background: got an old john deere lawn mower and i took the deck off to go off-roading on my property up north. was headin up a steep hill and the tires were slipping, they caught traction and i flipped backwards. not really end-over, but landed on its side. the main part of it landed on the inside of my left leg. my leg killed for about three weeks. well its two months later and i still have no feeling in that area...till i push on it real hard, then it stings for a minute. should i have it checked out? kinda gettin concerned...shouldnt have lasted this long.
thanks in advance for any help you can give!

Are you saying the blade hit your leg or your leg just got caught under the mower when it fell? Either way i'd get it checked out, that doesn't sound right.

Originally posted by Mr McGee
background: got an old john deere lawn mower and i took the deck off to go off-roading on my property up north. was headin up a steep hill and the tires were slipping, they caught traction and i flipped backwards. not really end-over, but landed on its side. the main part of it landed on the inside of my left leg. my leg killed for about three weeks. well its two months later and i still have no feeling in that area...till i push on it real hard, then it stings for a minute. should i have it checked out? kinda gettin concerned...shouldnt have lasted this long.
thanks in advance for any help you can give!

Any inflammation? Even if not, have you had your tetanus shot within the past 10 years? When in doubt, err on the side of caution, get it checked out. Noone can diagnose an injury such as this over the internet.

Phil

no, the mowing deck was off...thats how i took it off-road! :D

there were no cuts, only bruises. i was just wondering if anybody thought it could be a fracture or who knows what else?

btw, no inflamation any more, just for like a few days after.

nailed a nerve perhaps.

Originally posted by mkbruin
nailed a nerve perhaps.

i didnt know that was possible, to damage a nerve like that for so long. do they come back eventually or is it like when you are parylized and you are SOL??

Originally posted by Mr McGee


i didnt know that was possible, to damage a nerve like that for so long. do they come back eventually or is it like when you are parylized and you are SOL??

FWIW I dropped a wimpy D30 on my foot a couple of months ago, and I have a numb spot abot the size of a quarter where the yoke landed on it...


Andy

It's a deep contusion. Nothing (at least my doctor) said can be done about it. I have a spot on my thigh that has no feeling from an accident.

Just take about 50 500mg vitamin Cs with a glass of oj and consult a homiopathic advisor:D

Originally posted by Mustard Dog
Just take about 50 500mg vitamin Cs with a glass of oj and consult a homiopathic advisor:D

He has a spot he can't feel, he's not coming out of the closet! :flipoff2:

Originally posted by Mr McGee
background: got an old john deere lawn mower and i took the deck off to go off-roading on my property up north.

Are you sure you're in Wisconsin? This sounds awfully Yooper-like.

Last year while wheeling, we encountered two fellas dragging an old snowmobile behind a K5 Blazer! Yooper fun, eh?

ya, im not a yooper but that was fuckin fun! the tractor is like a 1963 with a 6 horse and three speed tranny! that thing hauls ass off-road! next time i go up north i will snap some action/poser shots!