Fell off my bicycle

I had a little accident on my way to a triathlon training ride yesterday morning.

I lost traction while trying to slow down going down a steep, wet hill.  I hit the guardrail next to the road, was thrown off my bike, and over the rail.

A number of nice nearby onlookers saw the spectacle, rushed over, and called the paramedics.  The fall obviously looked more impressive than it ended up being: after the paramedics arrived I was able to get up and walk around.  The paramedics were impressed how much worse it could have been.

I was lucky that my helmet and backpack (with running shoes in it) provided padding for much of my body.  Also, I credit years of wakeboarding and snowboarding for teaching me how to fall.  Tuck and roll, don’t stick out arms or catch wrists.

While I wasn’t in extraordinary pain after the fall, I thought a trip to the ER was probably a good idea.

At the ER, I got my wounds cleaned and a tetanus shot.  The doctor x-rayed my hand and found I had fractured my finger.  So my finger was splinted and I now need to see a specialist to rehabilitate it properly.

I got to keep a digital copy of the x-rays, so I thought I’d share them here.

Hand X-Ray 1

Hand X-Ray 2

Hand X-Ray 3

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