Disaster Strikes!!!
Bad news! Triathlon training came to a sudden (though temporary) halt last Sunday when I fell off my lovely Trek 1000 onto my right wrist. I was doing a long training ride in Forest Park. I knew my cleats were getting harder to clip in and out lately. I came up to a busy intersection, and couldn't get them out in time. I plopped over sideways, and landed very awkwardly on the side of my wrist. Several very nice cyclists/runners/inline skaters stopped to help. They called 911 and helped me with my bike and belongings. They were so nice! It was about 95 degrees out, so they put cold water on my head. That felt good. When the ambulance came, the EMT asked me a million questions. I just wanted them to shut up and fill me with painkillers. Anyway, i fainted on the way into the ambulance. That got their attention. Turned out my blood pressure was 70/40 or some low numbers. So they set me up with saline IV and nasal oxygen. They suggested cutting off my bike glove, and if you have bike gloves, you know how expensive they are. So I gritted my teeth and the two EMTs and i worked that glove off. It is scuffed up, but i can still wear it. haha! They brought me to the hospital...St. Mary's...where again the people were very nice. Had xrays taken immediately and it was clear that my radius bone was shattered into numerous pieces, and the cute little bump on the ulna bone had broken off. The radius had moved to the middle of my wrist too. This was terrible news. The orthopod came in later to say that I needed surgery, and then he straightened out my Z-shaped wrist as best he could considering the damage. So I'm wrapped in a splint from my hand to past my elbow, and on tylenol 3, and biding my time til surgery on Monday 6/5...8 days after the accident.
I hope the recovery is quick, cuz i really need to get back to training. I know I can't do the Rec Plex triathlon in June, but really hoping to still be able to do Ballwin in July. So please send healing vibes my way. Thanks.
I hope the recovery is quick, cuz i really need to get back to training. I know I can't do the Rec Plex triathlon in June, but really hoping to still be able to do Ballwin in July. So please send healing vibes my way. Thanks.
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