About finger long and branching into a "Y" at the far end.
About 35 minutes later, my headed pounding and all bloody, I walked into Kaiser Moanalua emergency room. The 2.5 hours I waited for someone to see me is a whole 'nuther story for another day. Let's just say I was pissed.
Doctor says "this is gonna hurt" A half dozen murderously painful anesthesia PRICKS later, the nurse come in to clean up the wound. He must have been practicing for sanding with all his might and 30 grit sandpaper. Doctor is back, I hear a quick squishy sucking sound, "well doesn't look like any fracture (he had lifted my scalp back!) any neck pain? Then, 3 staples into his work he noticed I tensed up, he says, "you felt that?" Uhhh ... YES! "Oh, lemme try a different kind of anesthesia" 4 more PRICKS and the pain finally subsided. Then, back with the frigginn Home Depot staple gun.
1500 Finally at home with 12 staples, a tetanus (sp?) shot, a bottle of antibiotics and a bottle of vicodin. Another self portrait
2000 Showered up, high on Vicodin. Huge mouse on my forehead popped up. But I'm mostly pain free. Did I mention vicodin?
5 days no surf, 10 days come get the staples out. Shit happens, but this was rather scary for a while there....