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  1. Wilmington's Cow
    Member

    Ah not good, but it is good you were back on the bike this morning, heal swiftly!

    I should point out, though, on the basis of recent judgments and opinions north and south of the border, that cycling is an inherently dangerous activity and therefore you merely brought this on yourself...

    Any more idea of what made you go down? Sharp brake and skid? I thought those shared use bits of the MMW were purposely anti-skid! I'll be taking more care in future knowing they're not.

    Hope the news on the bike-check is positive.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  2. kaputnik
    Moderator

    If there's anything more I can offer than just my sympathises and wishes of a speedy recovery, do just shout.

    Otherwise sorry to hear this, as a fellow owner/operator of misfunctional eyes I sympathise heartily with the lack of glasses. I'm currently wearing an older pair as my normal pair for home got sat on and rather bent...

    Posted 11 years ago #

  3. algo
    Member

    I second kaputnik's sympathy for lack of glasses - I regularly can't find my way to the swimming pool from the changing room. I hope you, bike and glasses recover fully and well

    Posted 11 years ago #

  4. Baldcyclist
    Member

    Sorry to hear this, hoe you heal soon.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  5. SRD
    Moderator

    thanks guys. yes, glasses was definitely the worst of last night. luckily i have an old pair in a fairly similar prescription so once i got home it was okay. wandering around the western general unable to see was fairly terrifying - there's an outside bit where i couldn't tell the lines from the steps and was just inching my way along.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  6. Cyclingmollie
    Member

    Ouch, that's going to throb a bit. I hope you mend soon.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  7. fimm
    Member

    Finally got a chance to join the chorus of sorry to hear this, and hope you feel OK soon - well done for getting back on the bike this morning!

    Posted 11 years ago #

  8. jdanielp
    Member

    bad luck but glad to hear that you're cycling already.

    Do watch those 'yellow' shared surfaces on the meadows though. I'd not mentioned my scepticism about their safety given all the flack we'd heaped upon the rumblestrips. But, they are definitely slippery when wet.

    Leaf collector out on MMw though (blocking cycle path!), so maybe they are doing something about the leaf buildup.

    I have missed out on previous discussion about the new path surfacing on the Meadows; I am fairly sure that I know what you mean by the rumblestrips but less sure about the yellow shared areas, although I will be looking out for these later but I'm hoping that it won't be quite as wet this evening in any case...

    The leaf collecting is certainly useful, but you'd think they could find somewhere less obtrusive to put the container as opposed to completely blocking the cycle lane right next to the path junction!

    Posted 11 years ago #

  9. SRD
    Moderator

    I think we should do an Ian walker style experiment, where someone with a black eye etc walks around town, explaining alternately that they were walking and a cyclist crashed into them, versus cycling and a pedestrian walked out without looking, and see what reactions you get...

    My explanation of braking to avoid pedestrian has been met with a striking lack of 'those damn pedestrians' etc response. People also seem embarrassed to engage with that....

    Posted 11 years ago #

  10. gdm
    Member

    Only just saw this now - echoing all the others, hope you're better and impressed with your getting straight back on.

    It never ceases to amaze me the extent to which people are so completely oblivious on shared use paths about their surroundings. Had far too many near misses with iPod zombies on the Innocent and it almost doesn't make any difference how slow you go - they sometimes don't hear your bell even when you're right next to them and only suddenly jump when you're within 30cm of them - and usually then it's a jump into the path of you or another cyclist.

    Anyway - hope you're mended and re-spectaclised soon.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  11. gembo
    Member

    @ SRD think your variables might be a little too subtle.

    Before ethics social psychology ran a number of similar experiments

    Man (was man) lying in gutter with bottle. same man in gutter with stick. Significantly more people picking up stickman than bottleman. however, not clear what this has shown?

    Posted 11 years ago #

  12. Puzzle
    Member

    Ouch! Take good care.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  13. SRD
    Moderator

    Scheduled in for surgery tomorrow :(

    Who knew that surgery on a pinkie required a general anaesthetic?

    Posted 11 years ago #

  14. algo
    Member

    Really sorry to hear this - what a pain in the finger. I hope it goes well and you recover quickly.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  15. amir
    Member

    :(

    Posted 11 years ago #

  16. Coxy
    Member

    Best wishes...

    Posted 11 years ago #

  17. Wilmington's Cow
    Member

    Argh, not nice at all!

    Have to say, I'd personally rather be under general than cut open under local (but then I've not been through the pain of childbirth, so everything is relative I guess). I'm fine with pain when it is unexpected, or after the fact (such as still going into work after splitting my head open, or back to work two days after major surgery on my shattered right elbow), but when it's planned I overthink it. It's the main reason I hate the thought of going to the dentist even for a check-up.

    Hope all goes well (and I'm sure it will!).

    Posted 11 years ago #

  18. PS
    Member

    Ooft! Good luck SRD.

    General anaesthetic preusmably because it is difficult to immobilise a conscious pinkie?

    Posted 11 years ago #

  19. sallyhinch
    Member

    I'd say 'fingers crossed' but that would probably just make you wince ...

    It's good they're acting quickly, anyway (as someone who let a torn tendon fester for a month without treatment). Get it over with, if nothing else

    Posted 11 years ago #

  20. amir
    Member

    I had an operation on my thumb done under a local. I wouldn't recommend it whole heartedly. The injections were extremely painful and I had to keep calm while somewhere the otherside of a curtain they were cutting into the thumb.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  21. Uberuce
    Member

    Who knew that surgery on a pinkie required a general anaesthetic?

    Ooh! Ooh! Me. I was put under for my tendon repair. My guess is the same as PS's, although no-one told me that, hence my inability to count up to ten unless I use my brain.

    Good luck.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  22. Darkerside
    Member

    A belated best wishes SRD. Hope the finger-fixing goes well.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  23. gembo
    Member

    Wow SRD, things snowball

    Hope it has gone well

    Posted 11 years ago #

  24. SRD
    Moderator

    Posted 11 years ago #

  25. gembo
    Member

    Jeezy peeps

    How long do you have to keep that on.??

    Posted 11 years ago #

  26. DaveC
    Member

    Gosh that does look terrible! I'd get that crayon off the Gloss as soon as before if ruins it... ; 0)

    Seriously, hope you had help looking after your children while it was fixed. Hope you get no more pain and it heals soon.

    Dave C

    Posted 11 years ago #

  27. Smudge
    Member

    Been away from the forum for a wee while so only just seen this :-( Just to add to the general chorus, hope you get well soon, the bike is ok and everything works out. Make sure that hubby of yours looks after you! ;-)

    Posted 11 years ago #

  28. Min
    Member

    Blimey, I hope the painkillers are working. Get well soon!

    Posted 11 years ago #

  29. spytfyre
    Member

    Get well soon

    Posted 11 years ago #

  30. maninaskirt
    Member

    I too have been away for far too long and missed this - busy with other things like doing up a flat in Morningside and problems with my work going into liquidation (Got another job now but working in Glasgow most of the time so not using the bike :( ).

    Hope you recover quickly and get the full movement back in your hand soon.

    Local anaesthetics seem to be the way things are going - you recover quicker than under a general. I had a pacemaker fitted in 2006 under a local which was weird especially when you see blood spraying about when they cut you open....

    Posted 11 years ago #

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