hit and run

[HLaB]

Not good Crankarm, all the best and I hope they catch the Barsteward!

 

[LCpl Boiled Egg]

Crikey. Glad you're still around to tell the tale. Get well soon - and I hope they catch the scumbag.

 

[Glow worm]

All the best for a very speedy recovery Cranks and hope you'll be back in the saddle again soon. I hope very much the Police find the scumbag and take their licence off them asap.

 

[apb]

All the best Crank Arm.

Hope they catch the coward(s).

 

[classic33]

@Crankarm
GET YOURSELF TO AN A&E AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Police are now trying to trace the car. It won't be going very far as there was what looked like engine coolant on the road from the impact which likely caused damage to it's radiator or adjacent pipework meaning it is now leaking and must also have caused quite a bit of damage to the front bumper, shattered the number plate, etc.

Damn, that's awful. I hope you have no lasting damage.

Your local press might be interested in this and it would be a good way to help identify the culprit. Someone might recall a friend or relative coming home with a damaged car after "hitting a dog/deer/fox".

Please take Classic33's advice, he's insistent because he's been through the same thing. He has your best interests at heart.

Good luck.


GC

 

[Crankarm]

Update.

Have made a doctor's appointment for this afternoon, the earliest they had.
Did try to go to work this morning but had to turn back as I really didn't feel too good.
Aches and pains are manifesting, neck and back of head, shoulder and right side hip hurt.

Bike is a mess and pretty much a right off.

Although I haven't read through posts since last night thanks to those who have posted messages
kind wishes and GWS.

 

[Hip Priest]

Rest up Crankarm. I was sore for a week after my crash. No injuries as such, just muscular pain.

 

[classic33]

Get yourself to your nearest A&E, or if you still want convincing to go. Going on your first & lasts posts I'd query base of skull impact damage. Certainly back of skull impact, with the back of the skull being the thinner part of the skull. You can check that part if you want to for yourself.
Nice to see that you're still in the land of the living though.

 

[Arjimlad]

How awful and what a lucky escape not to have been worse injured.

I hope you feel better soon - and that they somehow catch the callous bastard and hang him up by his unmentionables.

Sounds like they were just not paying attention to the road at all... twiddling the satnav or texting someone.

Please put your feet up - easier said than done - but take it easy & get well soon!

 

[classic33]

You need to get yourself checked in a way your GP cannot do. Cut out the middleman in this instance & do what he'll be telling you to do. You're doing youself no favours on this one.
Check http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000060.htm
Symptoms

• Bleeding from wound, ears, nose, or around eyes
• Bruising behind the ears or under the eyes
• Changes in pupils (sizes unequal, not reactive to light)
• Confusion
• Convulsions
• Difficulties with balance
• Drainage of clear or bloody fluid from ears or nose
• Drowsiness
• Headache
• Loss of consciousness
• Nausea
• Restlessness, irritability
• Slurred speech
• Stiff neck
• Swelling
• Visual disturbances
• Vomiting

When to Contact a Medical Professional

• There are problems with breathing or circulation.
• Direct pressure does not stop bleeding from the nose, ears, or wound.
• There is drainage of clear fluid from the nose or ears.
• There is facial swelling, bleeding, or bruising.
• There is an object protruding from the skull.
• The victim is unconscious, is experiencing convulsions, has multiple injuries, appears to be in any distress, or is not lucid.

Check the area at the rear of the skull, following a line from the eye to the [p] on the MRI. That was done with a lot less impact than what you have posted on here. You can clearly see where the skull has been fractured.
You've already complained about some of the symptons above, but you fail to act on them. Most of my knowledge on the subject has come from head injuries due to epileptic siezures/fits, over 40 years. NOT through one incident. I knew what to watch for after that one incident & was able! to react when I realised that things were not right.
Don't leave it any longer. The doctor will only do what many on here have been saying.

 

[4F]

I have to agree with @classic33 here @Crankarm, you really need to go to A&E now and not leave it any longer, time is of the essence.

Get well soon and I hope they catch the lowlife scumbag who hit you.

 

[classic33]

For those who may feel I'm being harsh on Crankarm, can I suggest you read his first few posts on what he remembers happenning.

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

If not for anything else you need medical documentation for if a case is brought when the driver is found. Please go to A & E.

 

[martinclive]

Hope you are back on the bike soon - quite a few of us round that area so let us know if you need any help - also a reminder to all of us that you don't even need to do anything wrong.........
GWS