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Title: holiday snap
Post by: woody on April 17, 2009, 16:51:48

here is my holiday snap
did it in Spain in the middle of our hols
i slipped on wet concrete going back to the car ended up in hospital in Benidorm overnight (Thursday) and had to travel back to our apartment 120 miles away on the Saturday
great fun being pushed around by the wife in a wheelchair for a couple of days, before we returned to Britain
and had it operated on
THEY RE ATTACHED THE MUSCLE IN THE TOP OF MY LEG TO MY KNEE
all i did was slip :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

Title: Re: holiday snap
Post by: landroverkeith on April 17, 2009, 18:57:14

 :shock: owwwwwww!

hope ya recover well soon

Title: Re: holiday snap
Post by: Lord Shagg-Pyle on April 17, 2009, 19:24:31

I hope you get better soon. That doesn't sound nice at all. Were you insured?

Title: Re: holiday snap
Post by: crazymac on April 17, 2009, 19:42:02

Ouch..................................SNAP(as in copycat not muscle!!!)

I'm in my second period in one of them braces!!

Among other things I snapped my cruciate ligament(6 1/2 years ago) and had 14 operations so far. I was in one of them 7 months ago for a month, and i'm in it now for at least 2 months!

 (http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk100/crazymac_photo/IMG_0194.jpg)

(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk100/crazymac_photo/IMG_0183.jpg)

Title: Re: holiday snap
Post by: Gordo on April 17, 2009, 20:50:39

Is it just me that's thinking of Steve Austin, and humming the theme from The $6,000,000 Man, at this point...?  8-[

Just goes to show that it can happen to anyone, at any time - hope you were insured (and had your EHIC with you) .

GWS!

Title: Re: holiday snap
Post by: Drift on April 17, 2009, 22:03:45

Ouchhhhh , at least crazymac has the settee for it  :cool:

Title: Re: holiday snap
Post by: CaptainColourful on April 17, 2009, 23:01:26

Double ouch.
 I hope you are both soon back on your feet.

Title: Re: holiday snap
Post by: crazymac on April 18, 2009, 14:40:43

Here Woody, its your left and my right...............between us we could drive a car!!  :dance:

Title: Re: holiday snap
Post by: M0EAF on April 19, 2009, 02:21:26

I BET YOU PAIR WONT DO THAT AGAIN WILL YOU !!!!!!!!!
BUT LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, YOUR GONNA SAVE MONEY ON DEISEL !!!!

Title: Re: holiday snap
Post by: woody on April 19, 2009, 09:25:25

just got my insurance documents through
now the fun of trying to claim for everything
including 2 cameras in the rucksack that i fell on
and all the taxis we used and forgot to ask for receipts
 

Title: Re: holiday snap
Post by: woody on April 27, 2009, 17:39:56

just a little update

Title: Re: holiday snap
Post by: crazymac on April 27, 2009, 19:25:19

Bloomin eck Woody, they sliced that right open!! Where did you get that done? Thats more like a total knee replacement scar!

Title: Re: holiday snap
Post by: woody on April 27, 2009, 20:11:34

local NHS


21 staples to be taken out on wednesday


i will then ask all them important questions

WHEN CAN I DRIVE MY LAND ROVER????

I know they told me to take it easy
and i haven't been jogging, done kick boxing or been out on the motor bike

so

















WHEN CAN I DRIVE MY LAND ROVER????

WHEN CAN I DRIVE MY LAND ROVER????

WHEN CAN I DRIVE MY LAND ROVER????

WHEN CAN I DRIVE MY LAND ROVER????

WHEN CAN I DRIVE MY LAND ROVER????

WHEN CAN I DRIVE MY LAND ROVER????

Title: Re: holiday snap
Post by: woody on April 29, 2009, 17:39:21

WHEN CAN I DRIVE MY LAND ROVER????

ANSWER:


AT LEAST 3 MONTHS  [INERT APPROPRIATE SWEAR WORD]  :angry: :shock: :angry: :oops:

The brace looks like staying on for 3 months

i did ask if i could drive an auto as it is my left leg


NO: as if i damage again it will be perminant :shock: :shock: :shock:

Title: Re: holiday snap
Post by: bravo669 on April 29, 2009, 18:10:19

nasty!my knees are knackered but its mainly cartilage and such rather than ligaments!you can hear me walking up the stairs sometimes they click so bad! and if i kneel on a hard surface for too long i know about it!!and im only 22!!!!!

Title: Re: holiday snap
Post by: crazymac on April 29, 2009, 18:52:21

Feel for you Woody :-$

I am 8 weeks into my no driving, originally told a minimum of 13 weeks but now having real problems with it :evil: I'm due to see my consultant tomorrow, in the last two weeks i've had an infection and once that cleared I have decended into extreme pain that the painkillers aren't touching.  hope that he has some ideas tomorrow [-o<

Title: Re: holiday snap
Post by: woody on July 09, 2009, 08:25:10

just a quick update

went to the hospital for a checkup
and they said i am doing really well
but they have signed me off for another month
and i still cannot drive a manual for another month :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
that means the disco is still parked up :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

no MOT, No Tax, no Insurance
need to get MOT'ed so when i can drive
its straight to the BIRTHDAY BASH  :afro: :afro: :afro: :afro: :afro: :afro:

Title: Re: holiday snap
Post by: crazymac on July 09, 2009, 10:24:40

Well its good news that you are doing well! Bit of a bum about driving but you will get there!

Since my last post on the 29th April I saw my consultant on the 30th and was admitted that afternoon!! I was operated on around 11pm that night to try and clear out the infection. I was then kept in for 4 weeks and operated on a further 4 times to clear this infection!! I HATE hospitals!!

Since then however things have gone quite well, i'm attending physio 3 times a week and have been allowed to drive since the 1st July. I'm now walking without any knee brace at all which is a first for over 4 and a half years! but I do still need a stick for stability until I get my muscle tone back, then its just a series of bone grafts to stabilise the bone itself in 12 to 18 months.

Good luck with the recovery, you will get there!