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Singletrack Forum » Topic: What does it feel like when you break your leg? http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/what-does-it-feel-like-when-you-break-your-leg en-US Wed, 30 May 2012 01:24:09 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://singletrackworld.com/forum/search.php cxi on "What does it feel like when you break your leg?" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/what-does-it-feel-like-when-you-break-your-leg#post-958416 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:31:19 +0000 cxi 958416@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ I've broke my femur in a car crash. Couldn't tell you how much it hurt at the time though - I don't remember a thing until I woke up the next day on a pre-theatre ward in hospital. Spankmonkey on "What does it feel like when you break your leg?" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/what-does-it-feel-like-when-you-break-your-leg#post-958188 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:11:29 +0000 Spankmonkey 958188@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ you dont always know if you have broken something, came off at cwm carn once and broke my ribs, still did another run of the DH in a lot of pain... mate also fractured his hip and rode home.. he found out the next day! prettygreenparrot on "What does it feel like when you break your leg?" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/what-does-it-feel-like-when-you-break-your-leg#post-958141 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:56:51 +0000 prettygreenparrot 958141@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ if in doubt, pop to A&E. After the initial shock fades fractures are usually too uncomfy to walk on. Maybe it won't be for you. But if the discomfort continues you'll feel dumb hobbling into A&E in a few weeks to be told it would all have been better if you'd come earlier. Repack Rider on "What does it feel like when you break your leg?" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/what-does-it-feel-like-when-you-break-your-leg#post-958030 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:01:42 +0000 Repack Rider 958030@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <a href="http://sonic.net/~ckelly/Seekay/mtbwelcome.htm"><img src="http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/pp271/repackrider/avatar235.jpg"></a> <a href="http://sonic.net/~ckelly/Seekay/mtbwelcome.htm">2retro4u</a> Marin County, Cali Did you hear a cracking noise? 30 some years ago, when I was a mere 33 years of age, I broke my leg in a skatepark. My foot slipped off the back of the board and planted and twisted in an entirely new direction. I was crouched on the board and heard the bone snap. Tried to walk, leaning on my friend, but I couldn't steer my foot. I had broken the smaller of my two lower leg bones. Surgery to repair, and a cast I wasn't supposed to walk on. My buddy rigged a wooden heel on my cast so I COULD walk on it. Five weeks into the six-week recovery period, I cut the cast off with my Swiss Army knife and went for a bike ride. nbt on "What does it feel like when you break your leg?" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/what-does-it-feel-like-when-you-break-your-leg#post-958023 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:56:36 +0000 nbt 958023@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ Much better this morning, thanks folks, the swelling's not nearly as noticeable and I actually managed a pretty decent night's kip. Still not right like, dam near killed myself "running" downstairs to answer the phone when the leg spasmed and I nearly went flying. oldgit on "What does it feel like when you break your leg?" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/what-does-it-feel-like-when-you-break-your-leg#post-957902 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:24:17 +0000 oldgit 957902@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <img src="http://files.turbosquid.com/Preview/Content_2009_07_13__22_18_53/saw3.jpg797b3321-7a0e-4b52-9cbe-3e5cf9ff25b3Large.jpg"> samuri on "What does it feel like when you break your leg?" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/what-does-it-feel-like-when-you-break-your-leg#post-957900 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:23:32 +0000 samuri 957900@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ I drove a fairly long way, had a few drinks, went to bed, took my son to football, watched him playing football and then only decided to go to the hospital when I banged it against the steering wheel and passed out through the pain. All on a broken knee. Yes, I was in searing agony all that time but I'm a bloke, I thought it would go away. <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_wink.gif" title=";-)" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> Is it still hurting this morning? How swollen is it? Might be worth nipping down the hospital just to check. Stepping Hill the nearest? teamfinners on "What does it feel like when you break your leg?" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/what-does-it-feel-like-when-you-break-your-leg#post-957876 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:15:35 +0000 teamfinners 957876@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ Just go to A&E and let them decide. They're much more qualified than an internet forum! Northwind on "What does it feel like when you break your leg?" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/what-does-it-feel-like-when-you-break-your-leg#post-957497 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:46:51 +0000 Northwind 957497@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ Flatback: "if it is broke you should know" I didn't think mine was broken. Or my hand for that matter. And the other 2 times I broke my hands I never even went to hospital, I only found out when they xrayed my left hand to compare to the right and went "Hey, when did you break this one, it's all sorts of ****ed ip!" I just thought maybe I'd really bruised it, or something. (when they xrayed me, they said "That's fine" and I thought "Cool, I'm off home then", I was literally limping out the door when a doctor grabbed me and stuck me in a wheelchair- turns out they meant "That's fine, a textbook xray of a broken hip".) flatback on "What does it feel like when you break your leg?" