I have an owie.

[doctor_frank]

When cycling to work today my chain somehow managed to lock up on both my front and rear gears. The upshot of this was that the bike came up over me from behind, making me fly over the handlbars and crash on my back onto the road, culminating with the bike handlebars planting me square in the chest. I wasn't wearing a helmet, but fortunately my

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[frankblack]

Make sure you still have full range of movement in your back, if not I'd recommend seeing a doctor.

[misspotsitt]

I'd see a Dr anyway, that sounds like a nasty crash and you may have done some damage inside that isn't immediately apparent.

[doctor_frank]

You forgot the part where I have the reflexes of a ninja ;)

Seriously, though, except from the bump on my chest it's all just scratches. Apart from the obvious surface soreness, though, I can breathe perfectly normally so I don't think I did a number on my ribs.

Of course, if I arbitrarily drop dead from internal injuries you have my express permission to get up and say "I told him so!" at my funeral.

[doctor_frank]

Thanks for the concern :)

Apart from general surface soreness where my scratches bruises and a likely pulled muscle in one of my legs I feel pretty good, though. I landed mainly on my right side, luckily, so my back didn't get too involved.

If I actually thought there was a chance I'd seriously damaged anything I'd be straight to the doctor. Certainly, if it had been anything more than the tiny tap to the head I took I would have been straight to the hospital as you read stories of people feeling absolutely fine after head trauma then dying suddenly.

[beetourista]

I'm glad you're ok! I'm also going to chip in on the busybodying and say: wear a helmet! Road safety is my favourite kind of safety....

[eating_lipstick]

*points* Ha ha!