Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - broke my hand tonight

/i was riding home from work at the bike shop in the rain tonight when I crossed through a mall parking lot( you know with all that slick pavement) went through some oil by the gutter on a turn and ate it. The bike is okay, but I broke my 4&5 pinkie and ring finger bones in hand and can't do ish. Can't type, can't ride, can't wrench in the bike shop....total suckage. I can still drink though! At least there were some nice drivers that stopped and asked me if I was okay. one even gave me and the bike a ride to meet with my navy boss to take me to the hospital.
I did scratch my new nitto's but not too bad. At least I'm doped up on oxycodone until I see the ortho surgeon tomorrow.

so yeah, if you write me on here or myspace....responses will take time. One hand typing is pretty lame.....get it? lame?

were they crushed between the bar and the pavement or were you trying to land on them? heal fast.

from what I can tell it was from the impact of the side of my hand hitting the grnd. i didnt try to break my fall with my hand or that would have been a broken wrist. I was haulin a$$ so it actually happened fast and /i came down real hard on the right. I think my shoulder/ankle/hip all came down at once and kind of whiplashed my arm down.

At least thats what I think thats what happened.

the best part was when they went to remove my shoe to clean my ankle's road rash and the nurse discovered I had busted the release mechanism off my buckle. 15 minutes, 1 pen, 2 tongue depressors, and tweezers (that will need to be autoclaved again) later.......we still didn't get it off. So I got up, went out to the car, and brought my messenger bag in. We ended up using my multitool's screwdrivrt just to take the whole buckle off. it was actually really funny

hey, at least there's something to laugh at. heal up fast.

from what I can tell it was from the impact of the side of my hand hitting the grnd. i didnt try to break my fall with my hand or that would have been a broken wrist. I was haulin a$$ so it actually happened fast and /i came down real hard on the right. I think my shoulder/ankle/hip all came down at once and kind of whiplashed my arm down.

At least thats what I think thats what happened.

the best part was when they went to remove my shoe to clean my ankle's road rash and the nurse discovered I had busted the release mechanism off my buckle. 15 minutes, 1 pen, 2 tongue depressors, and tweezers (that will need to be autoclaved again) later.......we still didn't get it off. So I got up, went out to the car, and brought my messenger bag in. We ended up using my multitool's screwdrivrt just to take the whole buckle off. it was actually really funny
Ha Ha yea my bag is like a man purse for me now. If I don't have it with me then I basically have nothing.

Hope you heal up and in the mean time enjoy the arms of Morpheus.

holy ****. another man down. good luck with that ortho surgeon and heal up quick.

enjoy that oxycodone. i sure as hell am.

holy ****. another man down.

yeah its been a bad set lately for us.....and the oxycodone is the jam

At least you did it while riding! Freshman year of college I punched a wall and broke my right 5th metacarpal, damn near driving it through the skin on the back of my hand. I was taking a photography class *and* a journalism class that quarter, too, so having a cast was a bit of a pain...

Heal fast!

At least you did it while riding! Freshman year of college I punched a wall and broke my right 5th metacarpal, damn near driving it through the skin on the back of my hand. I was taking a photography class *and* a journalism class that quarter, too, so having a cast was a bit of a pain...

Heal fast!

nice...what side of your hand did they splint? they splinted up my thumb side which makes no damn sense. I can move lucky number 5 all I want

thats pretty much how i fractured my femur on new years except it was wet leaves instead of oil. No fun :( my sympathies.

wow...anyone who fractures a bone denser than concrete (femur) is in my hardcore book

nice...what side of your hand did they splint? they splinted up my thumb side which makes no damn sense. I can move lucky number 5 all I want

They splinted the pinky side, though the splint pretty much enveloped my right arm in its entirety up to the elbow. Had that for about 4-5 days without pain meds before I got in to see a traveling orthopedist at the university health center where it finally got set and cast. Ah, crappy rural hospitals with a skeleton crew of doctors...

wow...anyone who fractures a bone denser than concrete (femur) is in my hardcore book

I broke a kid's femur playing soccer sophomore year in high school. He went down and I didn't realize what happened so I took off and scored a goal.

They splinted the pinky side, though the splint pretty much enveloped my right arm in its entirety up to the elbow. Had that for about 4-5 days without pain meds before I got in to see a traveling orthopedist at the university health center where it finally got set and cast. Ah, crappy rural hospitals with a skeleton crew of doctors...

how long were you handless? Is this like a 2 week deal like a toe or a 4-8 weeks deal like a arm?

wow...anyone who fractures a bone denser than concrete (femur) is in my hardcore book


Haha. WOO IM HARDCORE. or dumb. It goes either way. I landed hard and the bone hit right on the edge of a curb. no fun. kept me down for a month, i have my first check up on it on wednesday

6-8 weeks. The doctor who took it off said that, personally, he'd probably have left it on for 10...

**** baby. Heal up, y'hear?

Man I'm right there with ya. Dunno if mine's legit broken yet (too much swelling on the first xray, nother on wed) but the thing sure hurts like hell. My advice, white russians make the painkillers work more good. Feel better man.

Turns out....they DID wrap it on the wrong side. Flippin IDIOTS

Turns out....they DID wrap it on the wrong side. Flippin IDIOTS


HAHA! That's hilarious. Navy Medical....Full Sp.....All stop.