Crashed on Tuesday - 6 broken ribs and scrapes

[john59]

Gws, sounds nasty!

 

[DCLane]

How are you feeling today ?

Stiff but OK thanks. My hip's the worst as it feels like it's being pulled apart as the swelling goes down.

Overall I'm not as bad as I thought. At least so far ....

 

[raleighnut]

Ouch GWS.

 

[vickster]

Ice on hip. Big bag of peas, wrapped in tea towel, 15-20 minutes, 3 times a day should help swelling

Do not eat peas once used like that

 

[PK99]

Stiff but OK thanks. My hip's the worst as it feels like it's being pulled apart as the swelling goes down.

Overall I'm not as bad as I thought. At least so far ....

ICE for the hip. Heavy duty painkillers for the ribs. - don't try and be a hero, you need to breathe deeply and cough to qvoid chest infections.You will have several weeks of real pain peaking after about 6 days. If you need to cough, hold a pillow aginst your chest to minimise movement of the broken bits of rib against each other, yes that is as painful as it sounds.

 

[nickyboy]

I'm hoping this means I'm in with a shout of beating you on the Strava climbing challenge this month

...and Get Well Soon of course

 

[Lilliburlero]

Ouch!

Gws

 

[Nelson_Longflap]

Very Painful

At least you walked away from the landing, although I'm not sure that means it counts as a good landing.

GWS

 

[classic33]

I'm hoping this means I'm in with a shout of beating you on the Strava climbing challenge this month

...and Get Well Soon of course

With one day left!!

 

[Bollo]

I already did the GWS on the status, so all I'll say is leave the pedal tractors alone.

 

[EltonFrog]

Oh my! May the force be with you.

 

[tribanjules]

Get well soon sir !
i did similar 12 months ago, driving 100 miles home with broken leg

 

[The Jogger]

Wow that was a bit dangerous, hope you're feeling better. Just out of interest, how many CTs did they give you? Sounds like you got the best of treatment.

 

[DCLane]

Wow that was a bit dangerous, hope you're feeling better. Just out of interest, how many CTs did they give you? Sounds like you got the best of treatment.

I remember 4; head, abdomen, shoulder and full body. There was also a chest X-ray whilst I was on the body board. However I may have missed some as they'd put the morphine in and I don't usually have anything stronger than 1/2 an aspirin!

Having the junior doctors on strike meant that it was consultants and registrars on duty - highly unusual but great care was shown by all involved.

 

[Buck]

Bad luck there DC. Hope you cope with the ribs whilst they heal and the hips on the mend too.


BTW is that Appleton Academy in Wyke?