Training with roadrash

DavidJB
DavidJB Posts: 2,019
edited February 2012 in The bottom bracket
Hello,

Was in a crash in a race last weekend and got some road rash on my upper right thigh which has got a bit infected but I've got some anti-biotic's which I am taking now and it appears to be calming down and maybe starting to scab over. I'd like to get back to training later this week but bit worried about aggravating it with sweat and stuff going in it?

I have a bandage on it atm but should I have one on under my lycra when I ride (its taped on) and I change it twice a day? At what point would you start to train with it after it scabs?

Thanks

David

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  • jibberjim
    jibberjim Posts: 2,810
    I wouldn't've taken any time off.
    I would've used hydrocolloid covers on it rather than bandages.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    I fear that there is an elemen tof MTFU in this....Hope you re all better soon though.
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  • DavidJB
    DavidJB Posts: 2,019
    ddraver wrote:
    I fear that there is an elemen tof MTFU in this....Hope you re all better soon though.

    Haha I was expecting some MTFU comments ;)
  • DavidJB
    DavidJB Posts: 2,019
    jibberjim wrote:
    I wouldn't've taken any time off.
    I would've used hydrocolloid covers on it rather than bandages.

    Thanks...didn't know about hydrocolloid covers will nip down to town and get some now :)
  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 20,335
    DavidJB wrote:
    Thanks...didn't know about hydrocolloid covers will nip down to town and get some now :)
    Make sure you get a size that's a good inch wider all round than the wound, as they will need to hold in the fluid that's produced - otherwise you'll end up with sticky leakage down your leg and the possibility of infection entering. But make sure the wound is really clean first, obviously, as otherwise you'll only trap in the bugs in a nice warm moist environment.
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  • Aggieboy
    Aggieboy Posts: 3,996
    ddraver wrote:
    I fear that there is an elemen tof MTFU in this....Hope you re all better soon though.

    Don't be too harsh on him, he's young. It was only last month that he was training with nappy rash.
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  • Cleat Eastwood
    Cleat Eastwood Posts: 7,508
    Aggieboy wrote:
    ddraver wrote:
    I fear that there is an elemen tof MTFU in this....Hope you re all better soon though.

    Don't be too harsh on him, he's young. It was only last month that he was training with nappy rash.

    Hehe Nappy Rashers

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  • DavidJB
    DavidJB Posts: 2,019
    Aggieboy wrote:
    ddraver wrote:
    I fear that there is an elemen tof MTFU in this....Hope you re all better soon though.

    Don't be too harsh on him, he's young. It was only last month that he was training with nappy rash.

    :o I wish.
  • Redhog14
    Redhog14 Posts: 1,377
    who is this Roadrash guy and what is his Palmares?
    @surroundedbh
  • Cleat Eastwood
    Cleat Eastwood Posts: 7,508
    Redhog14 wrote:
    who is this Roadrash guy and what is his Palmares?

    Isnt he hungarian like Ghoulash, Fagash and Bumlash. :D
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  • cyco2
    cyco2 Posts: 593
    After a small op. recently I was asked to keep the wound soft by putting vaseline on the dressing. Something that was never advocated some time ago. But if I ever had a road rash I would keep it soft with Valderma or Savlon and a plastic dressing. It was always easy to keep it clean under the shower. The problem with road burn scabs is they can be irritating and aren't very flexible. I do think they heal better and more quickly if the inflammation is reduced with healing cream on them. I also took asprin but that's up to you.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    It really shouldn't be a problem, you only have to watch a pro race to see riders racing whilst wrapped up like Tutankhamun. Keep it covered, keep it clean and change the dressing after your ride and you should be fine.
  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 20,335
    Pross wrote:
    Keep it covered, keep it clean and change the dressing after your ride and you should be fine.
    ... and shave the area (if not already shaved) before applying the dressing so the changing of the dressing isn't torture. I learnt the hard (stupid) way.
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  • Speller78
    Speller78 Posts: 22
    I thought this was going to be a thread about playing this:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bv_lndn9pw

    whilst on the turbo. I'm a bit disappointed.
  • thecrofter
    thecrofter Posts: 734
    Cleat Eastwood wrote:
    Aggieboy wrote:
    ddraver wrote:
    I fear that there is an elemen tof MTFU in this....Hope you re all better soon though.

    Don't be too harsh on him, he's young. It was only last month that he was training with nappy rash.

    Hehe Nappy Rashers

    405354_10150553392006170_33298181169_8890420_98042588_n.jpg
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  • Redhog14
    Redhog14 Posts: 1,377
    Cleat Eastwood wrote:
    Redhog14 wrote:
    who is this Roadrash guy and what is his Palmares?

    Isnt he hungarian like Ghoulash, Fagash and Bumlash. :D


    What about Rum, Sodomy and The Lash, the Jamican, Arab and Hungarian dudes from the 80's..might have been on the Raleigh Ti team I think.
    @surroundedbh

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