Bicycle crash injuries: What to watch out for?

I just wiped out on my bike about half an hour ago—super clumsy move. I took a direct hit to my lower abdomen, right around my belly button and ovaries, because I slammed straight into the handlebars. For about ten minutes, I was completely paralyzed by the pain and couldn't even move. Once the initial shock wore off, I managed to get back on my feet and limp my way home. Am I looking at any serious long-term issues from a hit like this, like internal bleeding or something? How would I even know if that's happening? It felt exactly like being punched hard in the gut by someone. My hands are still shaking.

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You feeling any better? Honestly, those shaky hands are probably just an adrenaline crash from being freaked out, not the fall itself. Same thing happened to me when I wiped out a couple weeks ago—I was trembling for hours after.

As for the fall, just head to the ER. People go in for way less than that.

I really hope you went to see a doctor, because those kinds of hits can be pretty serious if you don't get them checked out.
Good luck, 🙂

Man, I totally wiped out on my skateboard one day right near the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 😢

I seriously almost ended up eating asphalt for breakfast. 😢