Typing is a little difficult right now. The result of a spinning wheel and my left middle finger. After the reality of the incident set in and I could clearly see my finger nail almost completely sliced in half width-wise, I became a little light headed. I tried to play it off but found myself unable to answer even the simplest questions about my two ring Middleburn set up. I excused myself to Aaron and sat down on the gravel parking lot with my head between my legs and my finger dripping blood onto my Sidi's. For a second I felt comforted by the fact that Don is a doctor and probably wouldn't let me go into shock thinking about how the tip of my finger was thisclose to being separated from my body. Instead of offering medical advice though, he offered to pee on it to sanitize it for me. All I could muster was a pathetic, "Please don't pee on me." After gathering myself and getting the bleeding under control, I wrapped a paper towel around it, and shoved my hand into a glove. Off. 15 miles, hammer free and fun.
At the request of my mother, I hit MedExpress on the way home today for a tetanus shot and a looksee. That place is pretty amazing as I was in and out in about 20 minutes. That sure beats the typical 2-3 hour wait in an emergency room. The doctor said that had I stopped in yesterday, he probably would have stitched it up, but it was looking pretty good. Besides, since the cut is mostly through the nail and a small section is holding it all in place, it really can't be stitched very easily. He also said if it weren't for that nail, the brake rotor would have sliced through the rest of the finger a lot easier. Thank the lord for fingernails right?
