Swam four events in a meet yesterday (actually five with the relay they threw me into). It was my first real meet in 22 years. My first event was the 50 ***. I came to the wall on the finish and reached out to get the touch pad. I tagged it and jammed my right index finger. OUCH. Didn't think it was that bad. It was sore, but I made it through my other events. Still sore all night. I iced it a bit last night, but this morning it's very swolen an brused.
This is not the first time I've done something like this. I once broke my foot hitting it on a gutter on a flip turn.
Did I mention I don't have any depth perception? And did I mention that I'm an idiot?
Here's my idiot injury: racing a 17 year old boy in a sculling exercise over a year ago - somehow seriously strained my elbows. Doctors say "golfers elbow" (ha ha) 3 cortisone shots, lots and lots of anti-inflammatories, no more tennis (never played golf) icing, you name it, still hurts. Even when I sleep. Totally stupid. Why oh why would you race a kid 30+ years younger than you on a dumb drill set? Honestly! :badday:
