07.14.26
I recently had a third incident in just a few months happen when I missed a step going downstairs at a friend’s house, and swung around and hit the banister with my head. Within milliseconds a big bump (“goose egg bruise” they call them) was generated. It really didn’t bleed very much, but I knew enough to realize that I needed to get ice on it ASAP, so that’s what I did. I laid down for a while and looked for symptoms of anything more serious (concussion-wise), and fortunately there were none. For Peace of Mind I went to the hospital just to have a doctor take a look at me, they gave me a thumbs up, and sent me on my way.I am generally not accident prone but this third faux pas since April, when I had my dehydration episode, and then 6 weeks ago colliding with a motorbike, had me a bit worried, and that got me started on recounting HOW MANY things like this have taken place over the last 7 plus years of nomadic travel. I don’t know if being on the road INCREASES your chances of having accidents or not, but the results and the SOLUTIONS can be more challenging since you don’t always have a medical clinic or hospital down the street that you can drive to. Or a car to drive!
So I thought I would ask you all of your experiences being on the road and to share if you can. They only count if you had occasion to go to a doctor or hospital or it caused you significant concern. If it involved stitches or a cast you’re in! And we may even have an award for the best story. Covid doesn’t count, BTW, because most of us have had at least one of those….
Here is my brief list of shit that happened:
2020 (COVID time): riding my bicycle down the road in Puerto Moreles, Mexico, I got hit by a right side car mirror. I got knocked down, they did not stop, but I had massive bruising on my left side and lower back. Kat said I was white as a sheet when I got home, and I had to shower to remove the gravel from my skin. That took a while to heal and the coloration of the bruises was knarly!
2026: (April) dehydration in Ninh Binh, passing out with extremely low (scary low), blood pressure. (June) motorbike collision, and this new one.
I’m not counting situations where I went to a doctor because of high blood pressure or “normal” medical concerns, and Kat has had a few of them as well.
Other than that, aside from a few minor slips, falls and cuts, nothing required a doctor or hospital.
Your turn!
