Everyone here has been great, and the responses and wishes I've gotten (as well as the inspiration) have gone a long way towards helping me feel better. I can't thank every one of you enough.

Today has been a tough day. For the first time I've felt real pain from this, and it was almost a week ago that it happened. Some of the discomfort is related to the fact that I've had two hard nights in a row at work, and the result is that haven't gotten a lot of rest. Some of it is related to my fear of loosing fitness and not being ready for the events I've entered in the coming months. I've tried to continue with my training as if nothing happened. I'm realizing I have been just a little reckless! The ER doc did tell me when he sent me home to get "rest". I said "okay, I'll rest tomorrow" and he said "no, give yourself a week". I really should learn to listen.

Lessons:

Wear your Road ID.
Carry your insurance card, not just your ID and credit card.
Have ICE (In Case of Emergency) programmed into your cell phone - the first responders look for it.
LISTEN TO YOUR DOCTOR!
And to your body.
And - you ain't thirty any more!