Topic: Wish me well folks!

[lordmoonpie]

Well no x-rays for a few weeks as mentioned but a fortuitous curling of the dressing meant a new dressing tonight so here's the handiwork. It's plain old staples not clips like my wife said they were but pretty gruesome nonetheless. This is about 6-7 inches in height....hope y'all have had your dinner by now 

[bucky katt]

i'll be interested to see how this all goes for you Simon, as i have back and neck problems that will likely require surgery before too much longer.

[lordmoonpie]

I'll be sure to let you know Bucky as I knew you were heading that way possibly. So far I have to tell you it's all good for me. Clips due out next monday and then first physio on thursday - that's when I get the real news so will be in touch. I'm a year older than you so I guess my recovery will be a good benchmark. Cheers.

[bill440cars]

       Now THAT'S quite a mark you have there Simon. Good to know that You are doing well. Made ME cringe, to see that and yet it also made me feel good knowing that you were on your way to recovery too! Nice piece of work, eh? I know You'll take proper steps to get back up to speed and we'll be looking forward TO that time, with you.


                                                 Heal fast, my friend, Bill

[bucky katt]

seeing those staples make me cringe though. i had several in my ankle and leg when i shattered several bones and ruptured ligaments. i made em numb the area after the first one was pulled. bring it up to your doc, ask if they'll numb the area.

[Frankenkit]

I thought they usually do when they pull staples...

[lordmoonpie]

Oooo _ read the instructions that the hospital gave me to take to my Doc - no mention of numbing there! For little stuff like this I have a fairly high pain threshold so may not go with it....I'll let you know if I wimp out on Monday!

[mrblasty]

I thought they usually do when they pull staples...

They didn't numb my shoulder when they yanked out my staples.  It wasn't terrible but it did sting a few times.  Oh yeah, I was fully awake when they unscrewed the three inch screw and pulled the Dacron band out of my shoulder, THAT SUCKED!!

[mrblasty]

Good luck on your recovery.

[lordmoonpie]

Well if they get any itchier I'm gonna do them myslef - got one of those staple removers in the drawer somewhere...

[edbikerii]

Nothing was necessary when they pulled my staples.   Sure, it hurts a little bit, but no big deal.

[mrblasty]

Well if they get any itchier I'm gonna do them myslef - got one of those staple removers in the drawer somewhere...

Itching is good but annoying as all hell.  Those bastards are in there pretty deep, best not to dig them out with a screw driver just yet, wait till they get all green before going that route.

[bucky katt]

funny though, i was wide awake for the giant screw coming out of my ankle. to me the numbing shots were worse

[edbikerii]

Yeah, they didn't use anesthesia when they used the hand-drill (they used to call them brace and bit, right?) to get the pin out from my shin after I was done with traction.  That was very strange and very, very painful, but it was over relatively quickly (maybe 60 seconds).

Now, when they put that pin in...  HOLY COW!!!!  That was a job for a demorol and valium shot.  But that was mostly because of the pain of the broken pelvis (stellated, actually) being about 2000 times worse.  Think black & blue balls for 3 weeks.  Sure wish I had anesthesia for that hit.  30+ days in traction, 3 months in rehab, 6 months out of work.  I still have issues with roundhouse kicks.

Girl I was dating came to visit a few times.  Ain't nothing like sex in traction with a broken pelvis, either.  That required careful female attention.  Funny how I can have such fond memories of having a broken pelvis and being stuck in traction.  Ah, I miss that girl.

funny though, i was wide awake for the giant screw coming out of my ankle. to me the numbing shots were worse

[Frankenkit]

That's funny.  I was at work one day and taking a young gent with a broken pelvis for his xrays.  He was on something good.  He motions for me to come closer and says "I just want you to know, I have metal bars and stuff under here [his blankets] I'm not that happy to see you...  You're awful cute though..." he showed me for good measure (couldn't escape, but I've seen it all anyway) and sure 'nuff, there were big metal bars holding his pelvis all together, on the outside.  Well.

I was very nice and nodded, said I understood and that was ok.  ...but I do have to giggle every time I think about that. I wonder if he ever remembered saying that.

[edbikerii]

Haha!  Maybe he shoulda just gone with the "happy to see you" defense.  Poor guy.  I was very lucky not to have been broken up to that degree.  I remember how excited I was when my girl visited me in the hospital and I learned that I was still "functional".  That was the most painful, the most acrobatic, but the happiest sex I ever had!

That's funny.  I was at work one day and taking a young gent with a broken pelvis for his xrays.  He was on something good.  He motions for me to come closer and says "I just want you to know, I have metal bars and stuff under here [his blankets] I'm not that happy to see you...  You're awful cute though..." he showed me for good measure (couldn't escape, but I've seen it all anyway) and sure 'nuff, there were big metal bars holding his pelvis all together, on the outside.  Well.

I was very nice and nodded, said I understood and that was ok.  ...but I do have to giggle every time I think about that. I wonder if he ever remembered saying that.

[Sam Green Racing]

With a southerly wind, is it possible to hear screaming from15 mile away

Sam.

[Sam Green Racing]

I never heard a thing he had them out this morning and all is well

He's a tough old buggar

Sam.

[lordmoonpie]

Well as Sam says I've had all 23 staples out and it wasn't that bad. No numbing shots and just a little pain with each one a bit like slowly pulling out a couple of hairs. It's all quite neat and dry so seems to be healing well. Sadly not well enough for me to get in the garage but there's time for that...physio on Thursday now so we'll see what he says about lifting and walking distance etc.

[lordmoonpie]

Not sure whether anyone's interested in the detail of my recovery other than perhaps Bucky but I thought I'd post a quick update anyway 

Everything is going well so far with the physio. The exercises are tiny movements and surprisingly hard to do but it's definitely helping. I've completed my first mile walk and did manage a sneaky 10 minutes in the garage the other day to get a new battery on charge. 

One thing that was bothering me was a lump at the top of the incision. The physio said it was caused by an internal running stitch that was knotted at the top and hence the lump where the knot was. At the last session he had a play around with the scar and said it was oozing at this point and infected and the lump is the infection below the skin, so now I'm back on antibiotics to try and clear it. Two days ago it was really annoying me and I could feel what appeared to be a small scab. Scabs are meant for picking right? So I picked....the thing that came away was not what I expected but a one inch length of silk thread! My wife checked it out and there's a nice pinhole in my back where it came from - maybe this was my body rejecting those stitches?

Physio again today and he'll probably push the boundaries again which always hurts but I figure it's a no pain no gain situation so I'll go with the flow. I should be in to see the surgeon two weeks today so am hoping he'll give me the x-rays and I can then get them scanned and posted so you can see all of his lovely metalwork. If he's happy it means I can start driving short distances, which will help relieve the boredom, fingers crossed!

[Ecosse]

oooh x ray pix!

maybe post them in the inspiration gallery?


just thinking out loud. 


best wishes your lordship.