on the injured reserve list

seems i had a little accident while trying to remount the backwheel on my mountainbike last night.  it got stuck while i was trying to get the axle in the dropouts.  i guess it freed itself and felt into the drops.  i spun the wheel using the pedal/chain etc.  i don't remember my next thought honestly, i remember severe pain in my left middle finger and blood splattering.  i grabbed my finger to hold pressure on it and ran upstairs yelling for help.  i made it to the sink where i attempted to wash out the cut.  i remember feeling lightheaded and lowering myself to the floor.  passing out really is an odd feeling especially coming to.  my 60-something parents who live with me were freaking out.  mom called 911 (embarassing), dad was trying to get my dog who thought i was playing with him and wanted his belly rubbed (per their story).


ems guys arrived and helped bandage my finger which i had done an excellent job of stopping the bleeding (direct pressure and holding it in the air above my supine body worked well).  the ems guys helped me to mom's car and she drove us to the ed.  of course, i work there so i knew 8 out of 10 people who wandered by.  everyone was super nice even the housekeeping guy i pick on each day got me a pillow and blanket.  the docs i knew all stopped by to ooh and aah.  ultimately i had a great md who i gained mucho respect for and lost all of my previous bad feelings towards.  hours of er involved: betadine soak which was chilling literally, a missed iv, a successful iv, iv antibiotics, xray then repair then another xray followed by bandaging and splinting plus 3 prescriptions..  i wasn't too happy about anything, but remained calm and pleasant, after all this was my fuck up.

the er md was awesome, numbed my finger well and put at least 7 sutures in.  the broken bone is messed up so i have to see hand surgeon thursday.  hopefully i will be able to grow a fingernail in the future.  it's there now, sewn in by the doc.  i'll try to post an update.  won't put the pics up b/c they are gross to some people meanwhile if i flip you off it's not intentional, it's my splint.

i have two theories - either i was tightening the skewer and finger got in hole in the brake rotor and caught it on the frame or somehow i managed to get finger in spoke vs frame.  i don't know and haven't studied the bike enough to figure it out.  there is dried blood all around my bike and it was splattered nearby and all over my shirt and jeans.

i will never work on mt bike again. flat?  forget it, i'll just pay someone.  this is going to be expensive.