If you want the backstory of today’s post, check out part 1 and part 2 and I should warn you, there are some gnarly pictures of a cycling injury where my leg got some lacerations. It could’ve been worse (doesn’t everybody say that?) but as I look back at those pics now, gosh it wasContinue reading “Triathlon Injury – A Recovery Update of the Horizontal Mattress”
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The Triathlon That Ended With a Trip to the ER – Part 2 (with Injury Photos)
**WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS DETAILED PICTURES OF BLOOD AND INJURY** Fall Guy. I almost saved it. But then in the blink of an eye and yet also in slow motion, I went over the handlebars and slid across the road. It was spectacular enough that somehow I have strawberries on both sides of my hipsContinue reading “The Triathlon That Ended With a Trip to the ER – Part 2 (with Injury Photos)”
The Triathlon That Ended With a Trip to the ER
There Will Be Blood. He carefully weaved the thin thread through exposed tissue, tying layers of skin together using a stitching technique called a horizontal mattress suture. The needle poked around, under, over, but didn’t cause any pain thanks to the anesthetic administered a few minutes prior. Two other wounds had been cleaned and tendedContinue reading “The Triathlon That Ended With a Trip to the ER”
The Triathlon Secret Third Recap Post
I guess I’ll call this the secret third option because there’s always a secret third option, right? I posted a recap (part 1 and part 2) of my recent triathlon experience but left out a few important details (I blame the cold I caught over the July 4th weekend). How could I write both partsContinue reading “The Triathlon Secret Third Recap Post”
Out of the Wilderness 