classic33
Leg End Member
Why do you think they have combination locks on the doors?
Fossy's Back Up after being Down
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Julia9054
Guru
- Location
- Knaresborough
Just remembered an incident involving a friend of mine many years ago now. He suffered 3rd degree burns to both hands and had to stay in Jimmys in Leeds for 3 weeks (never return to a lit firework and have to be taken to A&E dressed as Richard the Third!). He had skin grafts and spent 3 weeks with both hands suspended in plastic bags above his head. He was so bored that one day he decided to demonstrate to the other patients how he was flexible enough to place both legs behind his head! Managed to burst the wounds on his thighs where his skin grafts had been taken from and received the biggest telling off in his life from the nurses!
He said the best thing about getting out was finally being able to pick his nose!
He said the best thing about getting out was finally being able to pick his nose!
Mrs M
Guru
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Don't worry, you'll be out soon 
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When I was an imobile inmate after my mishap (fractured and dislocated pelvis) there was an elderly lady across the way. From the moment I arrived on the ward she was very vocal and as soon as the nurses had made her bed it was all over the place again, along with whatever she was wearing
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This went on all night, every night. I gave her my magazine collection to try and keep her quiet.
Felt a bit sad when she left, being wheeled past, smiling and waving her magazines like a wee trophy.
It is difficult but patience and time will see you all healed up and ready to roll again
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.When I was an imobile inmate after my mishap (fractured and dislocated pelvis) there was an elderly lady across the way. From the moment I arrived on the ward she was very vocal and as soon as the nurses had made her bed it was all over the place again, along with whatever she was wearing
. This went on all night, every night. I gave her my magazine collection to try and keep her quiet.
Felt a bit sad when she left, being wheeled past, smiling and waving her magazines like a wee trophy.
It is difficult but patience and time will see you all healed up and ready to roll again
.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Only 9 days for me too and that was bad enough.I only did 9 days the first time and 5 the second with my pinned/nailed femur but being on a ward full of patients having hip replacements (a lot of elderly/confused of both sexes) was no fun, hope you get discharged soon.
The man in the bed next to me insisted on trying to sleep with his light on and sitting in the armchair just on the other side of the curtain between us. That was bad enough but I got a bit peeved with him peeing into his bottle at night and then dropping it on the floor when he dozed off. The first time he did it I trod in the p*ss lake when I got out of bed!
Another guy was brought in during the second night in a dreadful state (I think he was in a diabetic coma). I thought he would not last the night. Nurses were coming and going constantly for 2 consecutive nights. They finally managed to stabilise him but then he got put on a nebuliser and the noise from that kept waking me up.
5 weeks, with more to come - aaaaaaargh!
One good thing though, fossy - at least you have access to t'interweb. My hospital's wifi and TV service were not working properly when I was there and I didn't have a data package on my phone. I think if I had to spend more than a day or two in hospital again I would take my tablet and make sure I had many GB of data to play with during my stay for CycleChat, Netflix, iPlayer etc. Oh, and I would download some decent books to my Kindle app - I read a couple of dire hardback books donated to me by nurses who took pity on me when I got bored of staring at the ceiling.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Yes, the fees for TV, radio and parking were very annoying. I think that keeping patients happy with visits and TV, radio and books should be considered an important part of recovery rather than a source of revenue!
In my case, the fee for the TV was a moot point because the damn thing was broken!
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Had net issues. My MIFI is telling me I'm just about out of the latest 'add on' Megabytes but won't let me buy any more until it burns out completely. Been doing accident reports this morning.
The TV is a huge rip off. £45 for the 5 main channels for a month. That's what I started with, then thinking I might be out today, I bought 3 days with a few more freeview channels for £20 - total rip off. It's abot £45 per week with a few flms.
I have a monthly EE MIFI that we use at the caravan, I was lucky I forgot to suspend the contract.
Used about 25GB so far, 15GB in allowance and 10GB add on - been watching Amazon Prime, but hammered it with a couple of Popcorn Time Film downloads in 1080p.
My escapee had an overnight 'watch guard'. I woke early so watched the news and as soon as the nurse had gone, Roy was up and nearly off.
The biggy of yesterday was being allowed to go for a number 2 if I put my brace on and was wheeled to the loo. No more cat litter trays. Funny the things you appreciate.
My legs are deffo jelly, I can't tense my quads - they are like rocks when I usually do it, nope, wibbly wobbly squishy squashy. Fortunately muscle memory does come back.
The TV is a huge rip off. £45 for the 5 main channels for a month. That's what I started with, then thinking I might be out today, I bought 3 days with a few more freeview channels for £20 - total rip off. It's abot £45 per week with a few flms.
I have a monthly EE MIFI that we use at the caravan, I was lucky I forgot to suspend the contract.
Used about 25GB so far, 15GB in allowance and 10GB add on - been watching Amazon Prime, but hammered it with a couple of Popcorn Time Film downloads in 1080p.
My escapee had an overnight 'watch guard'. I woke early so watched the news and as soon as the nurse had gone, Roy was up and nearly off.
The biggy of yesterday was being allowed to go for a number 2 if I put my brace on and was wheeled to the loo. No more cat litter trays. Funny the things you appreciate.
My legs are deffo jelly, I can't tense my quads - they are like rocks when I usually do it, nope, wibbly wobbly squishy squashy. Fortunately muscle memory does come back.
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jonny jeez
Legendary Member
- Location
- Chislehurst, Kent, UK
Wishing you all the best Fossy
I mentioned it before but the solution to massive WIFI bills whilst in Hospital... is an Ipad ( Ideally as other Tablets may have adware issues) a download app (v-download or similar) and a streaming site...legit or otherwise.
Give the Tablet to family member or friend and ask them to download (via the app) a list of films from the home WIFI. They are then stored on the hard drive (normally a maximum of 10-15) and can be watched without internet access, in Full HD. once watched, delete and give the ipad back with a list of the next batch of films/series you want to see.
Downloader site;
http://vdownloader.com/
for films and series box sets these links are ideal but are ad heavy so are best browsed from an Apple tablet that restricts ad/spyware.
http://vodlocker.com/
http://putlocker.is/
http://movieshd.eu/
I cannot vouch for the legality or legitimacy of any of the above, but I have had some experience of all of them without issue on an apple device.
Hugh Manatee
Veteran
Blimey. Do you hunt albatross? All the best for the new year. Hope you're out and on the mend soon.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Paying for tv wtf !
Luckily my local hospital has free tv even if its a few channels .
I am currently using KODI with the genesis and uktvnow add on s on my pc , available on all major formats
http://kodi.tv/
Luckily my local hospital has free tv even if its a few channels .
I am currently using KODI with the genesis and uktvnow add on s on my pc , available on all major formats
http://kodi.tv/
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
I reckon they wheel them all down the local pub ready for midnight.
Sleep well , heal well and bonne chance.
classic33
Leg End Member
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Ta didn't know Kodi was a PC app duh
- thought android dongle etc only - might work out cheaper in data than TV costs
