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Shite... get well soon fella!Cat With No Tail wrote:bennett_346 wrote:Any idea how fast you were going when you came off from the endomondo data?
Not sure, but probably only a couple of mph. It was a very slow speed off. Front wheel vanished into a bog, back end started coming up. Sideways bail onto what looked like a grass bank, but was actually just a deep rut covered with grass.
I wish I could claim I did it at a thousand mph while hitting a massive roadgap or something else rad and gnarley, but fact is, it was pretty unsepectacular :oops:
Does that mean you ended up in a sideways ditch with your leg backwards?0 -
Raymondavalon wrote:Angry Bird wrote:Raymondavalon wrote:Another nightmare for me was showering, it was hilarious, me and my crutches in the bathroom. I got one of these covers and they are a blessing
Alternatively a black wheelie bin bag taped around the leg works well too.
Front experience I assure you it does not
Worked fine for me, admittedly I had to use a lot of tape and it was very tight but the leg stayed completely dry.0 -
'sallright, you've got a spare.
Does Endomondo have a mode for recording Manly Injured Limping? I'd be a bit miffed if it doesn't, were I you.Uncompromising extremist0 -
The Northern Monkey - Good one! Also, I've now got "big sticks" to help me walk.
Raymondavalon - They never even showed me the x-rays. Hoping to see some when I go back on Thurs to fracture clinic though.
As for showering, I've got one of those cast covers on the way, and no, thankfully it looks at this time like surgery will not be needed. I'm actually hoping that because of where the break is, they'll tell me I can just have it strapped up rather than having the full cast jobby on there.
I also tried the bin liner thing last night. This is why I've got one of the cast covers on the way now 0 -
ouch!!! hope you get up and running agin soon mate 0
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Cat With No Tail wrote:
Raymondavalon - They never even showed me the x-rays. Hoping to see some when I go back on Thurs to fracture clinic though.
As for showering, I've got one of those cast covers on the way, and no, thankfully it looks at this time like surgery will not be needed. I'm actually hoping that because of where the break is, they'll tell me I can just have it strapped up rather than having the full cast jobby on there.
I also tried the bin liner thing last night. This is why I've got one of the cast covers on the way now
Good news about not having surgery, the worst part of my injury was the post operation pain.
Those covers are a blessing, bin liners do let water seep in slowly. Plus you'll find other uses for it, like suffocating large poisonous snakes, sneaking a shotgun into your local church group and it'll make a novelty party hat too...0 -
had a similar break about 2 years ago (fibula, sprial fracture)
mine was done while pissed tho (fell down some stairs)
advice from me:
dont be in too much of a hurry to heal
have a look into supplements that can help accelerate bone healing (silica etc)
see the physio more than once (i didnt and managed to create an imbalance in my posture which caused me back issues over a year later)
good luck at the clinic0 -
Ouch. :shock:
That is all.
Love n hugs
DD
Well actually it's not all, hope you heal quickly CWNT0 -
Full length casts suck, I had one on my leg when I did my cruciate in. I used to get the skin on my leg trapped between the cast and the toilet seat when I was doing a turd, was bloody annoying. Only plus side was I could walk about on it with crutches after a while, useful for getting round the house etc, hopping everywhere is a right pain.
Get well soon though, seems like a pretty nasty one to me!0 -
Cat With No Tail wrote:Sideways bail
do you mean you had to bail sideways or was it a bail that you rated as sideways?0 -
Toby_Winkler wrote:Full length casts suck, I had one on my leg when I did my cruciate in. I used to get the skin on my leg trapped between the cast and the toilet seat when I was doing a turd, was bloody annoying. !
Better than getting the turd trapped between the cast and your skin I reckon.0 -
allen.coulson wrote:Toby_Winkler wrote:Full length casts suck, I had one on my leg when I did my cruciate in. I used to get the skin on my leg trapped between the cast and the toilet seat when I was doing a turd, was bloody annoying. !
Better than getting the turd trapped between the cast and your skin I reckon.
That is true. Not sure why you would be doing a turd into the cast in the first place though?0 -
There's no photo's of it snapped with no cast - therefore it didn't happen
Seriously - bad luck on the accident - well done on the MTFU pill and full box of wheetabix you must have eaten that morning! Hope your riding again soon (probably with a very withered leg)+ 1001 posts reset by the cruel cruel moderators!
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Mostly because I didn't want to touch anything with a name like "cross member"0
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POIDH!
You know the rules!
anyway, sympathies dude, bet that hurt like fook, i'd be calling mountain rescue and crying like alittle girl!
as i said though
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There is a pic in the first post. What am I supposed to be providing a pic of?0
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that pic is of you wearing a leg warmer, i want pics of the xray for confirmation! i await the results of this "fracture clinic" you are going to!? 0
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Your nurse? Know you enjoy the rubber glove bit.Cat With No Tail wrote:There is a pic in the first post. What am I supposed to be providing a pic of?
I don't do smileys.
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Just noticed this thread, so I echo everything that has been said so far.
Good job MTFUing, and get well soon!0 -
cooldad wrote:the rubber glove bit.
it is well known in medical circles that the best way to treat a lower leg fracture is to go in via the anus [sideways] so as to reduce scarring.0 -
Cat With No Tail wrote:Mostly because I didn't want to touch anything with a name like "cross member"
thing is though, not touching my member is the only thing that makes it cross.
I reckon you would like it when it is proper angry.0 -
sheepsteeth wrote:I reckon you would like it when it is proper angry.
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How the hell did I miss this thread?! I'm awarding you 500 man points for MTFUing. Get well soon, dude0
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cooldad wrote:
Your nurse? Know you enjoy the rubber glove bit.Cat With No Tail wrote:There is a pic in the first post. What am I supposed to be providing a pic of?
Ummmmm x marks the spot...
Chin up CWNT, lots of tea and jaffa cakes are in order me thinks.....can I have your Edison to look after whilst your on the mend ?0 -
Hope you mend quickly. All the best.0
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Dammit!
According to the consultant, it's a bit worse than they first thought.
The break is still the same, but in addition to this, there is some blood in the knee which they say might mean a torn ACL. There is some other stuff going on in there too so they've booked me in for an urgent MRI.
Just about to get in touch with BUPA to see if they can take over my treatment.
It should be pointed out that the level of care I've received on the NHS so far has been superb. I'm only going private because it's paid for by work, and if it helps reduce NHS waiting times for others, I may as well.
More pics (apologies for the webbo slippers, but the wife bought them the other day and they are comft as fook):
You can just about make out the bruising. It runs right round my knee, then all the way down the left side of the leg almost to the ankle.0 -
No holes or blood or bits of bones sticking out.
MTFU.
But at least your wife loves you.I don't do smileys.
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cooldad wrote:No holes or blood or bits of bones sticking out.
That's my speciality!
CWNT, I too can only applaud the NHS treatment I received when I turned my leg into a jigsaw puzzle. They are great
BUPA is probably the best choice right now, they'll act swiftly and you'll get the short term diagnosis needed to get you on the mend.
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Ouch. Sucks. Been there myself. Did my ligaments and kneecap training up the Catford cc hillclimb years ago when a roadie. Road home 30 miles with 1 or sometimes 2 legs. Doc said it was the riding that fecked my knee up. Couldn't ride for more than a mile or two after that for about 10 years.
Heal well.
Ps. Lucky you didn't have bones drilled. That HURTS. I've got a titanium plate in my hand after I cased the imax stairs in London a few years ago. Mbuk forum ride.
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