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Re: [RC] [RC] Unabashed plug for helmets - heidiHeidi, Thank goodness you had your helmet on. I'm another slow convert, who grew up without helmets, and just recently decided that riding 40 miles a week instead of 5-10 miles, probably greatly increases chances of accidents. And then, my neighbor did get her skull cracked on a fencepost when she was thrown from her horse. Since you lost consciousness, shouldn't you go get checked out? I've read there could be swelling, even though there is no outward evidence of injury. Hope all is well and you have a great ride. (I just read Linda's post on the subject which confirms risk of swelling) Kathy You have a good point that any loss of consciousness should be treated seriously. I live a long way out, and the road out of my place isn't exactly pleasant, so instead of risking the jolting, I opted to just review my head injury protocol with the ER by phone, and had my hubby keep checking me through the night to make sure I knew who I was and how many fingers he was holding up. And NO NSAIDs for the discomfort--they can precipitate a bleed, or exacerbate one. We also ceased all of our packing plans for the evening, and hubby did all of the chores that were left to do, so that I could take it easy. Since all was well by morning, we opted to go ahead and travel to the ride--however, because of the delay in getting everything packed, we arrived late, and as I did still occasionally have just a hint of a headache, we opted not to ride on Day 1. Hubby took pictures and I slept in. (Oh, yeah--also made hubby drive all the way, too...) We did short jaunts on all the boys around camp that afternoon, and I felt that I was ready to go the next day, but was glad I had not tried to ride that day. I was fine riding the next two days, but decided not to try to ride Day 4, even though the horse I had ridden on Day 2 was fine and dandy and raring to go--I just felt that I had had enough, and that I couldn't do him justice. We had not planned to ride Day 5 anyway, as we had to be home this evening. But absolutely--one should proceed with caution with head injuries, and pay attention to minor headaches, neck aches, and any other changes. Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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