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/what-does-it-feel-like-when-you-break-your-leg#post-957257 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:05:48 +0000 flatback 957257@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ when i broke my hip it took 4 visits to the ae to convince them it was broken kept sending me home saying damaged tendon muscle,they x rayed it twice, i was on crutches in such pain my screaming was keeping neighbours awake, and i was having un controlable fits and convulsions, it took 8 days to get a mri which showed a crack, the pain was so bad if you offered me a pill to end my life i might have taken it some nights, i knew it was broke, they operated next day after the mri,on the third visit they actually got security to ask me to leave a and e but i held my ground and finally got my mri and my hip bolted up, even now 8 years and 1 day after the break i can still feel my self welling up and geting emotional just thinking about it if it is broke you should know lowey on "What does it feel like when you break your leg?" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/what-does-it-feel-like-when-you-break-your-leg#post-957166 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:32:40 +0000 lowey 957166@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ Ouch... sound bloody sore matey. Healing vibes to you. crazy-legs on "What does it feel like when you break your leg?" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/what-does-it-feel-like-when-you-break-your-leg#post-957111 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:10:53 +0000 crazy-legs 957111@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ Get well soon! Numpty... andrewh on "What does it feel like when you break your leg?" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/what-does-it-feel-like-when-you-break-your-leg#post-957062 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:38:07 +0000 andrewh 957062@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ If it's a minor fracture you will feel it tomorrow. Came off at Inners a couple of years ago, landed on my left knee. Most painful thing ever, had a good long sit and nearly cried. Gradually faded, continued to the end, did the red route at G'tress then drove back to Kirkcaldy. Usual clean bike, make dinner etc before bed. Knee wouldn't bend the next morning, trip to Victoria hospital A+E as a result. Fractured kneecap. It's amazing what a bit of adrenaline can do to keep you going. Anyway, if the pain is worse rather than better tomorrow, go and get yours looked at. I think you would know if it was broken but could be a minor fracture. Bruised bone possibly, they hurt too. Bunnyhop on "What does it feel like when you break your leg?" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/what-does-it-feel-like-when-you-break-your-leg#post-957039 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:25:14 +0000 Bunnyhop 957039@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ Good job there's lots of snow around, 'cos I've been 'nursey' for the last few hours filling his ice bag up from the front door. It's still swollen and the bruise is coming up nicely. Northwind on "What does it feel like when you break your leg?" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/what-does-it-feel-like-when-you-break-your-leg#post-956960 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:56:53 +0000 Northwind 956960@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ I walked into A&E on a broken and slightly displaced fractured hip... People say "If it was broken you'd know" but IMO, that's utter balls, it's just not that simple. (and it was advice like that which ****ed up my hand, everyone without exception said "It's not broken, it'd feel worse if it was and you wouldn't be able to use the hand". Well it was, and it healed badly, and that's what you get for listening to people who know nothing. Having said that, this doesn't sound broken but still worth getting checked out IMO. TandemJeremy on "What does it feel like when you break your leg?" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/what-does-it-feel-like-when-you-break-your-leg#post-956890 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:32:51 +0000 TandemJeremy 956890@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <blockquote>PS can any docs tell my what a fractured leg feels like, I guess from the fact that I can stand on it and walk that it's ok... </blockquote> About right. There is no mistaking a broken thigh really. Your leg would be an inch or two shorter and the foot would tend to turn out along with it hurting a lot. solar on "What does it feel like when you break your leg?" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/what-does-it-feel-like-when-you-break-your-leg#post-956876 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:26:34 +0000 solar 956876@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ I think if its a break you usually feel nauseous. Once got knee'ed in the thigh playing basketball and ended up with some serious swelling in the middle of the night and had to get some blood drained at hospital. So watch out for that. Ibuprofen is your friend. MrNutt on "What does it feel like when you break your leg?" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/what-does-it-feel-like-when-you-break-your-leg#post-956851 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:17:49 +0000 MrNutt 956851@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ ouch! devs on "What does it feel like when you break your leg?" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/what-does-it-feel-like-when-you-break-your-leg#post-956830 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:13:35 +0000 devs 956830@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ Sounds like a dead leg. I got hit in the thigh by a Vauxhall Viva and was initially in a wheel chair and then a day later on crutches for a week but that wasn't broken. Purple from front to back though. Ice and anti inflamatories and stretching if you can manage are your friends. nbt on "What does it feel like when you break your leg?" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/what-does-it-feel-like-when-you-break-your-leg#post-956812 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:06:34 +0000 nbt 956812@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ I'm kind of assuming it's just a big bruise, plenty of arnica and beer will sort it <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":)" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/>