Pete Jones wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 20:33:16 -0700, Mark Hickey
> <
[email protected]> blathered:
>
>>>> Had a high speed crash yesterday & broke my wrist in
>>>> three places.......no MTB for 6 - 8 weeks
>
> And the rest...prepare yourself for a bit longer off the
> bike than that.
>
>>> How did it happen? Was it painful?
>>
>> My guess... broken wrist in three places... I'd have to
>> guess "yes".
>
> Surprisingly, no - my wrist and fore-arm were in a lot
> more than 3 pieces, but I got back on the bike and
> continued riding until I got to a railway station where I
> could leave my bike and get a taxi to hospital.
>
> Apparently, that part of the arm does not feel pain too
> much; the downside is that it also doesn't respond well to
> pain relief.
>
> The most painful episode for me was when I slipped while
> running a week after having the cast removed. I
> instinctively put out my hand to break my fall, and it
> bent back a lot further than the tendons and muscle
> actually wanted to go at that point - ten times more
> painful than the original break, and certainly the most
> pain I have ever experienced.
>
> Pete Jones
That does hurt, but if that's 10x, the pain, hitting the tied-
off end of my figure-eight wire on a door frame must have
been 100x the pain! Don't try that at home, kids!
Matt
