Sitting on a tennis ball!

[Nick C]

I went for a 20 mile ride yesterday on a seat I'd hardly ridden on before, it's one of those narrow, slimline things with no padding. It felt uncomfortable during the ride and I found myself standing and moving around a lot to try and relieve the discomfort, but it wasn't until after the ride when I sat on a wooden coffee table to put my trainers on that I realised my right arse cheek felt as though it had a tennis ball in it!

Now I took a couple of strong ibuprofen tablets before the ride yesterday because my back was feeling a little 'peaky' and I'm wondering if they've actually masked a more serious pain that was developing 'down under'!

The swelling is where the seat touched my right cheek and I'm presuming will go down in a couple of days, but has anybody experienced this before? There is no pain or external swelling, but obvious discomfort when sitting on anything harder than sofa. Stick a tennis ball in your rear trouser pocket and you will get my drift.

 

[lewis1641]

That sounds quite horrible.

 

[Nick C]

I'm hoping it's just a little tissue damage, however my step-mother (nurse) suggested an abscess may also be possible. I guess I'll have to wait a couple of days and see. :cry:

 

[Tad]

however my step-mother (nurse) suggested an abscess may also be possible

That's a simple one to diagnose.

Do you make a noise like a motorbike when you fart? You know what they say, an abscess makes the fart go Honda.

 

[velomaniac]

Tea narrowly missed the keyboard

 

[Pickle]

however my step-mother (nurse) suggested an abscess may also be possible

That's a simple one to diagnose.

Do you make a noise like a motorbike when you fart? You know what they say, an abscess makes the fart go Honda.

The oldies are the best!

 

[EarlofBarnet]

You pop those ibuprofen like smarties Nick! You've mentioned before that you've had back problems on the bike, might be something worth looking in to if you start racking the miles up. Hope you get sorted for next weekend. In the meantime...

 

[Sithlord]

Did this happen during the course of riding a ..ahem... 'Modern bicycle ?' :?

 

[Nick C]

Only pop them when the back's been bad all week and I really need to go for a ride. We'd been doing some building work in the summer and my back was shot, so that's why I appeared to be popping them like Smarties when we'd met up mate.

Yes Si, it was indeed on a modern bike and saddle. Do you have a moral for me mate?

You'll all be glad to know that a weeks rest resulted in the lump buggering orf, and a saddle swap meant I could ride yesterday in slightly more comfort, still tender but nothing swollen again yet.

Thanks for all your sympathy. :twisted:

 

[marin man]

glad your better now