Riding injured
 

Well, I just came back from taking some Boyscouts snow camping and managed to slice open the webbing around my right thumb (I kept the photo as a thumbnail and I warn about clicking on it, as it is a little graphic); I also dislocated my right little finger but popped it back into place. Anyway, I won't be able to put much pressure in the area for a couple of weeks, so in essence my right hand is thumbless until it heals. I figured down tube shifters and I'll only have access to me left/front brake. Has anyone ever dealt with this issue and maybe have some pointers?

BTW it was no where near as painful as it looks.

Rest.

Yeah, don't ride till its totally healed. The webbing around your thumb is like one of the hardest parts of your body to get to heal!
The more you aggravate it the longer its gonna take, its like that annoying paper cut but on a much larger scale. BTW I clicked the thumb nail and gave you an internet high five, hope it didn't hurt to much. :p

+1 to rest. You don't want the road vibrations to pull on those stitches before the skin can close, or risk infection. Indoor trainer, maybe? I hope those Boy Scouts were taking notes. "Do what I say, not what I do!" ;)

its unicycles for you :D or rest.

Ditto. Unless you can ride one handed.

Yeah, I wouldn't risk it. Maybe on a trainer, but that's all. Consider how much you'd like to fall on it.

Hope it heals quickly, and well.

u should let it heal of course
but i would ride
course i'm known for making questionable decisions...like...alot

I guess I could tell the scouts not to slip on the ice, for all the good it would do. But they're a group of pretty bright kids so I think they had that figured out before this happened; I did however make them to go through some practical first aid and they pretty much got it right!

Were any deep vicryl sutures placed? Looks like it is starting to dehisce in the center. I would stay off the bike for a couple weeks after the sutures are out. It would be very easy to pop that open if you had to grab the bars or brake IMO.

accept the fact that you wont be riding for a few weeks- its not worth the posibility of damaging one of your most valuable components.

get some nice biking vids,
write that great story you have been wanting to do,
dont even try wrenching!

you could go long hikes, maybe ice scating, if you protect that thumb.
jogging up steps is also great.

I wont dare show the pic of my skin graft on left index finger after the table saw took a bite-dont like seeing it myself!

1-Get well soon.
2-Immobilize to preserve the heal.
3-If you can't ride, run.

ice skating! may I remind you I cut my hand slipping on some ice!

No deep sutures (really no place to put them; the skin in that area is thin with the consistency of leather, making suturing easier) and a minimal amount of dehisce is normal with a laceration in high tension area after suturing, such as the webbing around a thumb. This usually only extends the need to keep the sutures in, but I will keep an eye on it.

Ok. I always place vicryl, even in the hand, as it gives the wound more strength after the epidermal sutures are removed. It will heal fine without. Just resist using the hand too soon.

Nah, you'll be fine ice skating as the skates do a great job of keeping you going where you want to go. Just avoid other people's blades.