I took a nasty spill on my CRF 250 riding our private quad track over the weekend and ended up with a lot of road rash. The worst section is on my left side of my stomach and every time I move the scab cracks and tears and it's very painful. Should I be letting it dry out and scab over so it will heal or should I be keeping it bandaged up with neosporin or double antibiotic cream or what? I already ended up in the ER because of a concussion from the fall and they scrubbed all my scrapes clean with a scrubber and soapy water. They never said how to treat it afterwards.

And yes, I had on all my gear and a chest protector.

damn man , im glad u didnt get some internal bleeding from that kinda hit. id say keep it bandaged with some neosporin( w00ter* if i know how to spell it) , and if it starts to icth then its healing. taker easy

I did the same thing last summer except it was the entire left side of my body. I will say that you found the WORST place to get rash. Every bend, twitch, and or flex... and you feel it. Surely by now you've found out that getting out of bed is quite a challenge!

For the first couple days, I kept it bandaged with neosporin. When the bandages stick to it.... don't be tough and pull them off. Soak in the bathtub for a few mins and they will fall right off.

After a day or two, I'd go ahead and just let it heal without bandages. That's what I did and my doctor gave his blessings to it.

Thanks for the advice. You are right about bed, I can't get out without help, my muscles are so sore from the impact. I got a catscan and had no internal bleeding but my insides are still pretty bruised. I got a concussion and forgot most everything that happened after the impact. I was riding in over 100 degree weather and just blacked out before the double. I always kind of had a fear of blacking out before a jump and it finally happened to me. Drink lots of water, that's what I learned the hard way. I remember hitting the berm hard, then the next thing I knew I was about to leave the jump and I was confused for a second like "where the hell am I" and then I remember hitting the ground hard. Next thing I knew I was in the ambulance, went out of it again and then I woke in the x ray machine at the hospital. I'm lucky, no broken bones or spinal injuries, just very sore. Be safe guys. I have been riding motocross since I was 14 and been on a YFZ since they came out riding MX on it and I guess eventually we may all get hurt. Be safe, drink fluids, thank the lord every day you are alive and walking.

By the way, you can see the arm protector imprint in my left arm from my Thor chest protector. My chest protector looks like someone took an 80 grit belt sander to it. Those things work. If I didn't have the chest protector on, I would be in much worse shape, maybe broken shoulder. Wear all the gear you can. I even had a lame neck protector on, glad I did. Anyone reccomend me a good helmet, need a new one and don't want a cheapo HJC like I was wearing...

dam that looks painful bro people says that that hurts the most and it is a w00ter to get it off man thats why i dont like to street mine take it easy for a couple days

get a one industries kombat or trooper. The trooper is a top of the line helmet so its pricy but worth it. I have the kombat and its an awesome helmet.

wow, that looks like it hurts pretty bad, good luck to u bro

Duh! That has to hurt. Hope you feel better