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When I got metal in my eye I explained to the nurse that I have an odd aversion to "pointy things" (there is a name for it) and as I was having a needle stuck in to my eye without much in the way of pain relief or numbing she stayed with me the whole time, it was only when I left I heard a nurse ask her why she was still at work an hour after her shift ended and she mentioned that she wanted to stay with me until I was ready to leave.
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I'm guessing that Gavia was thinking there was a thirty limit. By the sound of it though (2 lanes) this was a dual carriageway so seventy limit.
Get well soon Dibble, glad it wasn't worse. I've never broken a bone but always thought that the femur is the one not to break being so large. Sounds like your vertebral column got away unscathed anyway, good news!
Mr2Mike said:
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 
If you only have a few yards in which to brake you can't scrub of much speed.Get well soon Dibble, glad it wasn't worse. I've never broken a bone but always thought that the femur is the one not to break being so large. Sounds like your vertebral column got away unscathed anyway, good news!
sounds like they wouldn't have helped much anyway thoughDibble said:
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 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.
Dibbs - sorry to be reading all of this - and sorry you have had such an 'experience' - so glad you are doing well and on the mend and as you say superb effort from the NHS.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.
We should find the NHS more money for staff salaries. Not managers, not surgeons (thi time), but nurses, orderlies and junior staff all round
Get well soon! The pelvic repair is pretty amazing given its severity. As I'm sure you now know those breaks can be lethal.....
Im curious whether you feel leathers jeans would have reduced the leg trauma, etc; would be interested to also know what was on your feet and how they came out of the RTC (assuming I haven't missed reading it already). In a previous role, i was forever preaching to newbie riders the importance of rider kit so your post-crash views are also massively worth reading about this.
I really do think you sharing what's happened to you is to be applauded. Am very pleased you have lived to tell the story.
Im curious whether you feel leathers jeans would have reduced the leg trauma, etc; would be interested to also know what was on your feet and how they came out of the RTC (assuming I haven't missed reading it already). In a previous role, i was forever preaching to newbie riders the importance of rider kit so your post-crash views are also massively worth reading about this.
I really do think you sharing what's happened to you is to be applauded. Am very pleased you have lived to tell the story.
kurt535 said:
Get well soon! The pelvic repair is pretty amazing given its severity. As I'm sure you now know those breaks can be lethal.....
Im curious whether you feel leathers jeans would have reduced the leg trauma, etc; would be interested to also know what was on your feet and how they came out of the RTC (assuming I haven't missed reading it already). In a previous role, i was forever preaching to newbie riders the importance of rider kit so your post-crash views are also massively worth reading about this.
I really do think you sharing what's happened to you is to be applauded. Am very pleased you have lived to tell the story.
That's an interesting question. Was the pelvic injury caused by you impacting the tank in the collision or by your 'landing' shortly afterwards?Im curious whether you feel leathers jeans would have reduced the leg trauma, etc; would be interested to also know what was on your feet and how they came out of the RTC (assuming I haven't missed reading it already). In a previous role, i was forever preaching to newbie riders the importance of rider kit so your post-crash views are also massively worth reading about this.
I really do think you sharing what's happened to you is to be applauded. Am very pleased you have lived to tell the story.
GWS Dibble. Quite horrific but you seem resolute in your recovery and in good spirits now, that's a major plus. And of course good to hear you comments ref the hospital staff. Don't worry about the nobs questioning your speed etc. st happens. Bones heal, chicks dig scars. We all ride bikes to meet women, nurses mostly! (etc etc!!) 
t happens. Bones heal, chicks dig scars. We all ride bikes to meet women, nurses mostly! (etc etc!!) Get well soon. That is quite a collection of injuries - I'm sure your positive attitude will help you get through the tough times.
It does strike a chord with me as your bike looks exactly like the one I had for a while recently and I have been known to ride in only regular jeans on many occasion though as others have said, with that accident Kevlar might not have made much difference.
And yes, agree NHS staff are great. Not at all comparable in severity, but after a bicycle accident years ago having the gravel scrubbed out of my palm the cheerful humour of the nurses made the pain more bearable.
It does strike a chord with me as your bike looks exactly like the one I had for a while recently and I have been known to ride in only regular jeans on many occasion though as others have said, with that accident Kevlar might not have made much difference.
And yes, agree NHS staff are great. Not at all comparable in severity, but after a bicycle accident years ago having the gravel scrubbed out of my palm the cheerful humour of the nurses made the pain more bearable.
Best wishes for your recovery Dibble.
If you get bored you may wish to visit the gutenberg free press and read some scifi
Edgar Rice Burroughs (I'd go for the Mars books):
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/48
If you get bored you may wish to visit the gutenberg free press and read some scifi
Edgar Rice Burroughs (I'd go for the Mars books):
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/48
Thanks again to everyone.
I had a really stty day mentally yesterday where it all got on top of me. These days happen and I know yesterday won't be the last but it's still difficult when you're at the bottom of that pit. So thanks to all you random internet weirdos for making yesterday that little bit easier for me.
I don't think Kevlar jeans/leathers etc would have prevented the breaks, but they would have definitely reduced the gravel rash. In the early days, that was really painful and it's still healing now. I'll be left with some permanent scarring, but as I'm not planning on launching a new career as a Speedo model, I can live with that.
I'm getting close to using crutches and have had a couple of test rides. Because of my wrist, I use one normal crutch with the arm loop and handle and one "gutter" crutch which I rest my forearm on. Using crutches is complicated enough when you're live firing with them, but two different styles adds a whole extra level of faff! Additionally all the damage is on my right hand side, which is my dominant side, so I'm having to use my naturally weaker side to do a lot more of the work.
Cheers again BBers, I'll keep you posted on any news...
I had a really s
tty day mentally yesterday where it all got on top of me. These days happen and I know yesterday won't be the last but it's still difficult when you're at the bottom of that pit. So thanks to all you random internet weirdos for making yesterday that little bit easier for me.I don't think Kevlar jeans/leathers etc would have prevented the breaks, but they would have definitely reduced the gravel rash. In the early days, that was really painful and it's still healing now. I'll be left with some permanent scarring, but as I'm not planning on launching a new career as a Speedo model, I can live with that.
I'm getting close to using crutches and have had a couple of test rides. Because of my wrist, I use one normal crutch with the arm loop and handle and one "gutter" crutch which I rest my forearm on. Using crutches is complicated enough when you're live firing with them, but two different styles adds a whole extra level of faff! Additionally all the damage is on my right hand side, which is my dominant side, so I'm having to use my naturally weaker side to do a lot more of the work.
Cheers again BBers, I'll keep you posted on any news...
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