Good day to you,
I lay here, in my hospital bed with an iv attached to my arm, slowly but surely administering a pleasurable pain killer to take my mind off the fact my sinuses are filling with blood from a fractured forehead. “Scarface” as you will now refer to me as isn’t so annoyed about his fractured face, stitches or blackening eye as he is bruised ribs, it makes everything incredibly painful. How did I find myself in the International Wing of a Hoi An hospital and most importantly, when are my grilled shrimps going to get here!??!
I’m biking with a friend last night at about 11pm. It’s a Monday and not much going on so we decided to head to another friends to watch some movies and just kick back, we’re moving pretty fast down an incline when some cars start coming… I drive to the side of the road and remember saying “What” as though I was going to ask a question then feeling my face hit the concrete harder then I’ve ever wanted to. I also remember the sound of impact as my face met a formidable and fierce foe, my face lost, big time.
My meal just arrived, considering I can barely open my jaw without agonizing pain, I figured some shrimp and squid soup should do the trick. Also they gave me a bunch of antibiotics again, man I’m sick of antibiotics, sick of it like someone is sick of their spouse in the 48 hours before they drop the “We’re getting a divorce bomb”.
Basically on the side of the road, just off the concrete there is this random murder hole that I drove right into and it flipped my bike. Think it was formed by erosion but what do I know. Considering I used to race mountain bikes, to fracture my forehead driving to a friends house on an old school “Mary Poppins” bike which for the sake of my pride, we shall call “Gary Poppins” bike leaves me puzzled.
Long story short, get CT scans, stitches, chest x-rays and all that jazz. They said since it’s a head injury and my sinuses are filling with blood it’s best to stay here for ~24-48 hours so that’s what I’m doing. Man, that meal I just eat was kinda crappy, the shrimps were a let down, I’d love a steak but I can’t chew.
Dare I say this hospital isn’t so bad, I kinda like my room. Only complaint is I have what is turning into a black eye, stitches in my face and a fractured f#$& FOREHEAD! Who fractures their forehead!? Oh yeah, I do.
Some of my local friends came by which was cool, them bringing me a few sugar canes was even cooler.
I’m stuck with a headache that just won’t quit but still glad the CT scan was ok. Having stuff like this happen really make you appreciate being otherwise healthy and just alive. You never know when you’re gonna go when it comes to dying and you’ll never know unless you go when it comes to living.
Regards,
“Scarface”
P.S: Forehead scars are the new tattoo, you heard it here first.
Tags: Fractured Forehead, Hoi An, Vietnam
Rob- am so thankful it wasn’t worse. Praying for a strong recovery.
Holy hell that sounds horrible! Glad to hear they’re taking care of you, although the food sucks. But WTF … you’re in the hospital, food is supposed to suck.
Hope you’re feeling better soon.
Forehead scars ARE the new tattoo! Got myself one fine doozy of a brain breaker coming home at Thanksgiving during our first year @ BU. Run off to a flying spear tackle of a buddy passed out on a bed – over shot the runway and went head first into the head board. It’s cool though cause it only shows when I furrow my brow……so essentially only when I’m thinking really hard or really pissed off. Glad to hear you’re alright though – the way that started I was thinking “drunken cliff diving” or some back alley beat down.
Could be worse
ShieT son.. shoulda rented some roller blades!! or wear a helmet. AT lease you dont need your forehead for much.Get well and how about some pictures of this gore!?
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I agree … Let’s see some pics
Ouch…. sorry to hear about your accident. I hope you get a helmet, or at least start using one. You are lucky it wasn’t even worse.
Get well soon!
DAMN.
Get well soon, gentlemen [sic].
I must learn to hone my prescience. When I read about you drinking and riding bike a couple days ago I thought “Uh oh. This isn’t going to end well.”
Get well soon, good sir.
RIDE OR DIE !!!!!!!!!!
If this was some typical vanilla travel blog, I’d of not mentioned it. However I set out to document a trip around the world, this kinda stuff happens, even when you’re just driving to a friends on a mundane Monday night.
As the stoic French would say “C’est la vie”.
as someone who injures themselves on the regular I feel your pain! Here’s to a speedy recovery! Glad your OK!
Lloyder! You need to come home, enough is enough! Fishing and cottaging season is almost here and my lasagna is waiting for you. Good lord, you have to take care of your broken face properly
Thanks for all the well wishes everyone and congrats for having the motivation to leave a comment, this blog has many readers and I’m always happy to find out who is actually reading it.
Mark – haha no cliff diving and considering the craziness of BU, we’re all lucky we got out alive, with a degree to boot.
Jamie – You are totally right and I can’t say “I feel your pain” but I have an idea, hopefully see you at Jaff’s this summer.
Lindsay, Fran, Lanoix, Phil, Joey, Jackie, Nathan, Jeremy, Dwayne – Tips hat, full hat removal as a sign of utmost respect.
Wilz – I know, it’s odd how any other injury is a “walk in the park” compared to the dome piece, golf this fall!
Nat – Yes, hopefully fishing in the canal soon and can’t wait for the lasagna, hmmmm lasagna.