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lame plumber
Popped back to see the plastic surgeon after my ct scan last week. He took ages running over our previous conversation before putting up the ct scans on his screen. " remember I mentioned that black line could be a fracture" he goes," well now we can see that your wrist can only really be described as a car crash!"
"Oh, don't hold back I said" is there any sight of a good prognosis out there, you know glue the fragments of my lutenate together? or pop in a nylon/silicone replacement, screw the remainder together if you must?"
Big pause and sucking of teeth (I swear he was a plumber in his previous existence) "er nope to all of those goes he, cant glue or repair bits as they are mashed up somewhat, spare part replacement wont work, as more risk of infection and that bone is one of the few not held in place by tendons so anything wrong and your old wrist collapses. As for the tie em all together, no can, but if it starts to really hurt we can do a 70/70 op. Take out the beggared bit and 2 bones either side, shorten the wrist and fuse it all together, gives 70% movement and 70% less pain. Hows about a steroid jab to reduce the inflammation for now? it does help and the anesthetic helps along with the steroid which starts working after a week."
Being an optimist, I think, it could be worse, the big C, currently the love of my life still works, and the Mrs might be more sympathetic now 🙂, apparently, using a 6 inch core drill and my ddm2 wasn't a really good idea last week, bits may fall off quicker. So steroid shot, yeah go for it, big brave thing me, anyway if I chicken out over the next week I can cancel and they do numb it first🙂
Silly old lame, this doc is keen to please, "shirt off he goes"............................ " bugger" says I, Nursey now asks if I have any issues, "apart from needle phobia" says I "No, but taking blood makes me go to sleep quite quickly sometimes!!!"
"Lie down there she says, pillow my luv? all friendly like, as dear old doc appears with that syringe and needle!!!!!! Sod the needle it was the size of the syringe that put the fear of God up me. At this point being shagged by a load of dykes with strap ons would have been preferable in my mind. So I asked " no one has mentioned it may sting a bit, or it wont take long or you'll not notice anything." So at least nursey was honest as she grabbed my right hand and whipped my head over to her side saying " squeeze my hand, I dont mind" and to top it off, "sorry on all three, it will, takes ages, and sorry, you will"
"And relax" goes the doc pushing it right into the what seemed like the shattered lutenate itself, as bits were definitely grating, so being a brave bunny I let my legs twitch, toes curl, grip in the other hand go to max, tears do stream down your face, you do develop a sudden severe sweating of the brow and I counted from one thousand to 29 thousand fairly slowly but jerkily before doc went, " there you are, all done, got to say I dont like needles either, and thats probably one of the worst to have!!!!!!!!!!!!!" What about the local numbing jab first I asked, oops he goes no the local is in with the steroid to stop it hurting so much, you wouldnt want 2 shots, I would never get you back on the bed after the first!
So I asked 5 minutes later, once I got the eyeballs focusing properly... how long does that stay off the pain? weeeell he says, anything from a week to months or even a year. Upto you if you need more jabs!
Isnt life great, you spend 12 -14 months telling your doc your wrist is/feels broken, which they ignore and by the time you kick off, its too late and there is no hope of a simple repair. Not complaining about my surgeon, he is actually honest and great to speak to and understand all the issues and within the limits of the NHS got me checked, scanned and diagnosed v quickly, its the idiot gps who dont work weekends, you never see the same one and the fact they dont listen!!! An early diagnosis would have saved the wrist and probly kept it 98% functional without pain. Only good thing to come out of this is my nipper is very experienced in medical negligence suits against the NHS, so I may get some comeback on the fact its likely, that in a few years time (more I hope) I lose the use of my hand.
So my little friends, dont take no for an answer, if it hurts moan groan and kick bum, or you may be too late, ours isnt an easy industry to work in and health is an essential part of the job. Currently Lame is continuing as ever, but may sub out the core drilling as required 🙂
"Oh, don't hold back I said" is there any sight of a good prognosis out there, you know glue the fragments of my lutenate together? or pop in a nylon/silicone replacement, screw the remainder together if you must?"
Big pause and sucking of teeth (I swear he was a plumber in his previous existence) "er nope to all of those goes he, cant glue or repair bits as they are mashed up somewhat, spare part replacement wont work, as more risk of infection and that bone is one of the few not held in place by tendons so anything wrong and your old wrist collapses. As for the tie em all together, no can, but if it starts to really hurt we can do a 70/70 op. Take out the beggared bit and 2 bones either side, shorten the wrist and fuse it all together, gives 70% movement and 70% less pain. Hows about a steroid jab to reduce the inflammation for now? it does help and the anesthetic helps along with the steroid which starts working after a week."
Being an optimist, I think, it could be worse, the big C, currently the love of my life still works, and the Mrs might be more sympathetic now 🙂, apparently, using a 6 inch core drill and my ddm2 wasn't a really good idea last week, bits may fall off quicker. So steroid shot, yeah go for it, big brave thing me, anyway if I chicken out over the next week I can cancel and they do numb it first🙂
Silly old lame, this doc is keen to please, "shirt off he goes"............................ " bugger" says I, Nursey now asks if I have any issues, "apart from needle phobia" says I "No, but taking blood makes me go to sleep quite quickly sometimes!!!"
"Lie down there she says, pillow my luv? all friendly like, as dear old doc appears with that syringe and needle!!!!!! Sod the needle it was the size of the syringe that put the fear of God up me. At this point being shagged by a load of dykes with strap ons would have been preferable in my mind. So I asked " no one has mentioned it may sting a bit, or it wont take long or you'll not notice anything." So at least nursey was honest as she grabbed my right hand and whipped my head over to her side saying " squeeze my hand, I dont mind" and to top it off, "sorry on all three, it will, takes ages, and sorry, you will"
"And relax" goes the doc pushing it right into the what seemed like the shattered lutenate itself, as bits were definitely grating, so being a brave bunny I let my legs twitch, toes curl, grip in the other hand go to max, tears do stream down your face, you do develop a sudden severe sweating of the brow and I counted from one thousand to 29 thousand fairly slowly but jerkily before doc went, " there you are, all done, got to say I dont like needles either, and thats probably one of the worst to have!!!!!!!!!!!!!" What about the local numbing jab first I asked, oops he goes no the local is in with the steroid to stop it hurting so much, you wouldnt want 2 shots, I would never get you back on the bed after the first!
So I asked 5 minutes later, once I got the eyeballs focusing properly... how long does that stay off the pain? weeeell he says, anything from a week to months or even a year. Upto you if you need more jabs!
Isnt life great, you spend 12 -14 months telling your doc your wrist is/feels broken, which they ignore and by the time you kick off, its too late and there is no hope of a simple repair. Not complaining about my surgeon, he is actually honest and great to speak to and understand all the issues and within the limits of the NHS got me checked, scanned and diagnosed v quickly, its the idiot gps who dont work weekends, you never see the same one and the fact they dont listen!!! An early diagnosis would have saved the wrist and probly kept it 98% functional without pain. Only good thing to come out of this is my nipper is very experienced in medical negligence suits against the NHS, so I may get some comeback on the fact its likely, that in a few years time (more I hope) I lose the use of my hand.
So my little friends, dont take no for an answer, if it hurts moan groan and kick bum, or you may be too late, ours isnt an easy industry to work in and health is an essential part of the job. Currently Lame is continuing as ever, but may sub out the core drilling as required 🙂
