Post by m4tt3r0x on Aug 25, 2013 23:24:25 GMT -5
Hello. This isn't exactly a "training" thread, but I feel like this is the best place to put it. Less than 24 hours ago I received a fast blow to the left side of my body from a fast, downhill mountain biking accident. I'm currently on vacation in Ireland and we own a house very far outside from any major cities. The closest hospital was a half hospital/half nursing home kind of place. Before entering I knew I had injured my collar bone, or clavicle, gashed the side of my head open (I was wearing a helmet the entire day, but I take it off for one second and this happens...), and various cuts and scrapes all over my body, particularly my knee caps and my left arm. The man who checked me out did not seem to be too professional, and could barely speak any English (He had a German accent). He cleaned up most of my wounds with some anti-bacterial cream and then inspected my clavicle. I thought for sure it was fractured but he said the worst that could be wrong with it would be a small crack that he could not see under the swelling. I asked him if I could get an x-ray done and he tells me they can only be done on Tuesdays and Thursdays. What. Kind. Of. Hospital. Is. This. I then showed him the side of my head and he said the cut wasn't deep.
I feel horrible. I can't move my left arm because it causes a really sharp pain in my collar bone. (The guy gave me a sling, but this doesn't help that much) As for the side of my head, when ever I open or close my jaw too far there is a sharp pain in the side of my head.
I have learned so much from this accident, and am I kind of happy it happened in a way. I definitely could have been a lot worse--possibly fatal. So please, before you bash me for not wearing a helmet or being careful, TRUST ME, I've learned my lesson.
My question to all of you is what I should do. If I'm to get an x-ray done then it has to be on Thursday and I don't feel like waiting that long. Another option is for me to visit a bigger hospital that is two hours away and have the scans done there. The only problem is that my dad doesn't feel like it's that big of a deal and I doubt he'll take me due to the length of the trip. I'm not too worried about the collar bone as I know that's a fairly common injury, but my main concern is my head. I don't think I got a concussion, as I didn't feel any headaches, nausea, vomiting, etc. But why does my head only hurt when I open my mouth a lot or try to eat food?
If I was back in America then I would not be asking people on the internet for advice, because I live extremely close to a major hospital. But out here there is not much to be done.
I feel horrible. I can't move my left arm because it causes a really sharp pain in my collar bone. (The guy gave me a sling, but this doesn't help that much) As for the side of my head, when ever I open or close my jaw too far there is a sharp pain in the side of my head.
I have learned so much from this accident, and am I kind of happy it happened in a way. I definitely could have been a lot worse--possibly fatal. So please, before you bash me for not wearing a helmet or being careful, TRUST ME, I've learned my lesson.
My question to all of you is what I should do. If I'm to get an x-ray done then it has to be on Thursday and I don't feel like waiting that long. Another option is for me to visit a bigger hospital that is two hours away and have the scans done there. The only problem is that my dad doesn't feel like it's that big of a deal and I doubt he'll take me due to the length of the trip. I'm not too worried about the collar bone as I know that's a fairly common injury, but my main concern is my head. I don't think I got a concussion, as I didn't feel any headaches, nausea, vomiting, etc. But why does my head only hurt when I open my mouth a lot or try to eat food?
If I was back in America then I would not be asking people on the internet for advice, because I live extremely close to a major hospital. But out here there is not much to be done.
