I thought I would share this item from the freak injury department.
Last night I was playing basketball, as I do every Monday and during the course of the high caliber action I swiped at a loose ball on the floor which subsequently went out of bounds off me. When I looked at my right hand I discovered my middle finger would not straighten at the top joint. I could make a fist but when I straightened my fingers the top part of the middle finger would not straighten unless I pushed the tip up myself. It was very odd and after playing two more possession(and grabbing a rebound) I decided to take myself out and have it checked at the ER.
The diagnosis?
I detached the extensor tendon in the finger. In case you don’t know what that is here is an illustratiion:
At present I have a splint on the finger to keep it straight which makes typing an adventure. It also does not hurt except for the discomfort from swelling. I was told at the ER I will need surgery to reattached the tendon probably within a week or so. For now I am listed as probable for liveblogging the Clemson game.
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Will Roy be covering this in his weekly press conference???
lol–I lost a player last season who had a hyperextended middle finger in a very similar action. His came up extended 90 degrees in the opposite (wrong) direction. Fortunantely, you are young enough to where the cartilage will heal. He wasn’t, and the Doc told him to give it up.
“For now I am listed as probable for liveblogging the Clemson game.”
Yes, but will you be the same blogger as before the injury? Can we expect a drop off in production? Can you play through the pain?? LOL
Sorry to hear about your injury dude. Best wishes for a successful surgery and speedy recovery.
Tyler and His Will laugh at your puny injury.
Seriously though, take it easy and good luck on the recovery.
Hansbrough, Ginyard, Zeller and now THF.
Well, at least you didn’t claim to hurt the finger during a one hand windmill jam!
Good luck. You should be able to type through this injury!
Wasn’t there a Mel Brooks or Leslie Nielsen movie with a character who had his middle finger in a splint? You can play up scenes like that for gag value, THF!
Will Coach K now complain that his bloggers are just as injured as THF but that Duke does not announce injuries?
And this injury happens just prior to the release of Tar Heel Blue’s shoutout to THF in this week’s mailbag. The site should get a major influx of hits. Keep up the great work.
I don’t know, THF. Sounds like you should be downgraded to questionable.
Your troubles remind me of the old joke about the fellow who went to the doctor with an injured hand. The doctor recommended surgery. The fellow asked, worriedly, “But doc, will I be able to play the piano after the operation?” The doctor said, “Sure.” Whereupon the happy patient said, “Gosh, that’s great, ’cause I can’t play it now.”
I am going to tough it out. It will become legend in the blogosphere.
THF-
You sure that you weren’t playing against any fans of Florida State basketball? I hear that even their presence (at games) causes members of the UNC family to succumb to freakish injuries. Now, on the court, they simply throw opposing players to the ground…but I believe that you may have been the object of some strange FSU voodoo dealings…you know, where they can hit the UNC family the hardest.
All the best on your recovery, man. I do get the sense that you will have an opportunity for your Willis Reed moment during the Clemson game.
Way to stay tough THF. Any few posts will fully be understood. Take care buddy.
Well like Ginyard we need you but only when you are ready, in this brief post I think we see the effect with some lower quality sentence structure and a lower adjective count than we haev come to expect. Lucky for us though it’s a long way to March and there’s plenty of time for healing.
Scott
You will not believe this but I did the same thing to my finger (pinkey) while playing racquetball(off hand hitting the wall). Still have the splint on.
Sorry to hear that THF! But the good news is I am back after my trip to Washington DC! I missed alot including the first snow in Raleigh in like 3 years. But I’m glad to be back.
Someone has to do some blogging on the State/Duke game. Maybe I will fill in for the injured THF tonight.
OH, BTW, the first thing that entered my mind when I saw the headline of this topic was:
Tyler Hansbrough F*cking Injured! Glad it was just you!
I keed, I keed.
Leroy,
Let me say that I did write the Deon Thompson post about two hours removed from the ER.
Well wishes to speedy and “digital” recovery…for encouragement I pulled a quote off the timeless classic “Varsity Blues”. I tried to find a better one than this…others were colorful but not quite appropriate
“Bud Kilmer: Never show weakness, the only pain that matters is the pain you inflict.” Inflict away !
THF,
“Are you hurt or are you injured?”
Hope you get better soon.
Not much in the way of pain. The splint is more annoying than the actual injury itself and I am pretty well convinced this is going to be one of those small body parts that ends up causing you six kinds of grief.