Morning all,
Went out for a ride last night to enjoy the new evening sunlight and had a stupid laps of concentration dropping off a trail onto a crossing fireroad where my front wheel dropped too soon, stalled, and I dived forward and landed on my chest with forearms flat in front. After 30 seconds of thinking I’d broken all my ribs, I realised that I’d just knocked the wind out of me and was fine! Rists maybe a bit sore but I hadn’t stuck them out, so wasn’t worried.
Anyway, continued the ride, went home, had a shower, did some washing up, did a bit of tidying, went to bed. All fine. Then at about midnight I wake up and my left hand is in agony! In the same place that I broke it May last year. I know it will likely be weaker after a brake but it’s been feeling at full strength for months. Don’t know whether the pain was made worse by being on my own and worrying about getting up at 4am to go to work (not my usual wake up time), but I couldn’t stand it so took some paracetamol and after a while it started to ease.
It doesn’t really feel swollen, at least nothing like it was when I broke it first time. So I’m wondering if I’ve likely broken it again, or if it’s just now going to hurt more if it gets a knock. Don’t really know if I’m after medical advice (could ask the gf when she’s back from hols but will get zero sympathy as usual!), or whether I just feel like expressing my shock that it only started hurting 4 hour after the event!!
Generally confused and tired from getting up far too early!