Saturday, October 01, 2005

Taaake me out to the ballgame..

On Friday nights I play on a co-ed softball team in Brentwood. Last night I was playing third base. I had not been playing well and I decided to go back to the basics like catch with two hands. you know what I am talking about. We were in the last inning-2 outs-a dude at the plate. I hunker down and wait for Dinah to pitch...the guy hits the ball..straight at me...the ball curves to the right at the last second so I ihave to reach across my body with my left hand but I don't get it there..but oh.my right hand was there to catch the line drive (due to the basics). I stopped the ball dead with my index and middle fingers. I felt my fingers touch my wrist--backwards. I look down at my hand and see that those fingers are stunned into the paralytic world..which freaked me out. My fingers looked werid, which freaked me OUT.
I have caught many softball barehanded before, but this hurt. You wern't there..you don't know..it hurt bad.
Tears came..I think I even said "my hand is broken"
I couldn't move my fingers..whether it was due to pain, brokeness or that I was freaked out I don't know..yes I do...I was freaked out. My fingers are not broke. I now know that if I was not truely see deformation of one of my extremities I pretty sure I would pass out. I am going to be a PT...is that a problem?
Well, there is minimal swelling and tenderness, but my fingers are letting me know they are there. Actually, typing is making my 2nd and 3rd MTPs ache (the joints between the finger and hand).

1 comment:

JEREMYBOPP said...

Maybe you should wear gloves on both hands from now on. Ok yeah. The Boppa