Manitoulin Cycling Odyssey – Day 1

I wore the wrist brace while I slept, iced from time to time, and took ibuprofen. When I finally dragged myself out of bed after 8am, I was still unsure whether or not my wrist was broken.

By the time I came downstairs Dayle already knew the hours and location of the local hospital, and that they could xray my wrist. That helped me make up my mind that it made sense to determine whether I had sprained or broken my wrist.

We decided that the guys would ride the 16km into Mindemoya, and Dayle would drive me. The hospital was small and quiet. I had to answer covid19 questions, then go to triage, and then to the waiting room where I was alone. Before I was able to finish connecting to the free wifi, I was called into an examination room. A nurse asked for details, examined my wrist, and ordered X-rays. It wasn’t long before the X-ray technician introduced herself and led me to that room. Four X-rays later and I went back to the examination room. A few minutes later, the ER doctor examined my wrist and told me she couldn’t see a break on the X-rays, but that they would call me if anything was found when the radiologist reviewed the scans. She wrote me a prescription for the pain and for a thumb splint that might be easier to use on my bike than the wrist splint I was wearing. I was cleared for riding, but told that it will probably lengthen the healing time.

What a different experience from Brampton Civic ER. I was in and out in one hour.

The guys arrived while I was inside, and we decided to have lunch together before they continued on, and Dayle and I picked up a few groceries. I was able to get the painkiller, but not the splint. I need to go to the big town, Little Current, for that – 41km away.

Manitoulin Island is the world’s largest freshwater island.

Dayle and I then returned to the cottage for coffee. When the guys returned from their circumnavigation of Lake Mindemoya, we all went out for a ride. I was not able to put any weight on my wrist. I did 4km.

They carried on for a while and I turned back. It’s fun taking panoramas with moving objects/people. Here David appears twice.

The porch was lovely and warm when I returned so I sat and had a little snooze.

David and Dayle made us a great stir fried vegetable, tomato sauce and pasta dinner and I have spent the evening catching up on yesterday’s and today’s blogs. My wrist feels better this evening than yesterday and I was able to close a ziplock bag tonight, unlike yesterday. I am hoping for lots of healing while I sleep tonight.