JohnnyEgo
07-02-2017, 17:38
My 7 year old has become really interested in the skating rink over the last couple of weeks. I was never much of a skater, and our local rink (Rollerland in Fort Collins) is exactly the same as the one my parents took us to in the 1980s, which is probably the last time it has been cleaned. But I love my son, so over the past several sessions, I have been learning how to roller blade. It has actually been more successful then I thought, and I have graduated from wobbly mass of middle-aged man on a collision course with the wall, and/or any small children in my path, to a reasonably confident skater. That worked well until today. I don't quite recall exactly what happened, but I was moving at a pretty good clip, and then I was in the air, and then I was on the ground pretty hard.
I apparently broke part of my fall with my right hand, and in doing so, my pinky and ring finger have swollen to the size of sausages. Then, my left knee hit the deck:
http://www.johnnyego.com/dump/ouch01.JPG
Followed by the side of my head. I got the purple vision and lost a few seconds of time, so I do not recall the immediate aftermath. Several concerned parents and the roller rink people who helped me off told me I was actually pretty impressive. Apparently, my watch came off with the force of impact, but I rolled somehow and came back up and caught it in the air. I couldn't immediately stand up, so I had to be helped off the floor. I came back to my faculties pretty quickly as well, or at least enough to appear sensible when I declined further medical treatment. How did my son take all this drama? As I was putting my boots back on, he asked if we could play a game of skeeball before we left. So I let him.
It's about three hours later, and I think I got pretty lucky with my hand and head. The swelling has gone down, and I am not showing other signs of a concussion, which I have unfortunately had before. The knee, however, still hurts quite a bit. You definitely bounce back less after 40.
I apparently broke part of my fall with my right hand, and in doing so, my pinky and ring finger have swollen to the size of sausages. Then, my left knee hit the deck:
http://www.johnnyego.com/dump/ouch01.JPG
Followed by the side of my head. I got the purple vision and lost a few seconds of time, so I do not recall the immediate aftermath. Several concerned parents and the roller rink people who helped me off told me I was actually pretty impressive. Apparently, my watch came off with the force of impact, but I rolled somehow and came back up and caught it in the air. I couldn't immediately stand up, so I had to be helped off the floor. I came back to my faculties pretty quickly as well, or at least enough to appear sensible when I declined further medical treatment. How did my son take all this drama? As I was putting my boots back on, he asked if we could play a game of skeeball before we left. So I let him.
It's about three hours later, and I think I got pretty lucky with my hand and head. The swelling has gone down, and I am not showing other signs of a concussion, which I have unfortunately had before. The knee, however, still hurts quite a bit. You definitely bounce back less after 40.