I can relate. Here's to a speedy recovery!
When cycling down a local hill at what I call "terminal velocity"- when I can no longer keep up with the pedals in high gear, about 45 mph, I T-boned a whitetail deer which leapt off the high bank to my right. I hit it broadside in mid-air, the bike went under the deer and was unscathed save for some scrapes along the roadway. I however hit the deer with my upper chest and was launched in a full somersault over the handlebars, hit the road on my head and continued to tumble over then slide to a stop. Adrenaline took over and not wanting someone to hit my bike, I quickly got up and retrieved it from the roadway. I re-mounted, coasted to the next intersection, and got off to recover on the curb. Only 2 miles from home I thought I would pedal home in spite of the bloody road rash on all my hard points... elbows, knees, shoulders... but decided against it. Called my wife who took me directly to the ER for repairs! Head CT, hip X-ray, staples in my skull (the helmet was destroyed but did it's job!), and a couple of weeks of open road rash recovery. Only long-term damage was Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) diagnosed by my son, a doctor of Audiology. It made climbing ladders & scaffolding, a regular part of my work, very difficult and dangerous!
