I got hit my a car the other day riding and it HURT

As I sat here in CA waiting for my left hamstring to get better and for Dane to wrap up the details of his life for us to depart into Central America I made it a goal to begin to get back on the bike for about an hour a day to promote healing and to keep the con webs from forming on my legs as I continue to cycle. I went out for a ride last Tuesday at 4:30pm from La Mirage Apartments in Mission Valley by Qualcomm Stadium where my good friends Mark And Mori are letting me hangout. So I began to ride nice and easy enjoying the hills of mission valley doing a little climbing. On my way back about 2 miles from the apartment I was cruising down the street and a lady opened her car door just as a flew by and sent me flying. I went over the handle bars, hit the car door, and was laying on my ass. It all happened so quick I was stunned. I looked at my right leg and saw several gashes. Blood everywhere. My chest hurt. My shoulder hurt. I immediately walked around and it didn't feel like anything was broken. I did some squats and just felt super sore. Frankly I hurt all over. Then it happened. I was PISSED. I mean as mad as I get. So mad I didnt feel like talking. Here I was trying to get my left leg better and now I've trashed my right leg. The lady who opened her door apologized over and over again and started smoking. I paced around for about 10 minutes back and forth. I looked up and realized there was a hospital on my right and a church on my left. I DIDN'T WANT TO GO TO EITHER! A guy told me he saw the whole thing and everyone there exchanged information. He brought me some peroxide and alcohol w cotton balls and a started the wound cleaning party myself. I was mangled and I they just stared at me as a cleaned all my wounds for about 20 minutes. I HATE hospitals and didn't plan on getting a number and spending the next 6 hours getting pushed from room to room, filling out paperwork, getting X-rays and MRIs all to have them tell me I will be okay and give me a vicadin prescription for the pain. I just thought nothing was broken so I'll just clean my own wounds, get some ibuprofen, drink a margarita and save myself the hassle. I just thought of the irony of the situation. I rode all the way across the US no prob and I get to San Diego and tear my hamstring surfing and get hit by a car on a 60 minute joy ride. NOT COOL. I'm safer traveling on the road get me outta here!!! I think I will be okay. My bike is getting fixed and I hope that I can stay out of harms way. The lady that hit me found out I was riding around the world to try and get clean water for people in Fiji and that made her feel even worse! Anyways. I hope to be better soon and keep on trucking on December 3rd for the next section from Mexico to Panama. Wish me luck w getting better


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