You’re looking at the lower right side of my back….

I’m usually a pretty quick healer; that’s why I think something is wrong. I’ve got an appointment to have it looked at tomorrow at 7:45am. This bike accident happened over a week ago and I don’t think, under normal conditions, that it should be this swollen still. The abrasion is healing fine; you can even tell that I’ve been pickin’ at it. I’m more concerned with the swollen part just below. I can’t even sleep without popping a couple ibuprofens.

After talking to some friends and searching the Internet, it could be one of several things:
a. nothing…and I should quit bitching
b. a fractured or chipped bone, but it doesn’t hurt that bad
c. a bruised kidney, though my insides are working fine.
d. a slipped or ruptured disc
e. an alien life-form that implanted itself in my back upon impact

UPDATE: hematoma: a mass of usually clotted blood that forms in a tissue, organ, or body space as a result of a broken blood vessel….or in my case, because it is so huge, it was a busted artery. We took an x-ray just in case and it came back clean. I got some pain meds and I was told that all the blood would slowly start reabsorbing, which could take several weeks. 

I know a lot of you had your fingers crossed, hoping it would be an alien. Sorry to disappoint.   

Just got back from AZ Bikes; my new fork isn’t in yet. Maybe this is for the better.

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