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Another First Bike Accident Thread
Yet another post about an injury. Did a lot of searching before posting this so sorry if I missed a previous post that addresses this. I was in a bike accident on my last training ride before my taper for IMCDA on 8/27 (3 weeks out). Complete fluke accident. I was coming up to a stop light 12 miles into a nice 100 mile ride. Beautiful morning. Best morning ever really. Coming up to a stop light I was paying attention to the cars and light and hit my brakes. Not sure if my front wheel dropped into a crack or what but it was like my bike hit a wall. It stopped and my body continued along with the back of my bike. Slammed me pretty hard but got up and was able to walk after I could breathe again. I thought I was fine other than missing some skin on my face and shoulder and some rib pain but started to get scared as my back hurt a lot on a checkup run the next day. Couldn't even make it a mile.

Needless to say after a couple x-rays and ct scans the radiologist and spine ortho specialist confirmed compression fractures in my T6 and T8. 15-20%. No Ironman. That is a kick in the seeds after feeling like I am in the best shape of my life and ready for the IM.

Anybody experience something similar and can you share your recovery procedure, activity level, and point at which you felt at/close to 100%? I am relatively pain free during the day sitting and walking around but sleep has been an issue. Haven't got a good nights sleep since. Might have some rib issues going on too but likely just muscle. Any advice is much appreciated.
Last edited by: Tri0014: Aug 12, 17 10:49

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  • Post edited by Tri0014 (Cloudburst Summit) on Aug 12, 17 10:49