. That should clear it up in no time.

 

[robdamanii]

god you suck. its i weekended my hit last hard and i still well head function

How long did it take you to write that sentence?

 

[maro]

i did something similar while dirt jumping back in april. i nose cased a landing and took it all on my left arm. i just kind of shrugged it off, but about an hour later my hand started hurting really bad and got a little swollen. i never saw a doctor about it, but it still hurts if i put my weight on it or hit it in a weird way.

 

[dwaugh]

I'm thinking it may be a bad bruise. Although it hurts to twist that arm, I can move it and lift up light things. Feels way better too today, although I hardly slept last night. Doctor appointment at 2:30.

 

[zane]

Rock on, when I broke my wrist it was no fun at all. It did hurt directly afterwards, I had to puke, and my wrist was bent about 20 degrees 2 inches up from the joint- I knew it was broken. Both bones were fooked, but 7 weeks in a cast later and I was okay. That was 4 years ago, and I still wear a wrist brace whenever I ride.

Good healing to ya, and be sure to take it easy.

 

[robdamanii]

I'm thinking it may be a bad bruise. Although it hurts to twist that arm, I can move it and lift up light things. Feels way better too today, although I hardly slept last night. Doctor appointment at 2:30.

Let us know what the verdict is.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Good luck!

 

[dwaugh]

Just a bad bruise, and already most of the way back to normal, kinda. I probably strained a muscle the wrong way.

 

[SkaredShtles]

<snip>I probably strained a muscle the wrong way.

There's actually no right way to "strain" a muscle.

 

[dwaugh]

There's actually no right way to "strain" a muscle.

Right.... I just get lucky a lot. I probably should have broken more bones by now. But I usually just get a bad bruise.

 

[Westy]

Right.... I just get lucky a lot. I probably should have broken more bones by now. But I usually just get a bad bruise.

That is because your a young'n. Sooner or later they'll start breaking.

 

[neilan11]

the dirt jump park huh david...
its not like i havent ever been hurt there either, broke my wrist there and then couple months ago broke my arm and dislocated my wrist which involved a 5 inch metal plate and 6 screws to fix but that place is still great fun

 

[dwaugh]

Yeah, kinda hard to stay away from that place for too long.