Broken Leg Blues..

[Johnny Mac]

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Love that description! :lol:  :lol:

What was she called - the old boiler or summat...

Colien is nothing special but still.

I wonder why she is still with the multi-millionaire who publicly humiliated her with visits to OAP prostitutes..

Could it be the fame and money... nah never  :roll:  :roll:

That made me laugh too!  :lol:

Sorry to hear about the leg Dave. Like the others said you can really get some serious practising in. I was off work for 4 days two months back and played all day, it really makes a difference, in it's usual slow way but you get my drift!

[Afghan Dave]

Thanks mate, I'm putting the hours in rest assured.

[Afghan Dave]

Fu&kin' 6+ weeks in and I'm losing the will to fu$king live....I really can't take this any more - the joke is over, I want my life back.

I've been sat in the house with only minimal trips to the hospital and a couple of visits to a friend and I have a major sense of humour failure.

I couldn't go to Whitesnake (I had tickets) - I can't go to Foo Fighters (I have a ticket) - No Chilli Peppers either.

The goddam world cup starts soon and I hate football.

Poor Jon at Feline is still waiting for me to pickup a guitar I left with him months ago....

I don't even want to play at the moment...

My bills keep coming and I'm not earning so this is no goddam holiday.

I thought I'd be better this week and went to the hospital to get my cast removed... They took it off BUT PUT ME IN A FU!!ING BOOT THAT WEIGHS A TON AND HURTS + IT LOOKS LIKE A TRANSFORMERS FOOT!

I can do nothing more and sometimes less with this thing and they gave me an appointment in 6 WEEKS TIME - JULY 13!!!

THATS 12 WEEKS OF SH1T I'm putting up with.

Sorry for the rant but I've been up all night because I have no outside life or hope of one for another 6 weeks.

You can really tell who your friends are at times like this and when this is all over some of the guys I know are dead to me as they haven't even phoned to chat.

I buy these guys drinks and socialise but if I have an accident it's out of sight out of mind. Fu@k them all the leaches.

Talking with all you guys is about the most productive thing I feel motivated to do.

The best thing that has happend since my accident has been the London Guitar Show - So to Jon at Feline and all the guys I had the pleasure of meeting & the extended BKP Boarders - Thanks!

(PS - I'm not so upset I might hurt myself... only others)

[38thBeatle]

That is, what is known in the trade, I believe, as a "pisser". That is one hell of a recovery period- they used to say 6 weeks for a broken bone- perhaps there is new EU regulations.  From experience, I have little faith in conventional medicine ( and if any of you get to read a book called "What Doctors Don't Tell You" you will perhaps get my drift) but for things like broken bones, car accidents and physical traumas, western medicine cannot be beaten imho. There was an old remedy years ago called Comfrey which is a herb that grows wild. It has the old country name of knit-bone. Supposedly speeds up healing of bones but I suspect that your problem may be supportive structures as much as anything else-plus you may need physio for the atrophy ( muscle weakness).Chin up Dave- I feel for you matey.

[Searcher]

Hey Dave.  Yeah, it sucks when friends abondon you like that.  But at least you won't have to waste more money on them, eh?  ;)  I've broken bones a few times.  And snapped tendons, ligaments, and much more.  It's never a fun experience--I know how you feel!

It helps if you have someone positive who can cheer you up without you bringing them down.  They're really rare people and very cool to know. Otherwise, find some feel-good movies and comedies to get your mood up.  :)

[Afghan Dave]

Thanks 38th and Searcher - I just feel so frustrated that this isolation goes on and on and on .........

[PhilKing]

Hi Dave, I broke my leg at 16 (motor bike accident), and was in traction for 12 weeks and then had a pot on to the thigh for another 12 weeks.  I know how you feel because I went through it.  I broke my wrist on a different motor bike 5 years later and had to go through having it in a pot too.  

You will get over it all, but the physio is a bitch to get them moving again - but just keep at it.  Any movement you can do with it now will help you a lot once you are out of all the supports.

Sorry you couldn't make the concerts, but don't stop playing as well. I had my guitar in the hospital (in the days before rockmen and the like), and just played it accoustically.  It was really a help.

The other thing to do is channel the negative energy into songwriting.  It gets it out of you and you play at the same time.

Good luck and we'll have a beer next time.

[dave_mc]

man, I'm sorry to hear that. I don't know much about broken bones, since I've never broken anything, but I had to go on crutches for a few days a few years ago when i badly sprained my ankle, and that sucked. So i can only imagine how pissed off you are. Keep your chin up, man- the cast'll come off eventually.

:drink:

[Afghan Dave]

Thanks again... I've just been back on the support site www.mybrokenleg.com and have been reading alot of stories of people in the same boat.

I'm so glad of the NHS because some guys in the USA have run up bills which would bankrupt most just to get walking again.

The downside of the NHS is that they minimise your visits / time with a doctor - I'm sure I could be walking in 3 to 4 weeks but the next X-ray is in 6.

I think they just put down 6 because it is 100% certain to be healed by then.

I could self medicate then self diagnose - e.g. sink a couple of brews in 2 weeks and go for a walk... see if I scream?  PDT_029

[Dakine]

Chin up Dave!

