One of our brothers has fallen...
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Fallen – specifically - down a flight of stairs, and broken both one of his legs, the dozy fool.
In case you wondered why Yellowjack had been quiet on here and Strava the last few weeks…
Anyway, planning on popping round to see him/take the piss/poke his leg etc, so if you have any goodwill messages post them below and I’ll print off to show him.
In case you wondered why Yellowjack had been quiet on here and Strava the last few weeks…
Anyway, planning on popping round to see him/take the piss/poke his leg etc, so if you have any goodwill messages post them below and I’ll print off to show him.
Edited by daddy cool on Monday 11th June 13:37
daddy cool said:
Fallen – specifically - down a flight of stairs, and broken both his legs, the dozy fool.
In case you wondered why Yellowjack had been quiet on here and Strava the last few weeks…
Anyway, planning on popping round to see him/take the piss/poke his legs etc, so if you have any goodwill messages post them below and I’ll print off to show him.
Can you take a Stannah Stairlift brochure from us all?In case you wondered why Yellowjack had been quiet on here and Strava the last few weeks…
Anyway, planning on popping round to see him/take the piss/poke his legs etc, so if you have any goodwill messages post them below and I’ll print off to show him.
https://www.stannah.com/
(And wish him well, obvs...)
Fell or pushed?? 
Sorry to hear that, heal quickly. I had one leg in plaster last year and that was bad enough so I can't imagine how hard it must be to have 2 in plaster.
On the positive side when the plaster comes off due to muscle wastage your legs will be freakishly skinny........ aero as fook!!
Sorry to hear that, heal quickly. I had one leg in plaster last year and that was bad enough so I can't imagine how hard it must be to have 2 in plaster.
On the positive side when the plaster comes off due to muscle wastage your legs will be freakishly skinny........ aero as fook!!
daddy cool said:
Fallen – specifically - down a flight of stairs, and broken both his legs, the dozy fool.
In case you wondered why Yellowjack had been quiet on here and Strava the last few weeks…
Anyway, planning on popping round to see him/take the piss/poke his legs etc, so if you have any goodwill messages post them below and I’ll print off to show him.
Seem to remember falling was an issue of his that time we went to Swinley. He blamed it on being clipped in but it seems like it's a wider issue.In case you wondered why Yellowjack had been quiet on here and Strava the last few weeks…
Anyway, planning on popping round to see him/take the piss/poke his legs etc, so if you have any goodwill messages post them below and I’ll print off to show him.
I'm surprised he isn't on here more rather than less. Must have lots of spare time. Give him my best!
I thought the thread title was originally related to this - https://www.surrey.police.uk/news/appeal-for-witne...
Sobering thought. I'd been down that stretch of road about an hour earlier with the missus.
Sobering thought. I'd been down that stretch of road about an hour earlier with the missus.
If DC does come round, I'm sure we can arrange for a Zimmer frame and PH cycle jersey picture to post up here
It is "only" the one leg.
Yes, I'll try to MTFU just as soon as the doctor says I'm OK.
Literally slipped on the edge of a stair taking a coffee cup downstairs. Just before midnight on 19th May. Absolutely sober too. My wife was at work (ironically at the hospital Radiology Department) having been called in for a case. I had a coffee before getting ready to fetch her home, and somehow slipped.
It was four of five steps maximum, and I only slid down on my butt, there was no head-over-heals tumbling into a tangled heap. As I tried to get up I saw my foot was at a rather disconcerting angle, with the shaft of my Tibia pressing on the skin of my leg as if trying to escape! Needless to say, that was my cue to feel pain.
My son called an ambulance, but the controller said none was available. So a trawl of neighbours turned up three who could help, one of whom was sober to drive me in to hospital.
Right Tibia and Fibula broken, very close to my ankle. Preferred repair was pins ('nails') inserted below the knee into the centre of the larger bone, and screwed into the lower bit that had broken off. Sadly that lower bit wasn't enough to screw into so open surgery to plate it, screwed into the upper part of the Tibia. Up-side down 'T' shape, bent around the "bits" at the bottom to try to draw it all together to heal. I was 'bumped' off the emergency list on the Sunday due to a more urgent case coming in and occupying the only on-duty theatre team. So a temporary straightening out and cast was done and I was doped up with opiates to get me through the night. I finally got operated on late Monday afternoon.
12 days in hospital too. A drip for a couple of days, then lots of elevation and a partial ("back-slab") cast to allow swelling to recede. Then, at ten days, I got a full cast, followed by two days to persuade the physios that I was safe to discharge. Back at home now, continuing with loads of meds, and an anti-coagulant jab every night (lucky the wife's a nurse, eh!)
Been home 11 days on strict rest and instructions to elevate the leg. Back to hospital on Thursday this week for a follow-up, cast off to check the operation scar, new X-rays, etc. More news then, hopefully, but for now it's "8 weeks non weight-bearing" and go from there.
Worst part is that no matter how hard I try to remember, I can't work out exactly what the issue was that caused me to fall. I managed to save my "Shakespear's best insults" coffee cup though!
No idea when I'll be back on my feet properly yet. Not making any plans for now, just going to wait and see what the doctors/surgeon say and take it from there, one step at a time. Maybe I'll post something to Strava once I start to get out and about on my crutches...
Cheers all!
It is "only" the one leg.
Yes, I'll try to MTFU just as soon as the doctor says I'm OK.
Literally slipped on the edge of a stair taking a coffee cup downstairs. Just before midnight on 19th May. Absolutely sober too. My wife was at work (ironically at the hospital Radiology Department) having been called in for a case. I had a coffee before getting ready to fetch her home, and somehow slipped.
It was four of five steps maximum, and I only slid down on my butt, there was no head-over-heals tumbling into a tangled heap. As I tried to get up I saw my foot was at a rather disconcerting angle, with the shaft of my Tibia pressing on the skin of my leg as if trying to escape! Needless to say, that was my cue to feel pain.
My son called an ambulance, but the controller said none was available. So a trawl of neighbours turned up three who could help, one of whom was sober to drive me in to hospital.
Right Tibia and Fibula broken, very close to my ankle. Preferred repair was pins ('nails') inserted below the knee into the centre of the larger bone, and screwed into the lower bit that had broken off. Sadly that lower bit wasn't enough to screw into so open surgery to plate it, screwed into the upper part of the Tibia. Up-side down 'T' shape, bent around the "bits" at the bottom to try to draw it all together to heal. I was 'bumped' off the emergency list on the Sunday due to a more urgent case coming in and occupying the only on-duty theatre team. So a temporary straightening out and cast was done and I was doped up with opiates to get me through the night. I finally got operated on late Monday afternoon.
12 days in hospital too. A drip for a couple of days, then lots of elevation and a partial ("back-slab") cast to allow swelling to recede. Then, at ten days, I got a full cast, followed by two days to persuade the physios that I was safe to discharge. Back at home now, continuing with loads of meds, and an anti-coagulant jab every night (lucky the wife's a nurse, eh!)
Been home 11 days on strict rest and instructions to elevate the leg. Back to hospital on Thursday this week for a follow-up, cast off to check the operation scar, new X-rays, etc. More news then, hopefully, but for now it's "8 weeks non weight-bearing" and go from there.
Worst part is that no matter how hard I try to remember, I can't work out exactly what the issue was that caused me to fall. I managed to save my "Shakespear's best insults" coffee cup though!
No idea when I'll be back on my feet properly yet. Not making any plans for now, just going to wait and see what the doctors/surgeon say and take it from there, one step at a time. Maybe I'll post something to Strava once I start to get out and about on my crutches...
Cheers all!
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