I've trawled through TLL's 'Nuts....' and the saddle issues but to no avail.
Past two weeks I've done a couple of MTB events ......James Willo and Capital Punishment, all good fun and fitness for a 60+. I returned home nursing a few bruises and sprains from a 180 over the bar tumble
on Saturday's CapP and a [not unusual] mild chafeing sensation in the crutch. On Sunday I made a closer casual inspection of the latter to discover, with some alarm, my scrotum was almost completely bruise black! I have two distinct commencing [impact?] points on the perineum immediately below on the lower left of my shaft where the scrotum commences. The blood/bruise appears to have then leaked down through my scrotum sac of which 2/3rds is very dark blood black.
I have had no sensation of getting a whack in the cods in the fall (these moments bring a tear to the eye and are remembered with clarity
) and no pain of any description. My only other possible explanation, and I am leaning a bit more towards this theory, is from a whack up the backside from a couple of sharp drop gullys early on in the race (Majura Pines). It's just poor technique on my part but on occasions my body is going down just as my bike saddle comes up on the exit out of the gully.... nothing particularly painful but it can be a good thud up the bum Has anyone had a similar experience or can offer another explanation? [gurls can pass on this one]
I'm due for an annual checkup (AT) the GP next week and I'll run it past him but my guess is there is a lot more bike/health knowledge on here that my GP is going to see in a few seasons.