Not nice I know but actually a 'bright side' is the realisation of who your friends 'really' are. This has happened to me in life a few times and although quite sobering and sad at the time it really does open ya eyes and makes life easier. I was always told if you have 1 handfull of TRUE friends you are a lucky man.

As for the isolation I am with you there. No point in me getting car insurance at this minute and not the point right now either. My Dad is slowly wasting away in bed and my mum has an operation on Tuesday. I am/will be housebound as a carer. This is NOT like your predicament and I accept my choice full heartedly (they are my folks) but can empathise with the 'isolation' bit.

Life can throw us 'curve balls' which make us question and realise things we may never of thought of before. Losing a loved one or the forced isolation by an injury are two such events. Try and take it as a Valuable life lesson to learn from and become more of a 'prepared' and grounded individual.

Thinking of ya and Get Well Soon!

Nick

[dave_mc]

Thanks again... I've just been back on the support site www.mybrokenleg.com and have been reading alot of stories of people in the same boat.

I'm so glad of the NHS because some guys in the USA have run up bills which would bankrupt most just to get walking again.

The downside of the NHS is that they minimise your visits / time with a doctor - I'm sure I could be walking in 3 to 4 weeks but the next X-ray is in 6.

I think they just put down 6 because it is 100% certain to be healed by then.

I could self medicate then self diagnose - e.g. sink a couple of brews in 2 weeks and go for a walk... see if I scream?  PDT_029

yeah, the NHS is awesome. It's kind of annoying the way you have to choose between a system which is free, but makes you wait, and one which doesn't make you wait, but makes you pay.

Again, back to my (admittedly incredibly minor) sprained ankle. I had to wait in casualty (about 20 miles away, since they closed the one at the hospital in my town, grrr) for about 3 hours- then I got examined for about 30 seconds, lol, after which they told me it wasn't broken (which was nice)!

But yeah, I'm still really glad we have an NHS. It's fantastic.

:drink:

[willo]

Again, back to my (admittedly incredibly minor) sprained ankle. I had to wait in casualty (about 20 miles away, since they closed the one at the hospital in my town, grrr) for about 3 hours- then I got examined for about 30 seconds, lol, after which they told me it wasn't broken (which was nice)!

That's going to happen - they have to prioritise for the major accidents, i.e. car crashes, over a sprained ankle. It can be a bit annoying when you're waiting for hours, but hey, the NHS is great and I don't understand some people's lack of gratitude for it (not you, Dave). People seem very eager to criticise, but I saw a documentary on the American health care system and it scared the shite out of me! Couldn't believe that such a 'rich' country has such a system!

Anyhow, quick tip - for smaller injuries, don't go to A&E; go to the minor injuries clinic. The waiting time is a lot shorter - I went a few months back because I thought I might have shin splints, was being seen to in 20 minutes. In A & E it would have been a lot longer.

Afghan Dave, good luck & get well soon. I agree with Nick, though, it is sometimes more painful but better to know who your true friends are...it is better to be only friends with a handful of people who have 1005 got your back than 50 people who are only self-interested.  :)

[dave_mc]

Again, back to my (admittedly incredibly minor) sprained ankle. I had to wait in casualty (about 20 miles away, since they closed the one at the hospital in my town, grrr) for about 3 hours- then I got examined for about 30 seconds, lol, after which they told me it wasn't broken (which was nice)!

That's going to happen - they have to prioritise for the major accidents, i.e. car crashes, over a sprained ankle. It can be a bit annoying when you're waiting for hours, but hey, the NHS is great and I don't understand some people's lack of gratitude for it (not you, Dave). People seem very eager to criticise, but I saw a documentary on the American health care system and it scared the shitee out of me! Couldn't believe that such a 'rich' country has such a system!

Anyhow, quick tip - for smaller injuries, don't go to A&E; go to the minor injuries clinic. The waiting time is a lot shorter - I went a few months back because I thought I might have shin splints, was being seen to in 20 minutes. In A & E it would have been a lot longer.

Afghan Dave, good luck & get well soon. I agree with Nick, though, it is sometimes more painful but better to know who your true friends are...it is better to be only friends with a handful of people who have 1005 got your back than 50 people who are only self-interested.  :)

yeah, I know, don't get me wrong, I was glad it wasn't broken or more serious, lol. And I realise I could have gone to the minor injuries unit after i went to the a & e, lol. and my local hospital had one, too.

I agree, the american system scares me too- added to the fact that britain frequently ends up being like america, but about 10 years later...

:drink:

[Afghan Dave]

Thanks guys!

I'm feeling a little bit better tonight as I've been a nasty bar-steward all day and picking on people makes me feel better      (only joking)

[Kilby]

Hey sorry to hear the NHS is being a bit cr@p (I once spent 42 hours in a corridor before they found a bed for me, and no proper medication was allowed until I was in a bed).

Cabin fever can really mess your head up, if I was currently in London (my week home has turned into four and looks like continuing) I would consider attempting to organise a BKP rescue mission for you (or your sanity anyway).

Rob...