Vince's Journey

Yes, this weekend I had to make a trip to the emergency room following a fall down in La Follette, Tennessee. I was down there with a group of guys from St. Susanna for a little golf, football, boating, etc at Norris Lake. Before I arrived, I experienced some car problems and had to call AAA for a tow. After loading the car onto the tow truck, I slipped, fell and landed on my side on the edge of the truck's bed. I felt a snap and knew immediately that I probably broke something and sure enough, the x-ray revealed that I broke a rib. So golf was out, boating was out, ping pong was out, beer drinking was out (I was put on some pain killing meds and advised not to drink), all I could really do was lie in the recliner and watch football - I guess I have spent worse weekends. And there was one positive, it took my mind off everything else for a couple days.

It's amazing how much one rib can hurt. Without going into too much detail, your rib must be involved with just every bodily function because it hurts when I do just about anything. The doctor said it will probably hurt for a week or two, it should heal in about 6 weeks. He also said I can do anything I want as long as I can tolerate the pain. Hopefully I won't miss a couple golf outings next week.

I wasn't the only injury down at the lake this weekend. Another guy in our group is still in the hospital down there after having a collision on a jet ski. He is going to be OK but he had 4 broken ribs and a lacerated liver so its going to take him a few days to get out of the ICU. I'm not sure if I'll go on the trip next year, I'm not sure if we'll be invited!!

Hope all is well with you and your family. I'll keep you posted...

Go Bucks!!!!

Vince