My Surfing Accident Sutton on Sea (Black Sunday 12th November) Basically what happen I was surfing down sutton on sea a week last Sunday and I caught a big wave but then got wiped out as it was to...

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My Surfing Accident Sutton on Sea (Black Sunday 12th November) Basically what happen I was surfing down sutton on sea a week last Sunday and I caught a big wave but then got wiped out as it was too powerful and I ended up underneath the water as you do, but in the mean time another wave came along crashed on me whilst I was under water. The power of the wave must have made my board somehow come underwater with force and the finn from the bottom of the board hit me straight in the lip to the top of my cheek bone and split it all the way open through to my teeth and it also hit me in the eye. It was quite a shock and I'm really suprised it didn't knock me out as if it had I don't know if I would be here today as I was quite far from shore. It really hurt, I thought it had hit my nose as I could just see all this blood pouring from everywhere, I unstraped my board strap left my board and swam like anything to the beach, On getting to the beach blood was coming out like crazy and totally covering my wetsuit. My mate Nigel who I was surfing had got out as he knew I was in trouble! I asked him was it bad and he told me I had just nicked it and best to get back to the car, I guess he told me that so I didn't panic. The walk back to the car seemed to be like miles as I was still spilling out loads of blood everywhere. We got to car and Nigel rang an Ambulance and it came within about 10 minutes and I was bluelighted/sirened to the pilgrim. I got to pilgrim and the Doctors seem to be quite horrifed by it, I had to have a tetnus jab and pain killers injected into my bum. After them looking and proding around alot they said I would have to be transfered to Lincoln Maxillo-facial Technology Department but I would have to wait up to 3 hours to get transfered so my mum and dad took me over to Lincoln straight away rather than wait so the Pilgrim patched me up and off I went. I got to Lincoln and I was attended by a very good lucking lady and she stitched up from the inside and out my mouth. I had local anistec around my face which really did stink like mad. She did ask me if I want some for the eye but she said I only needed a couple in my eye so I said not to bother just do it without as it wasn't many! That must have been the worst mistake of my life as though it was only a couple of stitches it hurt like no other pain I have felt before. It took just over 3 hours to completely stitch me up but she did a really good job on it and it looks to be healing well, I will definately have a scar but I would rather have a scar than not be here today. I had my stitches out this morning which hurt alittle but it looks OK and should be back to normal soon.

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