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I did a boo-boo...

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
in Health & Wellbeing
I was on my way to a hen do in Bath on Saturday at 2 and I slipped on wet stones. My ankle buckled and I dislocated it, and my fibula fractured.

I've had to stay in hospital in Bath even tho I live NW of London.

I had surgery on my fibula this morning and need a new cast and crutches lessons tomorrow before I can go home.

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    plugitinplugitin Posts: 2,197 Boards Champion
    Aw no :( Hope you're on the mend soon :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Ouch, hope it heals nice and quickly!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Aww that sucks! Have you got someone to come and pick you up? Hope you're not in much pain xxx
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    oh what a way to end a good time :(

    Let us know how it goes tomorrow....
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    2 of my friends missed the daytime activities and dinner to spend 5 hours with me, even tho' I spent an hour of that asleep sedated, which was so lovely.

    The hen popped by on her way home, too, so I at least got to say hi in the end! Win? :rolleyes:

    Thanks for all the good wishes.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Ouch! Hope you're alright picc*hug*

    Nina x
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    At least the surgery is out of the way now and release is in sight!

    Big hugs from you, you have my absolute sympathy for being in hospital waiting for surgery.
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    Indrid ColdIndrid Cold Posts: 16,688 Skive's The Limit
    :( Get better soon!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Oh hun, if I had a car I'd come see you! Huge hugs!!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    When I got home last week my internet was down, so I've only just got back to these. Thanks :)

    I've been blogging with a broken leg!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    piccolo wrote: »
    When I got home last week my internet was down, so I've only just got back to these. Thanks :)

    I've been blogging with a broken leg!

    Good blog.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Ooh, ouchy. Hope you're recovering well.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I'm doing ok, mananging to get out a bit more, but it's miserable because as long as I'm stuck at my parents' house in the middle of nowhere I can't see my friends
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    And it's times like these that we become most thankful for the internet, eh?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    katralla wrote: »
    And it's times like these that we become most thankful for the internet, eh?

    Totally, I'd be going out of my mind. I might end up missing four or five gigs with band because it's so difficult to travel independently even now.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Update: Because of the second op I can't do the paralympics but I did make the fifth of the band gigs!

    I am going to the plaster room this afternoon so hopefully they'll take it off so I can weight-bear on the bad ankle without it for a week before the op.

    But look who signed it!

    2012-08-22

    (It's upside down because that's how I have to take the photo and I forgot to rotate it. Fail.)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Yes everyone, it's true, Piccolo now owns the MOST VALUABLE LEG CAST EVER. Signed by me.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Fiend_85 wrote: »
    Yes everyone, it's true, Piccolo now owns the MOST VALUABLE LEG CAST EVER. Signed by me.

    I might ask if I can keep it.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    You should, that would easily buy you a house
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    Indrid ColdIndrid Cold Posts: 16,688 Skive's The Limit
    Who is puai?? :p

    EDIT: One of these question marks was supposed to be an upside-down F. I thought thesite used unicode, but it turns out it doesn't.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    They took it off.

    It hurts like a massive bitch and I'm meant to be packing for a festival. :crying:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I'm going into hospital, to have the screws and plate out.

    I shouldn't be nervous, but it's only my second op (the first was to put them in!) and the first time I've had a procedure under local.

    :nervous:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    piccolo wrote: »
    I'm going into hospital, to have the screws and plate out.

    I shouldn't be nervous, but it's only my second op (the first was to put them in!) and the first time I've had a procedure under local.

    :nervous:

    Good luck! Hope it all goes well *hug*

    Nina x
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    You'll be fine. I've always find the lead up is always worse than the actual. You only tend to remember the rubbish bits from the last time rather than all the bits that were fine.

    If you're avoiding a general anaesthetic then you're onto a winner. It's that bit of the whole operation malarky that really knocks you for 6.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Scary Monster wrote: »
    You'll be fine. I've always find the lead up is always worse than the actual. You only tend to remember the rubbish bits from the last time rather than all the bits that were fine.

    If you're avoiding a general anaesthetic then you're onto a winner. It's that bit of the whole operation malarky that really knocks you for 6.

    Aye I'm fine. It sounds well weird when they screw something out of your bone, though.
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