cycling is dangerous after all

[shouldbeinbed]

I've done my back in fitting a new rear rack to the winter commute MTB. It just went pop as I stood up to get my panniers.

Blooming killing me, I slept on the floor last night and I still can't stand up straight for the discomfort. Not being helped by crawling round like a ruptured sloth on the floor at work today refillting a couple of broken computers for people.

Also perfect timing for my most of next week off work too, not a happy bunny.

 

[byegad]

I gentle massage doesn't ease it see a medic. I burst a disc 30+years ago and was in agony for a month. The Doc gave me some fantastic pills for the pain and warned me not to get off the floor when they kicked in as I'd not feel the damage I was doing by moving.

 

[AndyRM]

Back pain is never funny, but 'ruptured sloth' is downright hilarious!

 

[ComedyPilot]

Standing up to get panniers is dangerous - cycling is not

GWS

 

[ScotiaLass]

Ouch!!
I did the same thing when I was 20....bent down to make a snow ball to throw to our great dane, went to straighten up....bang!
It eased off pretty quick though, and I was back to normal in a week.
Fingers crossed for a fast recovery!

 

[david k]

I've done my back in fitting a new rear rack to the winter commute MTB. It just went pop as I stood up to get my panniers.
Blooming killing me, I slept on the floor last night and I still can't stand up straight for the discomfort. Not being helped by crawling round like a ruptured sloth on the floor at work today refillting a couple of broken computers for people.
Also perfect timing for my most of next week off work too, not a happy bunny.

hope you get a quick recovery, painful i know but i hope your right for mad friday

 

[ColinJ]

Yikes, there seems to be a lot of this going on at the moment, for example with @SatNavSaysStraightOn.

GWS!

 

[roadrash]

bad back........i know how you feel

 

[welsh dragon]

I've done my back in fitting a new rear rack to the winter commute MTB. It just went pop as I stood up to get my panniers.

Blooming killing me, I slept on the floor last night and I still can't stand up straight for the discomfort. Not being helped by crawling round like a ruptured sloth on the floor at work today refillting a couple of broken computers for people.

Also perfect timing for my most of next week off work too, not a happy bunny.

Sorry to hear about you're back. Hope you get well soon

 

[EltonFrog]

Get ya self down the local pool, and swim for about 20 mins, you might find that helps.

 

[Roadrider48]

Damn those panniers!!
GWS....

 

[glenn forger]

Kneel down and rock forwards with your forehead on the floor and arms stretched ahead of you, or hang from the banisters by your arms.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

You have my sincere sympathies.

I was discharged from hospital last night following surgery on Wednesday to try to sort out my back after a disk in my back (at L5-S1) went pop on the 5th November.

If you have any weakness or pins and needles in your legs please get yourself to A&E now. Don't leave it until tomorrow, it is not worth the risk. I am looking at the possibility, with a high probability of not making a full recovery and requiring further surgery and I would not want to wish that on anyone.

GWS and gentle

 

[Hugh Manatee]

Was it the same sort of rack the CIA use?

I hope you recover quickly.

 

[cyberknight]

My ribs are still hurting from when i fell down the stairs 2 weeks ago .