It was my idea to stay home this last mothers day weekend. I thought it would be fun to do something with the kids and not the usual go to the cabin weekend. So ron suggested a hike that should be snow free by now. We took off Saturday with our two kids (8 and 9) and one of their friends. Hiked up to the Reservoir and it was about dry so we decided to continue on the more strenuous part of the hike to a pretty waterfall. Round trip 4 miles. We started running into snow, run off, and mud. Making the hike a bit slick. By the time we got to the falls I was a little stressed. Slippery rocks and cliff edges. The kind you don't want to have kids anywhere near. So needless to say I didn't want them to stray far. I was a little freaked out with my own steps and my own feet slipping. 
We had a snack break, took a few pictures and started heading back down the slick trail.
Here I'am in the rear telling the kids to be careful, watch every step, take your time becuz we can't carry you out of here. Well, guess who falls? yep. ME!!
I slipped going down a rocky steep section of the trail. My feet went out from under me and i put my hands out to catch me and then the hike took a turn for the worse. I felt a quick pain in my right hand, looked over and my right ring finger was bending in the wrong direction. I frantically grabbed my finger in a panic holding it tight. Ron looked back and see's me down and asks if im ok. I said NO, I think I broke my finger. He makes his way back to me and wanted to look at it. I opened my hand holding my injured finger and could see my bone protruding out of my skin. I thought OH CRAP! We had 2 miles to hike out. I felt sick, shaky, shock, legs were turning to into rubber. Then the panic started with what we weren't prepared with. First Aid??? NO!!! All I had we're some bandaids. Ron started helping me hike down the rocks holding my arm while I applyed pressure and held my finger tight. First couple we ran into had no first aid. I was in the state of just wanting to get off the mountain. Then ran into a second couple hiking up, asked them, she had a first aid kit. Panty liner and tape. Life saver!! My finger looked like a compound fracture, I was stressed. It took us 1 1/2 hours to hike down the trail holding my hand above my heart the whole time.
Got to the ER, x-rays and happy to find out I had only dislocated it. wow, what a releif, but nightmare at the same time! nothing broke, just my knuckle bone exposed to the outdoors. They relocated my finger and cleaned up the gash. said they didn't want to stitch it for fear of bacteria in my wound. Since the bone was exposed they wanted to just let it close on it's own. they said i'll have a bigger than normal scar but it was best to do it this way. So I have to change the dressing daily, or Ron does 
. It's not a pretty sight! Sunday was hell. No sleep, the pain set in and the pain pills only made me sick. I'm frustrated but at the same time thankful nothing worse happened and it happened to me and not one of the kids.
Pain is a bit better everyday. Typing with 8 fingers is a little challenging but wanted to share because I never want to go on any hike, simple or not with out being FULLY prepared!!! Are you always prepared? I wish we would have been. The panic feeling may have been less.
Well my poor throttle hand is OUT for a while. Here are some of our hike pics and some gore to top them off. No worries. We didn't take any on the mountain when it looked really bad. That visual will be in my own nightmares for a while.
Ron wants to get some tan bandages. He say's it looks like I'm flipping everyone off cuz i have to walk around with my hand up elevating. LOL!
We had a snack break, took a few pictures and started heading back down the slick trail. Here I'am in the rear telling the kids to be careful, watch every step, take your time becuz we can't carry you out of here. Well, guess who falls? yep. ME!!
I slipped going down a rocky steep section of the trail. My feet went out from under me and i put my hands out to catch me and then the hike took a turn for the worse. I felt a quick pain in my right hand, looked over and my right ring finger was bending in the wrong direction. I frantically grabbed my finger in a panic holding it tight. Ron looked back and see's me down and asks if im ok. I said NO, I think I broke my finger. He makes his way back to me and wanted to look at it. I opened my hand holding my injured finger and could see my bone protruding out of my skin. I thought OH CRAP! We had 2 miles to hike out. I felt sick, shaky, shock, legs were turning to into rubber. Then the panic started with what we weren't prepared with. First Aid??? NO!!! All I had we're some bandaids. Ron started helping me hike down the rocks holding my arm while I applyed pressure and held my finger tight. First couple we ran into had no first aid. I was in the state of just wanting to get off the mountain. Then ran into a second couple hiking up, asked them, she had a first aid kit. Panty liner and tape. Life saver!! My finger looked like a compound fracture, I was stressed. It took us 1 1/2 hours to hike down the trail holding my hand above my heart the whole time.
Got to the ER, x-rays and happy to find out I had only dislocated it. wow, what a releif, but nightmare at the same time! nothing broke, just my knuckle bone exposed to the outdoors. They relocated my finger and cleaned up the gash. said they didn't want to stitch it for fear of bacteria in my wound. Since the bone was exposed they wanted to just let it close on it's own. they said i'll have a bigger than normal scar but it was best to do it this way. So I have to change the dressing daily, or Ron does . It's not a pretty sight! Sunday was hell. No sleep, the pain set in and the pain pills only made me sick. I'm frustrated but at the same time thankful nothing worse happened and it happened to me and not one of the kids.Pain is a bit better everyday. Typing with 8 fingers is a little challenging but wanted to share because I never want to go on any hike, simple or not with out being FULLY prepared!!! Are you always prepared? I wish we would have been. The panic feeling may have been less.
Well my poor throttle hand is OUT for a while. Here are some of our hike pics and some gore to top them off. No worries. We didn't take any on the mountain when it looked really bad. That visual will be in my own nightmares for a while.
Ron wants to get some tan bandages. He say's it looks like I'm flipping everyone off cuz i have to walk around with my hand up elevating. LOL!
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I wouldn't have been mad if he did, i was in shock from seeing my bone stick out. I don't think I would have noticed the laughter. It was actually one of those falls where you wanted to hurry and get up so no one saw but I couldn't. lol. That was frustrating!
