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'kin ell Dibble you don't do things by halves!
I was in your position thirty odd years ago, when they tell you to get your knee moving GET YOUR f
kING KNEE MOVING.
Read that in a Baz Luhrman voice and you'll get the idea
Good luck fella, be patient your mood will be all over the shop for months but it'll pass. Perfectly normal to have ups and (big) downs...
Oh, and get your knee moving.
I was in your position thirty odd years ago, when they tell you to get your knee moving GET YOUR f
kING KNEE MOVING.Read that in a Baz Luhrman voice and you'll get the idea
Good luck fella, be patient your mood will be all over the shop for months but it'll pass. Perfectly normal to have ups and (big) downs...
Oh, and get your knee moving.
Dibble said:
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.
tty arse for the third time in an hour is not something that's pleasant for either of you, on any level.
I found this one of the most uncomfortable parts of my stay initially, aside from the pain. I'm just glad my catheter was put in whilst I was in surgery under a GA 
People get used to the total loss of dignity after a while though, which is why you tend to see old blokes and women wandering around with their arse displayed to the world.
Fleegle said:
Dibble said:
I'm getting close to using crutches and have had a couple of test rides.
I'm sorry, but that made me really laughKeep your chin up dude
Wishing you all the best and a speedy recovery, currently in and out of a hospital as my son is in for appendicitis..
I would say though is the nurses all look (well mostly) look good. They are also making me feel old!
Just get a belligerent head on and go for it! If the doc says 4wks try to do 3wks... etc..
Best wishes
I would say though is the nurses all look (well mostly) look good. They are also making me feel old!
Just get a belligerent head on and go for it! If the doc says 4wks try to do 3wks... etc..
Best wishes
Someone asked about boots... I was wearing very unfashionable (but slipper comfy and totally waterproof AltBergs (unsurprisingly very similar to Police issue ones...)). They managed to get the boots off without cutting them and as far as I know they survived intact.
I managed to take my own helmet and gloves off and unzip my jacket (Triumph mesh job with a Knox back protector in). The jacket did its job but was cut off me at the scene. As were my jeans, my t shirt, my undies (the right leg anyway) and my right sock. The gloves have probably had it from where they slid. Apart from possibly my boots, the only item of clothing that survived was one stripy red sock from my left foot, which bizarrely stayed on for about two days... That fker's getting framed when I eventually get back to something like full health!
I had another run out on the crutches today and got 3 or 4 metres further than last time. It is absolutely knackering! My resting heart rate at the moment is around 75. Getting back from crutch/frame use has it up around 140...
I saw the orthopaedic registrar on Sunday night. He's finishing his run and rotating to another trauma hospital. He came to see me almost "socially" at the end of what I know had been a long day for him (I'd seen him first thing with another patient). He put it all into perspective for me and said I'd had life threatening injuries just from the accident, so considering all the additional faff of infection/embolisms/pneumonia on top of that, he was really pleased with how well I'm doing. He is another of the staff I've been utterly bowled over and humbled by.
I managed to take my own helmet and gloves off and unzip my jacket (Triumph mesh job with a Knox back protector in). The jacket did its job but was cut off me at the scene. As were my jeans, my t shirt, my undies (the right leg anyway) and my right sock. The gloves have probably had it from where they slid. Apart from possibly my boots, the only item of clothing that survived was one stripy red sock from my left foot, which bizarrely stayed on for about two days... That f
ker's getting framed when I eventually get back to something like full health!I had another run out on the crutches today and got 3 or 4 metres further than last time. It is absolutely knackering! My resting heart rate at the moment is around 75. Getting back from crutch/frame use has it up around 140...
I saw the orthopaedic registrar on Sunday night. He's finishing his run and rotating to another trauma hospital. He came to see me almost "socially" at the end of what I know had been a long day for him (I'd seen him first thing with another patient). He put it all into perspective for me and said I'd had life threatening injuries just from the accident, so considering all the additional faff of infection/embolisms/pneumonia on top of that, he was really pleased with how well I'm doing. He is another of the staff I've been utterly bowled over and humbled by.
Dibble said:
He put it all into perspective for me and said I'd had life threatening injuries just from the accident, so considering all the additional faff of infection/embolisms/pneumonia on top of that, he was really pleased with how well I'm doing. He is another of the staff I've been utterly bowled over and humbled by.
Dibble! Really sorry to initially read the thread, still feeling sorry for you four pages later but now really respect and admire your attitude, quite an inspiration for us all. All things considered, you are one of the lucky ones and long may the speedy recovery continue.
Great to hear how good the NHS staff are, they are under so much pressure and too often underappreciated, yet provide such an amazing service. Thanks so much for taking the time to update us.
Ah, crutches ... one of the biggest bkings I ever had to endure, was from an elderly hospital matron.
I had fallen off (Honda CD175, mid-seventies), and had broken my leg. I was put in full cast (toe to thigh).
When it came to having the plaster removed, I wandered in hospital, on crutches, with my arm through the helmet (at my elbow, as you do).
When the matron realised that I'd travelled by motorcycle, she couldn't rationalize the stupidity.
