Think of the tremendously valuable lesson you have just learned. FFing is not all like it shows in the movies! You can fall in the river, catch trees, hook yourself (see friend) all kinds of good stuff. This is just a taste, although a painful one. A splitshot to the head or ear or back can smart like the devil also. I recommend double-hauling a 3-nymph rig with 2 splits in winter with a howling wind , just to see how many different ways you can smack yourself. When you're done, we'll compare scores - I'm not telling yet!
Too bad about no cake, sorry brother.