During sporting competitions I sometimes get that feeling which requires a split second decision like, "should I jump and contest this shot?" The majority of the times I am putting in the extra effort simply because I'm competitive that way and not trying to prove any kind of point. Just like Wednesday night at the basketball gym but the cause of my injury occurred after this decision was made. The decision this time was simply to contest the driving layup after which I'm picking myself off of the floor. As soon as I put my hand down on the floor, a player from the other team landed precisely onto my left hand ring finger. I saw the floor, the sneaker and my bent finger, I clench my fist and took another look at my hand to notice the inch long vertical rip from the middle of the first crease at the tip of my finger down to my knuckles crease in the shape of an upside down Y.
Now, I can't confirm that my finger tip broke, dislocated or caused the laceration, but the burning sensation, visual of my bent finger tip along with the instinctual act of clenching my hand make me think it was dislocated and popped back into place. I can't focus on the detail and there was no discernible pop or feeling of that sort. I'm mostly dealing with the wound but several times I have felt nerve and other pains up my arm all the way to my chest. A minor setback.
I could've lost a finger completely or not had the bone pop back into place. I'll take it the way it is, but it's a lot like what happened back in 2005 when I tried to save a ball going out of bounds (don't think I succeeded but I made the effort) and that scar remains on my right hand pinky finger. The other image of the cut on my right hand index finger came from opening a can by hand. Learned the importance of utilizing the right tool for the job and will hopefully avoid that in the future. Its so much more difficult to avoid these situations when the catalyst that put me in dangers path was an instant decision on whether to compete or not to compete because most of the time I am going to compete.
One thing I have learned throughout the years has been to not put myself in the path or situation that can lead to mishaps and/or accidents, but this is my toughest battle yet!
Now, I can't confirm that my finger tip broke, dislocated or caused the laceration, but the burning sensation, visual of my bent finger tip along with the instinctual act of clenching my hand make me think it was dislocated and popped back into place. I can't focus on the detail and there was no discernible pop or feeling of that sort. I'm mostly dealing with the wound but several times I have felt nerve and other pains up my arm all the way to my chest. A minor setback.
I could've lost a finger completely or not had the bone pop back into place. I'll take it the way it is, but it's a lot like what happened back in 2005 when I tried to save a ball going out of bounds (don't think I succeeded but I made the effort) and that scar remains on my right hand pinky finger. The other image of the cut on my right hand index finger came from opening a can by hand. Learned the importance of utilizing the right tool for the job and will hopefully avoid that in the future. Its so much more difficult to avoid these situations when the catalyst that put me in dangers path was an instant decision on whether to compete or not to compete because most of the time I am going to compete.
One thing I have learned throughout the years has been to not put myself in the path or situation that can lead to mishaps and/or accidents, but this is my toughest battle yet!
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| 09.21.2011 |
