Ran out of talent on a bend...

[talkToTheHat]

Well your kit did its job. Your prize for not being a squid is being mostly intact.

It's suddenly become autumnal, do you think this might have been down to the difference in road temperature?
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Bandit. does. everything.

[Hahadumball]

[Hahadumball]

[Kris]

[Hahadumball]

[ride_to_die]

Glad you're not deaded op
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I'm not here for a long time, I'm here for a good time.

[Polarbear]

Could be worse, you aint dead.

GWS
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Triumph Trophy Launch Edition

[Hahadumball]

6 days on.. im sure my arms well fucked.

bikes all sorted new fairing,mirror, indicator and such, been riding it a bit but jesus my arm is still so damn sore!

still have extremely limited movement and find it keeps popping and cracking a lot.

when does this stop?
last time i did my shoulder it felt 100% in less than a week
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Fin: no matter how much I look at It I can't understand what was going through my head, all I remember is going about 80 and redlining it to stop it seizing.
360 Deg... Five 1/4 turns. :- Teflon-Mike 18 Jan 2015

[Monkeywrenche...]

[Fin]

Stop being anxiety Pol and go to doctors.

Or just let it heal itself but will be a few months.

[Irezumi aka Reuben]

[Azoth]

[Hahadumball]

i think im just too nice in not wanting to waste anyones time really, more so when people need the a&e more than i do.

i took ibuprofen + paracetamol every day since at 4h intervals, tried some herbal medication which improved it during but killed after.

its fine when i dont use it, as soon as i try using it then pain starts, driving a car changing gear does it every time
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Fin: no matter how much I look at It I can't understand what was going through my head, all I remember is going about 80 and redlining it to stop it seizing.
360 Deg... Five 1/4 turns. :- Teflon-Mike 18 Jan 2015

[Hahadumball]

[Azoth]

Got to sign off as I'm tired, but if you need something to take your mind off it, take an elastic band and cut it so you have a single length of elastic. Then glue it back together. Then pull it apart before it dries.

This teaches us 2 things:

1) The more you overlap the two ends, the more glue you can put on to stick them together.
2) You need to leave more time for the glue to harden or dry.

It's the same with human tissues like ligaments. They form scar tissue, which is like glue, or a weld. That's why, when you dislocate a shoulder, you put it in a sling. It's also why your body reacts to the dislocation by putting the muscles into spasm, locking up their range of motion.

Meanwhile, you still need to use that arm, so relieving that spasm a little, just enough to keep the muscles around the injured joint moving, is necessary. A physiotherapist would give you exercises with limited ranges of motion: isometric and isotonic movements with an elastic band or fixed objects. These will make you recover much faster than leaving it alone.

Nice of me to type all this, I know. You're welcome. Now it's up to you what you decide to do.
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Safety in numbers

[Hahadumball]

cheers tawny, will get on to hospital tomorrow will pop down if its not too busy and go from there


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Fin: no matter how much I look at It I can't understand what was going through my head, all I remember is going about 80 and redlining it to stop it seizing.
360 Deg... Five 1/4 turns. :- Teflon-Mike 18 Jan 2015

[Tigerlea]

[tom_e]

Definitely don't just leave a dislocated shoulder to it's own devices.

Been there, done that, had years of problems including my shoulder fully dislocating in my sleep because there was that little strength left in the joint.

[talkToTheHat]

Some areas operate minor injury units separate to a&e. Others combine the two in the same building and triage system to avoid redirecting patients.


Call the NHS non emergency line. They will likely panic, insist on sending an ambulance, intent on giving you a heart attack before they get there...
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Bandit. does. everything.

[hellkat]

I used to like that hill.
Although never done it on a bike.

Despite what you might think, I'm glad you're still alive, Big-ears.
Hope the arm fixes itself soon xx
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Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[Hahadumball]

4 and a half weeks on, my arm has since thrown itself back out so i think no riding for me for a while
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Fin: no matter how much I look at It I can't understand what was going through my head, all I remember is going about 80 and redlining it to stop it seizing.
360 Deg... Five 1/4 turns. :- Teflon-Mike 18 Jan 2015

[arry]

Did you seek medical attention?

[Hahadumball]

I did, i was given ibuprofen gel and told to rest it for a few days but keep doing my exercises...
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Fin: no matter how much I look at It I can't understand what was going through my head, all I remember is going about 80 and redlining it to stop it seizing.
360 Deg... Five 1/4 turns. :- Teflon-Mike 18 Jan 2015