i recently had a crash after a friend suddenly came off his lane and eventually i hit at his side of the bike and i fall off the sideway and hit the the road very hard on my head with my helmet on and sprain my elbow and left leg.Nothing really serious except now when i shake or move my head side to side i could feel pain inside my head or something..anyone had a similar incident? any advise?

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Get your self checked by a Doctor asap!!!

could be internal bleeding or just brusing. Best to be safe and get a check-up!!!!

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"Ride it like you've just stolen it!"

you have a concussion. if you go to a hospital right after a concussion what they will do is possibly put you under observation just to make sure you don't lose consciousness. this happened to me, and overnight the nurses kept on waking me up every half-hour or so, just to make sure i haven't slipped into coma. if it has been more than a day since your accident, i doubt they will do anything more except maybe give you medicine for pain.

but you should know that concussions are serious and you should rest and limit jarring activities until your head heals. it can take 2 weeks until the pain goes away. when i had my accident, everytime i stepped my head hurt.

Worth a trip to the hospital just to see a few nurses in uniform.

I have a DVD if you want to borrow it...

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Just what I wanted to reply.

pretty simple rule here - if you have an impact on your head - for goodness sake get it checked out! it's not something to mess around with

am recovering now from a broken cheekbone (football accident)...

hope you get better soon mate...

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"Ride it like you've just stolen it!"

yeah thanks....had surgery on it - 3 plates inserted, 11 screws and 27 stitches

on the bike on the weekend i hope!

good luck getting through at customs...

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"Ride it like you've just stolen it!"

exactly what i told the doctor

will ask security staff to scan my head and it will hopefully beep....and then I will tell them

I AM A TERMINATOR....a cyborg, a machine with a human exoskeleton...lol

Big Fellow; Its great you are still laughing after this. Which version of football was it that you were playing at the time?

Under Cycling Australia rules you can't compete again after a accident involing any head injury untill cleared by a doctor.

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you should definitely get it checked out, I just had an accident yesterday where I rode into the back of a van, spent 2-3 hours in the hospital getting x-rays etc, ended up that I have a sprained neck and a chipped tooth.

wrecked my helmet that I got the day before, best $100 I ever spent.

but good news: the bike is okay and riding good as ever.

I just came of of a short ride, so I should be back to work tomorrow

wouldn't mind borrowing the dvd tippster

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