45 stitches in my head after a surfing accident 16.07.16

The surfing aspect of my time in Bali has been cut short.

We went out yesterday afternoon, it was choppy and there was a strong current. It didn't look like anyone was catching any waves but the guides and the surfers headed out to give it a go. I was exhausted from paddling and didn't catch any waves, no one did.

So I told the guides I would head back in. I was catching the white wash in and a board hit the side of my head very hard. I thought it was my board but it turned out later that someone ran in to me. I popped my head out of the water and someone asked if I was okay and then exclaimed that I was bleeding. I continued my journey in to shore and managed to fish my hat out of the water!

I could see the blood dripping down and continued my journey in with the guides quickly following me. One of the guides gave me his shirt and requested that I wrap it around my head. I felt bad but at least the shirt was red.

I hopped on the back of one of the guides scooters and we hurried back to the surf lodge. When I hopped off the scooter I looked at my face in the review mirror and it was covered in blood. Apparently people could hear me get hit under the water.

The lodge reception called the Doctor for me. The Doctor asked me if I needed stitches. I said I wasn't sure so she asked me to send a photo. I was trying to work out how to send it as I don't have a local sim card or social media. In the meantime a guy followed after me saying that he may have been the one who hit me. He was asking if there was anything he could do, unbreaking my face would be good.. but its nice that he went after me.

The Doctor received my photo and said 'Its like a Harry Potter scar', true dat Doc.

The Doctor came to see me. The whole time I was trying not to cry  as I already felt silly and was in a lot of shock.

The girls from the camp heard the news and came and joined me. They were so supportive and it made the whole experience so much better.The doctor said that my wound was 2cm deep 2cm wide and 4cm long and that I definately needed stitches.

She then told me that I wouldn't be able to surf for 4 weeks. I started to cry. Then she told me that I might have a black eye tomorrow from the stitches. Then the tears came rushing. The Doctor was so empathetic and kind 'it's okay to cry'. I then had 45 stitches in my forehead while the Dr and my support crew ran through a new list of activities for me. One of the girls told me in her last trip to Bali, she was meant to surf and then tried to drive a scooter and crashed and then needed surgery.  That made me feel a bit better.

Can't help but smile for the camera.

                                                     

So happy to have such a supportive cheer squad with me.

Enthusiasm wearing off after an hour of suturing.

I have a huge dressing on my head. I felt really self conscious and was really worried about potential scarring. But there is nothing I can do about it. So I rocked my bandage to the wedding. Everyone has been so kind about my injury and complimenting my hair instead, good people.

The wedding was amazing,  traditional dresses, everyone laughing and being so warm and welcoming and lots of traditional yummy food. I'm really happy that I went as bandage bear.

Today I went to boxfit class and got my arse kicked, it was so good and then got a Balinese massage. It was sweet and funny hearing the masseus'' gossip all the way through the massage to each other. Good on them.

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More delicious and yummy food,  hanging out with the boys and girls at the camp and yoga tonight.