Have I mentioned that my new kidney is located in the front of my body, down between my right hip and pubic bones? It's fairly unprotected, especially since I have virtually no body fat. My nephrologist (nefroloog in Dutch) told me that a bike accident that caused the handle bars to go into this area could cause the loss of my beautifully working new kidney. I thought this interesting but perhaps somewhat unlikely. I Googled all sorts of phrases to see if I could find anything regarding this issue, but came up with absolutely nothing. I put it out of my mind..that was until a friend told us of a woman he knows who indeed lost her transplanted kidney in a bicycle accident. I have now been thinking of how I can protect myself while riding, as having a bike (and therefore not relying on a car and all of its entrapments) is one of the best things of living in The Netherlands.
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Maybe it would be possible to wear some kind of body armour which would offer some protection in the event of an accident. The sort that BMX riders use. Not the full body type of course. I'm not sure if you can get this kind of thing which has been designed for the female anatomy. Hope this gives you some ideas. http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=30725
ReplyDeletebest wishes,
Davie.
Maybe you can bring the Tron look back into style. Check out these websites:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.sunsetmtb.co.uk/shop/index.php?category_id=47
http://www.bikestop.co.uk/detail.php?id=1012
This is a kidney belt:
http://www.streetbikerider.com/h-apparels/alpinestars/pr-apparels-alpinestars-mx-2007-bodyarmor-kidney-belt-men-orion.htm
Maybe you can just turn it around.
PS: I'm still don't get email updates for this site...