Well, I know it will stop a fall in a rock garden...but is kinda like a derailer. Doesn't always hold up under 208lbs

Decided to take Belizean's and my wife, albeit loving, persistent advice to get an x-ray of my black/blue thumb after a fall on wednesday in the rocks up near the water tower at calaveras.

As much as I hated to see it, the xray was clear as day. I had an axial load type compression fracture through the distal phalanx. Basically split my thumb in half from the tip through the 1st joint. Not great news but still optimistic, I hoped a splint and 6 weeks would get me close to new.

Today, I saw an orthopaedic surgeon and learned I also tore my ulnar collateral ligament (lets you squeeze w/ ur thumb) which requires surgical repair and 10 weeks recovery. So monday I get to go under a general and nerve block while they add some pins and wires...good times! Wish me luck.

10weeks!! Gonna miss riding with all of you guys, thank you for your texts and support...leaving this anonymous; you know who you are. don't wanna ruin anyones rep of being tough, lol. I'll be doin' my best to maintain conditioning! In my boredom, expect a few extra posts and maybe we can even post up a non-ride related BBQ, beer/dr pepper party

Heres a few basic photos of how/what it looks like-

Heal soon. The must have hurt bad cause even getting jammed by a bball hurts already. Cant imagine a full on weight.

Nice DOF on the pics. what camera and lens?

Ouch!! Good luck with your surgery.

Thanks, one's a bit outa focus but that angle hurt to take lol. Camera is a sony a700 on a tamron 90mm (macro 1:1)

Good luck. Hope you heal quickly.

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Painful isn't it ?

When i wuz still a kid and played soccer i once tried to stop a ball with my hand but it slammed on my thumb , will never forget that pain.

Good luck healin' up.

Damn dude, that sucks. Only got to ride with you once, but that one time was a blast, hopefully you are back on the ride sooner than later. Post up a bbq and I'm there. Heal up man!

Good luck dude. Hope it heals faster than 10 weeks. Prime riding weather has arrived.

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Best riding advice I ever got... "make sure you have air in your tires"

i told you to keep that thing out of your butt. now all you have is the left one to use and that's a stranger, but i'm sure you can figure that out. hurry up and heal, but in the mean time i'm down for the bbq.

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i give up, do what u want

Ouch, can u still hold da baby? Heal well, heal fast n I got beer whenever u decide to Q.

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Damn! That has to be the ugliest thumb Ive ever seen!
Welp, see-in's how your off the bike for awhile,, I'll go yogging with you, or is jogging, whatever, its a new thing and everyones doing it.
Heal well buddy!

Good Luck on your surgery

you can't ride with that? looks pretty armored to me.


just kidding. heal up.

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Ambition is a poor excuse for not having sense enough to be lazy. ~Milan Kundera

Well I can't sleep, damn heart is pounding when i lie down...prolly just dehydrated.

Surgery went well today, they pinned and straightened out my bones on the end of me thumb; and most importantly reattached that ligament which apparently had completely detached. Good thing I did this sooner than later as that sucker would have had no chance to heal.

Should be interesting as this numbness wears off any minute now...damn wrist is starting to hurt. Sounds like a new injury, you'd think Raptorz was in there helpin w/surgery, wth man! ...thank god I don't remember; that could really give a guy nightmares