Sunday was a day to heal up so I went to the Serenity Spa in the Thamel district of Kathmandu at the advice of my pal Chris Warner. I signed up for the “deep tissue” massage. The therapist after ten minutes climbed on top of my back pretty much straddling me and pushed down hard on my right back. Then I heard a loud SNAP. Not sure what happened but my right upper rib felt like someone punched it. We paused for a minute, I asked her to lighten up and she finished the massage. This morning in the gym, I could’nt to a sit up without wincing in pain. I’ve had enough bruised and broken ribs from 25 years of mountain bike crashes. Also I know that there’s nothing you can do about broken and bruised ribs but rest and heal, but I figured if it’s broken at least I should know before I take in the highest mountain in the world.
I call Chhiring, my mountain guide and Kathmandu local expert. He picks me up at 10:00 am and we head to the CIWEC hospital for an X-ray. I met Dr. Suvash Dawadi, and after an exam and an X-ray he says I’ve got a bruise of the cartilage above the fifth rib but no break. WHEW. I have to laugh….I never imagined the most dangerous part of getting injured climbing in the Himalayan is a massage therapist in Kathmandu.
Still waiting for the go ahead to make the final push for the summit of Everest.
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