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Thanks for all the well wishes guys, I really appreciate them.
I'll try and answer questions...
I was in lane 2/outside lane, Micra (driven by a bloke, retired Police officer of all people!) was in lane 1/inside lane. I was effectively "overtaking" slower traffic in lane 1 and the Micra driver has moved left to right from lane 1 into lane 2 in front of me, so I ended up going into the back of him, despite heavy braking. He had his grandkids in the car and no one else was injured. I don't bear him any ill will, it's an accident at the end of the day and he didn't set out to injure me. He may have been careless but I'm still here and still breathing. Everything else will get resolved in the fullness of time.
Accident investigation put my speed at mid 50s at point of impact. I couldn't say what the differential between me and the Micra was at point of impact. Enough for me to fracture my pelvis and turn my knackers into rotten grapefruit for a while...
Yes, I had a pelvic binder on me when I was loaded into the ambulance. The accident was on a Wednesday, my femur was fixed on the Saturday and then I was transferred by road ambulance to have my pelvis sorted a few days later - again, I had the pelvic binder on for transfer there and back.
It is effectively a cable tie. The phrase "box of cornflakes" was used by the registrar to describe the bone! I was a bit surprised at the post operative gaps, but this is how they fix it. Basically, everything gets aligned but the gaps are needed to allow the new bone to,form, Hadith grows across the gaps and knits together. Without the gaps, there is nowhere for new bone to form and any h along that might occur would take much longer. The "floaty" bits will bet tea sorted to the new bone over time.
For now I'm planning to get back on a bike at some point. I may change my mind but that's my plan for now.
The one picture I forgot from the original post was the scar left on my leg (50 clips). And no, that's not my deformed cock in the background, it's my left hand.
Oh yeah, and the wrist, breaks highlighted by me
I'll try and answer questions...
I was in lane 2/outside lane, Micra (driven by a bloke, retired Police officer of all people!) was in lane 1/inside lane. I was effectively "overtaking" slower traffic in lane 1 and the Micra driver has moved left to right from lane 1 into lane 2 in front of me, so I ended up going into the back of him, despite heavy braking. He had his grandkids in the car and no one else was injured. I don't bear him any ill will, it's an accident at the end of the day and he didn't set out to injure me. He may have been careless but I'm still here and still breathing. Everything else will get resolved in the fullness of time.
Accident investigation put my speed at mid 50s at point of impact. I couldn't say what the differential between me and the Micra was at point of impact. Enough for me to fracture my pelvis and turn my knackers into rotten grapefruit for a while...
Yes, I had a pelvic binder on me when I was loaded into the ambulance. The accident was on a Wednesday, my femur was fixed on the Saturday and then I was transferred by road ambulance to have my pelvis sorted a few days later - again, I had the pelvic binder on for transfer there and back.
It is effectively a cable tie. The phrase "box of cornflakes" was used by the registrar to describe the bone! I was a bit surprised at the post operative gaps, but this is how they fix it. Basically, everything gets aligned but the gaps are needed to allow the new bone to,form, Hadith grows across the gaps and knits together. Without the gaps, there is nowhere for new bone to form and any h along that might occur would take much longer. The "floaty" bits will bet tea sorted to the new bone over time.
For now I'm planning to get back on a bike at some point. I may change my mind but that's my plan for now.
The one picture I forgot from the original post was the scar left on my leg (50 clips). And no, that's not my deformed cock in the background, it's my left hand.
Oh yeah, and the wrist, breaks highlighted by me
Mate, it looks like you have a zip on your leg. You will be able to say "you call that a scar" to anyone.
I really hope you get well soon and you certainly have a great attitude, I hope they give you some good compensation and if not use a claims management co to get some.....you deserve it as many do not.
I really hope you get well soon and you certainly have a great attitude, I hope they give you some good compensation and if not use a claims management co to get some.....you deserve it as many do not.
Teocali said:
NHS staff on the whole are utterly amazing. Having witnessed too many too often you realise just how well they do with a job which is literally life and death.
With just a couple of exceptions (and there's always some in every occupation) all the staff that helped me through my recovery were amazing; genuinely friendly, compassionate people who made my hospital stay far easier than it could have been.Hope you make a speedy recovery Dibble, though with that much metalwork in your leg perhaps a change of name to Robocop?
Dibble said:
Thanks for all the well wishes guys, I really appreciate them.
I'll try and answer questions...
I was in lane 2/outside lane, Micra (driven by a bloke, retired Police officer of all people!) was in lane 1/inside lane. I was effectively "overtaking" slower traffic in lane 1 and the Micra driver has moved left to right from lane 1 into lane 2 in front of me, so I ended up going into the back of him, despite heavy braking. He had his grandkids in the car and no one else was injured. I don't bear him any ill will, it's an accident at the end of the day and he didn't set out to injure me. He may have been careless but I'm still here and still breathing. Everything else will get resolved in the fullness of time.
Accident investigation put my speed at mid 50s at point of impact. I couldn't say what the differential between me and the Micra was at point of impact. Enough for me to fracture my pelvis and turn my knackers into rotten grapefruit for a while...
Yes, I had a pelvic binder on me when I was loaded into the ambulance. The accident was on a Wednesday, my femur was fixed on the Saturday and then I was transferred by road ambulance to have my pelvis sorted a few days later - again, I had the pelvic binder on for transfer there and back.