My benign / dopey / couldn't-see-what-all-the-fuss-was smile, only served to further enrage her. She ranted for, what seemed like, several minutes, before stomping off shaking her head at the long-haired, leather-jacketed, numbskull weirdo.
Happy days.
Anyway, OP, I hope the recovery proceeds apace.
kings I ever had to endure, was from an elderly hospital matron.I had fallen off (Honda CD175, mid-seventies), and had broken my leg. I was put in full cast (toe to thigh).
When it came to having the plaster removed, I wandered in hospital, on crutches, with my arm through the helmet (at my elbow, as you do).
When the matron realised that I'd travelled by motorcycle, she couldn't rationalize the stupidity.
My benign / dopey / couldn't-see-what-all-the-fuss-was smile, only served to further enrage her. She ranted for, what seemed like, several minutes, before stomping off shaking her head at the long-haired, leather-jacketed, numbskull weirdo.
Happy days.
Anyway, OP, I hope the recovery proceeds apace.
Dibble said:
Someone asked about boots... I was wearing very unfashionable (but slipper comfy and totally waterproof AltBergs (unsurprisingly very similar to Police issue ones...)). They managed to get the boots off without cutting them and as far as I know they survived intact.
My brother had a nasty off a few months back, and suffered fractures to vertebrae, ribs, collar bone, scapula and suffered a brain injury. Fortunately he's making an excellent recovery. He recently got all his kit back from the police and whilst he'd fully expected his leathers to be sliced up, he was amused to find that they had carefully removed his almost new Spidi boots but then proceeded to cut his socks off 
GWS and don't let the Micras grind you down!
From my experience, push for physio involvement ASAP, even if you have to go private - I had 2 or 3 months extra work added to my recovery as the NHS thought it wasn't worth worrying about for 5 or 6 weeks after the plaster was off... although like you, the A&E and surgery folks were all superb!
From my experience, push for physio involvement ASAP, even if you have to go private - I had 2 or 3 months extra work added to my recovery as the NHS thought it wasn't worth worrying about for 5 or 6 weeks after the plaster was off... although like you, the A&E and surgery folks were all superb!
At least I was wearing a Triumph t shirt!
I've upped the game with the physio today... Rather than just puttering round on crutches (exhausting) the main physio (physioterrorist!) took me to the gym (not somewhere I'm too familiar with normally) and had me "walking" backwards and forwards on the parallel bars. If I thought the crutches were hard work, four or five goes on the bars had me sweating like a paedophile in a kindergarten...
If you can bear to look, you can see how swollen my right knee still is compared to my left. I've got exercises to try and get as much bend and straighten in my right leg as possible. I can confirm this bloody hurts!
I'm not sure I've necessarily got a positive attitude, I'm just trying to do what I can to get back to where I was before the accident, as soon as possible. The physios are great but they do work you hard! They push you, but they get you to do one more step/rep/stretch when you think you can't. They cajole, they joke, they ask but they get you there. More importantly, they know when to stop when I think I could manage a bit more, when really I can't. They say they're not going to let me undo all the good work and progress we've already made so far.
As a Police Officer, I also pay into a fund which means I can get two weeks solid, intensive physiotherapy at one of the Police treatment centres. These are privately funded/charitable organisations - it's a bit like health insurance, it's a monthly premium. I've paid in 21 years and never used them so it's about time I had a do! I've spoken to the head physio at one of the centres, but she says I'll benefit more from what they can provide in another 6-8 weeks, when I can fully weight bear on both legs and arms. I could go now, but it would only be of limited benefit, so I'm happy to wait.
Have a great weekend everyone and if you're out, keep it shiny side up.
I've upped the game with the physio today... Rather than just puttering round on crutches (exhausting) the main physio (physioterrorist!) took me to the gym (not somewhere I'm too familiar with normally) and had me "walking" backwards and forwards on the parallel bars. If I thought the crutches were hard work, four or five goes on the bars had me sweating like a paedophile in a kindergarten...
If you can bear to look, you can see how swollen my right knee still is compared to my left. I've got exercises to try and get as much bend and straighten in my right leg as possible. I can confirm this bloody hurts!
I'm not sure I've necessarily got a positive attitude, I'm just trying to do what I can to get back to where I was before the accident, as soon as possible. The physios are great but they do work you hard! They push you, but they get you to do one more step/rep/stretch when you think you can't. They cajole, they joke, they ask but they get you there. More importantly, they know when to stop when I think I could manage a bit more, when really I can't. They say they're not going to let me undo all the good work and progress we've already made so far.
As a Police Officer, I also pay into a fund which means I can get two weeks solid, intensive physiotherapy at one of the Police treatment centres. These are privately funded/charitable organisations - it's a bit like health insurance, it's a monthly premium. I've paid in 21 years and never used them so it's about time I had a do! I've spoken to the head physio at one of the centres, but she says I'll benefit more from what they can provide in another 6-8 weeks, when I can fully weight bear on both legs and arms. I could go now, but it would only be of limited benefit, so I'm happy to wait.
Have a great weekend everyone and if you're out, keep it shiny side up.
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