Crashed on Tuesday - 6 broken ribs and scrapes

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DCLane

DCLane

Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
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 ....
 

vickster

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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

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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.
 

classic33

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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!!
 

The Jogger

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Spain
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.
 
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DCLane

DCLane

Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
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

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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?
 
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