It was a crazy day yesterday and a number of you very kind Twitter and Facebook peeps have been sending me well wishes and asking me what the hell happened. So here it is.
On the normal cycle to work yesterday morning I had myself a little hick-up. I lost control on my bike and exited it with my head traveling towards the pavement is a not too dissimilar way to an arrow being shot into the ground.
Remember when you were a kid and your parents were always bugging you to ware a helmet when out on your bike; but you didn’t want to because it just wasn’t cool. Well I can tell you that yesterday I was coolest person that has ever worn a cycle helmet on his head. Until you need it, there is no way of fully appreciating how much your helmet does.
My head hit the ground traveling at what seemed like 30miles per hours with my helmet taking almost all of the impact. The only way I could describe what it was like is if you imagine pushing a hard bath sponge against your head very quickly. I’m going to put myself out on a limb and say that with out my helmet my skull would have no longer been in one piece and more than likely have a nice opening displaying where I stored all them useless facts I learnt at school.
Now as much as my helmet took most of the impact of me being shot into the ground, the remainder of it was taken by my shoulder or more specifically my Collarbone. I have a major brake in my collarbone which I can tell you kicks back at some hardcore pain nerves when ever you move any part of your arm, shoulder or chest.
The original plan was surgery this morning to stick a few bits of metal and a couple of screws on the bone to allow it to heal however that has been cancelled. Instead of that I’ve got to sit back for two weeks to see if you bone fusses back together on it own. Another X-ray in two weeks should give an idea if it works or if they need to cut me open and “Robo” me up.
In the mean time it nothing but pain, pain killers and day time tv for me. ?
