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Frozen208 · 06-29-2008, 10:16 AM

Well add me to the DL, I was descending on some singletrack in Santa Monica when a tree branch reached out and touched me. It pulled my bars sideways, as I went over the bars my thumb(right hand of course) got caught between the shift lever and my bar. Landed hard on my left side, luckily missed the 3 rows of jagged rocks by a couple of inches.

So now I have 2 fractures in my thumb by the joint, and because it is the thumb the ER doc says I have to see and orthopedic specialist. I already appreciate my thumbs alot more just having one working thumb.

Edit: Man it is hard chicken pecking with one hand and typing right with the other.

KeepsWhatHappens · 06-29-2008, 10:29 AM

Ouch! Sorry to hear that. Heal up fast!

Blue Rat · 06-29-2008, 10:30 AM

Heal fast ...

Pain Freak · 06-29-2008, 03:43 PM

Bummer, hope it heals fast.

davidB · 06-29-2008, 04:26 PM

that sucks man, but it could always be worse. You could of caught those rocks or something

you're gonna get good at the one finger typing thing

emfc · 06-29-2008, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frozen208

Man it is hard chicken pecking with one hand and typing right with the other.

That's how I type

kanga · 06-29-2008, 06:20 PM

Heal up quick.. hopefully the fractures don't affect your joint in the long term.

Nearly three years ago I dislocated my thumb chasing a friend down the Brand ski chute firebreak. He was a pro downhiller on an 8" bike and I had no business trying to keep up with him.... and I paid the price.

Dislocations take longer to heal, and mine took a good six months before I could change gears with the sram thumb shifters again. My friends remember when I used to have to flip my hand and push the levers with the palm of my hand for those months. It worked but was a hassle, and got me through those six months.

Now my thumb joint is permanantly swollen, but pain-free, and I have about 80% of my mobility back, enough to be normal.

Hopefully your break will heal faster than that... keep us posted.

Frozen208 · 06-30-2008, 10:02 AM

I think I jinxed myself too, Friday it popped into my head that I hadnt crashed in a while.

Frozen208 · 07-02-2008, 08:09 PM

Well I saw my Orthopedic surgeon yesterday, he let me stay in the soft cast with the condition that I am super careful and ice my thumb. My thumb is still pretty swollen still, but he said if I protect my thumb and ice it I should be able to take the soft cast off in as little as 3-4 weeks, so hopefully when I see him next week he says things are still on track.

So hopefully in about a month I can start riding into work again, and then get back on the dirt.

JoeTruth · 07-09-2008, 06:35 AM

What are you, an idiot? Stop the non-sense already.

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Originally Posted by kaos5000

dirtmistress · 07-09-2008, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoeTruth

What are you, an idiot? Stop the non-sense already.

Geez. I miss all the good stuff!
Heal fast!!

DISCO · 07-09-2008, 04:47 PM

Best if luck with that, I did mine with a sledge hammer trying to pickle fork a stripped crank arm. The joint healing properly is almost as tricky as learning to wipe and brush your teeth with the other hand.

Care to elaborate on what kind of shifter/lever combo we should avoid?

06-29-2008, 10:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
Frozen208 No pain no gain	Fractured Thumb Well add me to the DL, I was descending on some singletrack in Santa Monica when a tree branch reached out and touched me. It pulled my bars sideways, as I went over the bars my thumb(right hand of course) got caught between the shift lever and my bar. Landed hard on my left side, luckily missed the 3 rows of jagged rocks by a couple of inches. So now I have 2 fractures in my thumb by the joint, and because it is the thumb the ER doc says I have to see and orthopedic specialist. I already appreciate my thumbs alot more just having one working thumb. Edit: Man it is hard chicken pecking with one hand and typing right with the other. __________________ "You come to realize that common sense is not that common." -Mike Haynes "In a moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing." -Theodore Roosevelt

06-29-2008, 10:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
Blue Rat F.O.G.R.	Heal fast ... __________________ "He's soft and he's fat and he's wearing my clothes and he's getting too old and he was born on my birthday and I'm afraid if I stop riding, he'll catch up with me." I. E. Bikes

06-29-2008, 03:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
Pain Freak Directionally Challenged	Bummer, hope it heals fast. __________________ "The best rides are the ones where you bite off much more than you can chew—and live through it." — Doug Bradbury "When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me." — Emo Philips

06-29-2008, 04:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
davidB ^needs to ride more	that sucks man, but it could always be worse. You could of caught those rocks or something you're gonna get good at the one finger typing thing __________________ www.thepathbikeshop.com

06-29-2008, 06:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
kanga What should I put here?	Heal up quick.. hopefully the fractures don't affect your joint in the long term. Nearly three years ago I dislocated my thumb chasing a friend down the Brand ski chute firebreak. He was a pro downhiller on an 8" bike and I had no business trying to keep up with him.... and I paid the price. Dislocations take longer to heal, and mine took a good six months before I could change gears with the sram thumb shifters again. My friends remember when I used to have to flip my hand and push the levers with the palm of my hand for those months. It worked but was a hassle, and got me through those six months. Now my thumb joint is permanantly swollen, but pain-free, and I have about 80% of my mobility back, enough to be normal. Hopefully your break will heal faster than that... keep us posted. __________________ To expand your comfort zone, you have to leave it! http://www.BioniconUSA.com http://www.OTBMBC.com http://www.CORBAmtb.com

06-29-2008, 10:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
KeepsWhatHappens Warriors Society Member	Ouch! Sorry to hear that. Heal up fast!

06-30-2008, 10:02 AM	#8 (permalink)
Frozen208 No pain no gain	I think I jinxed myself too, Friday it popped into my head that I hadnt crashed in a while. __________________ "You come to realize that common sense is not that common." -Mike Haynes "In a moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing." -Theodore Roosevelt

07-02-2008, 08:09 PM	#9 (permalink)
Frozen208 No pain no gain	Update Well I saw my Orthopedic surgeon yesterday, he let me stay in the soft cast with the condition that I am super careful and ice my thumb. My thumb is still pretty swollen still, but he said if I protect my thumb and ice it I should be able to take the soft cast off in as little as 3-4 weeks, so hopefully when I see him next week he says things are still on track. So hopefully in about a month I can start riding into work again, and then get back on the dirt. __________________ "You come to realize that common sense is not that common." -Mike Haynes "In a moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing." -Theodore Roosevelt

07-09-2008, 04:47 PM	#12 (permalink)
DISCO Chumba Pimp	Best if luck with that, I did mine with a sledge hammer trying to pickle fork a stripped crank arm. The joint healing properly is almost as tricky as learning to wipe and brush your teeth with the other hand. Care to elaborate on what kind of shifter/lever combo we should avoid?

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