It is effectively a cable tie. The phrase "box of cornflakes" was used by the registrar to describe the bone! I was a bit surprised at the post operative gaps, but this is how they fix it. Basically, everything gets aligned but the gaps are needed to allow the new bone to,form, Hadith grows across the gaps and knits together. Without the gaps, there is nowhere for new bone to form and any h along that might occur would take much longer. The "floaty" bits will bet tea sorted to the new bone over time.
For now I'm planning to get back on a bike at some point. I may change my mind but that's my plan for now.
As a bystander, I've picked up on two parts of your view of the crash. As highlighted above in bold. They won't do you any favours. Heavy braking and still mid 50s at point of impact I'll try and answer questions...
I was in lane 2/outside lane, Micra (driven by a bloke, retired Police officer of all people!) was in lane 1/inside lane. I was effectively "overtaking" slower traffic in lane 1 and the Micra driver has moved left to right from lane 1 into lane 2 in front of me, so I ended up going into the back of him, despite heavy braking. He had his grandkids in the car and no one else was injured. I don't bear him any ill will, it's an accident at the end of the day and he didn't set out to injure me. He may have been careless but I'm still here and still breathing. Everything else will get resolved in the fullness of time.
Accident investigation put my speed at mid 50s at point of impact. I couldn't say what the differential between me and the Micra was at point of impact. Enough for me to fracture my pelvis and turn my knackers into rotten grapefruit for a while...
Yes, I had a pelvic binder on me when I was loaded into the ambulance. The accident was on a Wednesday, my femur was fixed on the Saturday and then I was transferred by road ambulance to have my pelvis sorted a few days later - again, I had the pelvic binder on for transfer there and back.
It is effectively a cable tie. The phrase "box of cornflakes" was used by the registrar to describe the bone! I was a bit surprised at the post operative gaps, but this is how they fix it. Basically, everything gets aligned but the gaps are needed to allow the new bone to,form, Hadith grows across the gaps and knits together. Without the gaps, there is nowhere for new bone to form and any h along that might occur would take much longer. The "floaty" bits will bet tea sorted to the new bone over time.
For now I'm planning to get back on a bike at some point. I may change my mind but that's my plan for now.
Sorry to hear dude and hope you recover well
A good data plan is needed when in hospital because you can get very bored!
I did the same in 2014 and was on the road a year later but it took 2 years to learn to walk without permanently needing a walking stick
Best way I found (and my injuries were very similar) was swimming. Honestly time in the pool was amazing!
As for NHS... Yes when it comes to serious stuff they are second to none. Just a shame they are so under resourced as it makes smaller RTA that are not life threatening but still relatively bad become much less of a priority
A good data plan is needed when in hospital because you can get very bored!
I did the same in 2014 and was on the road a year later but it took 2 years to learn to walk without permanently needing a walking stick
Best way I found (and my injuries were very similar) was swimming. Honestly time in the pool was amazing!
As for NHS... Yes when it comes to serious stuff they are second to none. Just a shame they are so under resourced as it makes smaller RTA that are not life threatening but still relatively bad become much less of a priority
Gavia said:
As a bystander, I've picked up on two parts of your view of the crash. As highlighted above in bold. They won't do you any favours. Heavy braking and still mid 50s at point of impact
The heavy braking was as soon as he pulled out in front of me - he was only a few yards in front and I had probably not more than a second or two to do anything about it. It was almost instinctive to get on the brakes as hard as I could, think "Oh s
t" and then I was off. It all happened very quickly indeed.Again, thanks for all the messages, I really appreciate them.
I'm bored rigid but hopefully getting out of hospital soon. I'm doing ok in my head now, but I've had some terrible low points. I've had to get my head round not only how long it will take to get better, but also how hard it will be.
Joking aside, you have to suspend your dignity to a certain extent. There is nothing remotely erotic about a bed bath while you're fighting nausea and a temperature the wrong side of 40° C. Having a 20 year old student wiping your stty arse for the third time in an hour is not something that's pleasant for either of you, on any level.
But the brilliant staff do all this, and so much more, without fuss or grumble. I cannot overstate just how fantastic every single member of staff has been, even when I've been at my lowest ebb. The extra 30 seconds they spend with you when they should have finished their shift cannot be valued monetarily. They laugh, they cajole, they push, but most of all, they really do care.
The staff are the real heroes in all this, I'm just a participant.
I'm bored rigid but hopefully getting out of hospital soon. I'm doing ok in my head now, but I've had some terrible low points. I've had to get my head round not only how long it will take to get better, but also how hard it will be.
Joking aside, you have to suspend your dignity to a certain extent. There is nothing remotely erotic about a bed bath while you're fighting nausea and a temperature the wrong side of 40° C. Having a 20 year old student wiping your s
tty arse for the third time in an hour is not something that's pleasant for either of you, on any level.But the brilliant staff do all this, and so much more, without fuss or grumble. I cannot overstate just how fantastic every single member of staff has been, even when I've been at my lowest ebb. The extra 30 seconds they spend with you when they should have finished their shift cannot be valued monetarily. They laugh, they cajole, they push, but most of all, they really do care.
The staff are the real heroes in all this, I'm just a participant.
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