Horrible leg laceration.

Hi all - am looking for advice and sympathy!

Was running with the dog and a friend at Gisburn forest last Sunday and took a tumble and ripped open my leg just below the knee down to the bone and totally covered in Mud, stones and all kinds of black stuff! (have a photo that my friend took in A and E will try and post it later).

Thought it would just be a couple of stitches and home again but No they kept me in and operated to clean it all up. Came out of Hos on Tues, have crutches but can't really walk more than a couple of steps, am on lots of anitbiotics but allergic to penicillin so having something else. Have cancelled all my races for Sept - 3 Cani cross and langdale half marathon too and am not a happy bunny!

Off to hos on thurs to have sutures out and prob more aniti bios as it's red and angry looking!

AM SO BORED!!! what do you lot do when you cannot do anything!! Also let's have bets when i'll be back to Normal! ) i'm going for end of Sept.

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Pah, 'tis but a flesh wound. Come back and fight. Etc.

Seriously though: ouch. Nasty. Fingers crossed for end of September. My massses of medical ignorance tells me this sounds about right. :)

try an over the counter multi vitamin with zinc to boost your wound healling, and the obvious high protein,low fat, healthy diet.
hope it all goes to plan mate.

It sounds great. Picture please!

Hey you, good to see you here! Heard about your fall on club website yesterday and have just put 2 & 2 together!! Hope it knits up soon :)

Hope you get back soon.

You could always try debating with Christopher Leigh - helps pass the time - a bit like a track session - you go round in circles :D

some good suggestions there! Have lots of spare time on my hands - will do the multi vits too been off those for a while.

Still trying to get the stupid photo from my phone up - need to pass the task onto hubby to do.

can actually walk on it a bit today anyway so fingers crossed

Vicci x

lots of sympathy! i too went to Gisburn Forest and hurt myself, but it was on the new mountain bike trail-its horrible!--you have been warned!
back to your recovery-keep your pecker up and dont get stir crazy!

get well soon!
i suffered a not dis-similar injury a few years ago, caused by a sharp rock making a big hole in my calf, cutting through several muscles and also cutting into an artery. I had the operation where they clear out all the dirt, but after it was stitched up, I could only walk a few yards for about 2 1/2 weeks afterwards, but once all the muscles had knitted back together, I was able to walk fairly normally, and was actually running again, albeit very slowly and only on flat surfaces after about a month. It's very boring just lying on a bed all day, but I was lucky as it happened just a few days before the 2002 world cup finals started, so there was plenty to watch on the telly. Still I gather that a new series of Deal or No Deal has started on channel 4 this week, so it's not all bad news!!
best wishes for a quick recovery

THanks for the messages.

Oleg - You have made me feel much better! just went to get the stitches out today which really hurt and was asking the doc when i can bend it properly and he said take your time and don't force it. But it has been just less than two weeks and it is getting better to walk on but i am hopefull that in a month i may be able to start jogging slowly on it fingers crossed. If you were able to sounds like yours was worse than mine as i had no major muscle damage same op though - clean out all the grit and mud lovely!

Well sat here with my leg up again throwing a ball down to the end of the garden for the dog!

Still no photo though!! Come on...

Yes we are all morbidly curious ;)

But I hope it gets better asap !! :)

Ha ha i know i want to put it up too i'll have to take on eof te scar too they did a good job in closing it up!

I can't get the photo from my phone to the comp it will not upload - possibly as a friend took it on her phone and sent it to me or cos i'm a bit thick! Anyone want me to forward it to their mobile then they can upload it for me!? Pm if you do!
Vicci (With a numb ass from sitting on it!)

Can you not even ride your dog scooter wotnot?

Ady - i have thought about it believe me!! But as i'm not running with her she is turning into a lazy lump and enjoying the rest!!

Think that will be my first bit of activity though can stand on my bad leg and acoot with my good one so if you see me flying down Whinny Hill unable to stop make sure you get some photos!

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Originally Posted by vburke

she is turning into a lazy lump and enjoying the rest!!

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Can I not borrow her and tie to the front of my cyclocross bike tommoz? :)

She is actually really good on the bike when harnessed infront!

Only prob at the mo is the temperature it's a bit too warm for her to run has to be under 16 degrees but if you fancy having a go with her when it cools down a bit give me a shout it's a great laugh! THe first time i was so scared thought i would end up over the handlebars (again at Gisburn forest!) but she's great! Only trouble occurs if you are on a single track and she goes one way round a tree and you go the other or if she spots a deer and takes off like a maniac! It's a proper sport you know bikejor - some events being run in the uk this year.

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Originally Posted by vburke

It's a proper sport you know bikejor - some events being run in the uk this year.

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I saw somthing on TV the other day about the top UK female in some championship. She was on a mountain bike. I'm sure it won't be long before it's <16 degrees! Could be OK on the green route in Gisburn Forest - nice and wide :)

Get well soon.

Yeah i take her on my mountain bike up at Gisburn - when it's cold we do the red route which as about 21 k but we walk some of the single track sections just the one where the two streams are and the one where they cut all the trees down a few years back it's just when its a bit too steep it's a bit too scary and i don't want to kill her!

I'll nick another mally from a friend in winter and show you what it's all about! But you will have to wear a helmet!

Get well soon Vicci. Debbie showed me the photo on her phone, at the Golf Ball race, of your injury. OUCH!!

Thanks Steve - i was saying to Deb the other day i haven't done a race with you for ages!!

Hope all is well and hope to be back running soon!
Vicci x