Mark and I were tearing it up at Fujimi last Sunday. Just got my new bike and wanted to break it in for next weeks season opener race in Hakodate Mtn. Unfortunately, I decided to do that "one last run" and crashed. I went down and hyper extended my thumb while landing. Bammmmm, I knew immediately that it was serious.... crap another hospital trip.

In the emergency, after x rays, it was discovered that at last year's final race in Sena when I crashed in September, I had ulitimately broken my thumb and severed my ligament. Stupid me, never went to check it out. I knew it was bad..... but ..... anyway, now I know and have reinjured the exact area and have to have surgery on May 8th. The doctor will go in and repair the ligament with a 3mm titanium anchor....never to walk through a customs area freely again lol!!!!

I will be out for 3 weeks after the surgery with an aluminum cast, then after that I start rehabilitation. So I think I am looking at 1.5 months before I get back on my bike again. Bummer, but at least I know I can ride again, it could be worse!!!!

In the meantime I have already started hiking to keep my butt in shape!!! This up coming weekend is Golden Week in Japan, so we have some holidays. Kouji and I will go to Hakuba to hang out and get things organized for the MTB Jamboree in August. Hope you all have a good week!!

Kyoko and I before the crash!!

My severed ligament x ray,,,,,, arrrgggg!


My surgery contract in Japanese.......