[596]

Too darn impatient to wait for the bike to warm up at 4:30am on the way to work. I pulled out the driveway and she stalls.....and slowly tips over.

Pick myself up. Everything is fine with the bike. Nothing wrong with the bones and I'm on the way to work. I work both Tuesday and Wednesday, I'm a greenskeeper at a golf course. Thursday morning and I'm sore as heck on my left upper chest, the side that hit the pavement. Work 3 hours getting the course ready for the day. I'm really getting sore, can't do much of anything without pain. Wondering what is "clicking" sometimes when I move. Clock out, head to the doc for pain meds. She decides to xray the chest just in case. Yep.....broke a rib!! That was the ends of the bones "clicking". Shouldn't have done what made it click! Off til Monday. Then 6-8 weeks to full recovery.

Oh, ya, got some pain meds.

 

[Mr.Wilson]

OUCH !!!! well good time to rest,i suppose. Hope your recovery is speedy and easy.

 

[GB6049]

Don't envy you as I broke a couple ribs on the obstacle course once. Can't breath, sit, lay or do much of anything without some pain.

 

[Scuba77]

Glad you didn't get hurt too bad.

There's a saying, there are those that have dropped their bike and those that will.
You should be good now since you have the drop out of the way.

 

[magentaman]

Don't cough! Heal soon and well. Glad it wasn't worse.

 

[596]

Glad you didn't get hurt too bad.

There's a saying, there are those that have dropped their bike and those that will.
You should be good now since you have the drop out of the way.

That was the same saying we had as cyclists. I crashed my race bike many times and was hurt a lot worse then this. Pain isn't too bad, barely hurts to breath, which is great. But when I move just right and the bones click it freaks me out.

 

[Mark-B]

Ouchy! :shock: .. All the best for a speedy recovery!

 

["Captain D"]

I wish I had nickel for everytime my Bike has fallen over

Godspeed on recovery...
Click click click

Hopefully you`ll be OK by Wednesday ...

 

[Eagle7840]

Enjoy the pain meds, they'll help you forget your "oops" moment. :lol:

 

[Scared]

Don't cough! Heal soon and well. Glad it wasn't worse.

Or sneeze!! Holy cow! I couldn't even yawn when I broke a couple of ribs a few years ago. It was almost 3 months before it quit hurting. Good luck and speedy recovery.

 

["Captain D"]

Click = OWCH!!!
Gotta quit moving thattaway!!!
Yeah, "I remember it like it was yesterday"

God watches over drunks & Fools!
I fit both categories

 

[pastordave1]

Its amazing how much can happen just from dropping a bike. I'll be praying for a speedy recovery.

 

[WildDoktor]

Wow...that's nuts!

On the other hand, you should record yourself clicking and post it to youtube...would totally go viral.

 

["Captain D"]

The Click is felt more than heard, IF it`s like I`m thinking..
Click click...

 

[596]

LOL........ya you really don't hear it, but you feel it for sure. I sit here imagining the bone ends clicking back and forth.............I need to stop moving like that!

The pain overall is near nothing. Just a feeling of a bad bruise in my side.

Capt D.........you mention Clicking one more time and I'm show'n up at your house!! : )

 

[jpr1968]

You have to be one of most unlucky persons to just tip over on a bike and break a rib. Heal fast and consider walking

 

[MikeB]

The pain overall is near nothing. Just a feeling of a bad bruise in my side.

Apparently there is a large spectrum of symptoms on this. I avoided chest X-rays for all of my gov't working career to minimize radiation exposure but finally had one on my exit physical. Radiologist's report came back "multiple old rib fractures." I have no idea when or how.

I wonder how many others are walking around with minimal-symptom things like that.

I think I'll donate my stiff to a medical school for dissection with the promise that they will report all my latent problems to my wife. Then from beyond the grave I can tell her, "See, I told you I didn't feel good.":mrgreen:

 

["Captain D"]

I won`t mention it anymore But you`re welcome at my house anytime
Praying for a full, speedy recovery...

 

[80130]

Ribs are a tough break, since just breathing seems to make them hurt. Praying you get healed up and pain free soon.

One time, I cracked a rib just coughing really hard. You never know what's going to cause one to break, and it doesn't take much.

 

[vzshadow]

Hope you're feeling better soon.