Hey guys,
I'm ok. Just a little bruised, banged up, and pretty damn sore. My right arm is sprained, particularly my wrist, thumb, and elbow. Alphamale took me to Burnaby General Hospital last night to get checked up. So far, nothing is broken but the radiologists are going to confirm if there is a fracture of a ligament somewhere.
The fall was at the fault of my own due to poor judgement. Nobody was involved. Basically we were heading back from Steveston on Railway, just right where it turns into Granville / Thompson Community Centre. Rather than take the risk of cutting across 2 lanes to make a left turn onto the smaller street to use the crosswalk, I tried to get onto the curb (see photo below) but misjudged the angle to approach the driveway. It was also raining so it was wet and slippery. I went too fast, slipped and fell. I fell with the bike but I took the impact of the fall, smashing my head into the flower pot where the "X" is (it's not shown in Google Maps) and landed on my wrist/arm. The way I fell, my head went inwards, and I felt my neck snap forward. That hurt like a bitch. Got some cuts, scrapes and whatnot but my wrist and arm hurt the most. Helmet is pretty scratched up. I'll take a pic later on. That thing saved me from having my head split open I'm sure.
I toughed it out and rode home but by the time I got home, my head started pounding, my neck was sore, and my wrist and arm started to hurt like a bitch. Went to BGH to get checked up. All in all, I'm glad nothing is broken and that I'm not in a wheelchair or dead. Bike is ok. No riding for me for at least a week or two, or until doctor's orders. I'm having to type and do everything with my left hand for the time being. My right arm is pretty much useless and eating is a pain in the ass. I have to wear a spline until it heals.
I failed Math 10 so I deserved to bail. Should have paid more attention to all that shit about circles, diameters, angles, triangles and that mother fucker Pythagoras.
Google Street View -
http://goo.gl/maps/6Ng3B
