Fossy's Back Up after being Down

[Katherine]

You're not healing at the rate you would like, but you are healing. Bone growth is slow at the best of times and not at all if it's not immobilised. You need that first, then you can work at regaining your strength. Are you eating a high protein diet?
I wish you good healing. Everything must seem worse when you are stuck with people who disturb your sleep.

 

[gavgav]

CT and X-rays done. Some cartilage and bone growth but not enough, so it's looking mid Jan, after New Year and my birthday. Hacked off is the understatement.

The body brace completely locks off your core muscles and immobilises the spine, so once this is off that's going to take months of work to get back to normal. Worried a little about money as work don't want me back until 100%, but pay drops to half after 6 months so it's going to be a race to be back for May.

Nurse seems to think, look you are young and fit you'll get back there quicker. Most common injuries in younger women is falling off horses, fella's it's sports, DIY (ladders, xmas lights) and elderly, just general tumbles.

Probably best not even using Facebook now to keep family informed as it's hacking me off seeing family all having a great time and I'm stuck in a ward with loonies running about and no sleep.

My wife's Summer House may need external builders in to finish, which I can't afford the labour - was going to do it myself.

Hopefully all this will go into the claim. Looks like any heavy work is off the cards possibly for a very long time.

You get good days and bad.

Farking drivers eh.

Keep smiling, or trying to at least! Hope things speed up soon for you

 

[Scoosh]

Start planning "Fossy's Fantastic Fun Flat Return Ride - 20km**"


** to give everyone a chance to keep/ catch up with you

 

[fossyant]

A standing Xray in my brace was 'fun' this morning. Legs were like jelly. Grabbed onto the Xray machine for dear life. Offered choice of sat or stood, so thought stood would give better indication of brace effectiveness.

Ended up with another old codger in the room tonight = no sleep,

Fed up with baby sitting the guy opposite. Keeps escaping and no staff around - dementia and a broken back aren't a good idea, and the staff aren't able to keep an eye on him, so that falls on us two lads to do it.

 

[fossyant]

PS Sorry if that sounds horrible, but being here 5 weeks with zero sleep isn't funny.

 

[Scoosh]

Just remember that most wonderful quote ... "And it came to pass ...". It will, one day , then you'll be wondering what all the fuss was about ...

It is SO important not to screw up your future permanent recovery with a little bit of impatience, so please do (more than ?) your very best to keep cool, do what you are told (WHAT ?? I'm an adult !!! ) and what everyone here on CC is telling you - GWS !

 

[raleighnut]

PS Sorry if that sounds horrible, but being here 5 weeks with zero sleep isn't funny.

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.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

PS Sorry if that sounds horrible, but being here 5 weeks with zero sleep isn't funny.

Some could see it that way but how are you meant to rest and recover if constantly disturbed & looking out for the other patients?

 

[Scoosh]

PS Sorry if that sounds horrible, but being here 5 weeks with zero sleep isn't funny.

That's what CC is here for - to let you sound off without getting done for assault !

Besides, it's not horrible - much more 'normal'.

 

[Pale Rider]

A standing Xray in my brace was 'fun' this morning. Legs were like jelly. Grabbed onto the Xray machine for dear life. Offered choice of sat or stood, so thought stood would give better indication of brace effectiveness.

Ended up with another old codger in the room tonight = no sleep,

Fed up with baby sitting the guy opposite. Keeps escaping and no staff around - dementia and a broken back aren't a good idea, and the staff aren't able to keep an eye on him, so that falls on us two lads to do it.

The man in the bed next to me when I was in for my hip replacement kept going on the missing list.

When he was brought back a few of us took to humming the theme to The Great Escape.

 

[classic33]

PS Sorry if that sounds horrible, but being here 5 weeks with zero sleep isn't funny.

Have you asked for a copy of one of the nurses magazines yet?

 

[gavgav]

When I spent my 1 night on the AMU ward (autocorrect wanted to put Wars there, which may have been more apt!) in Shrewsbury after my Heart Condition flared up, there was a dementia patient shouting and screaming all night and I got 0 hours sleep. That was only 1 night and there was NO way I was staying another night, so after 5 weeks of it I think most people would allow you to say exactly what you want!!

 

[Julia9054]

I've been following your story with interest and my heart goes out to you.
I've only had to stay in hospital once (not counting childbirth) after a biopsy in my throat. Even though it is a very minor op, they made me stay in overnight for observation due to the risk of swelling and stopping breathing. I was on a cancer ward full of extremely sick women who needed constant attention all night. The nurses were run ragged. I pulled the curtains around my bed and can guarantee due to not shutting my eyes once that no one "observed" me once! Couldn't wait to get out of there - I really feel for you and wish you a speedy recovery.

 

[Pale Rider]

What kept me going when I was in hospital for my hip replacement was the reasonable expectation of leaving in a few days and a much better quality of life thereafter.

A hip replacement is elective surgery, choosing to go in is vastly different to the likes of Julia, Gav and Fossy who had to go in due to illness or injury.

It's a different mental attitude, which means I hit the hospital ground running (so to speak).

 

[HLaB]

A standing Xray in my brace was 'fun' this morning. Legs were like jelly. Grabbed onto the Xray machine for dear life. Offered choice of sat or stood, so thought stood would give better indication of brace effectiveness.

Ended up with another old codger in the room tonight = no sleep,

Fed up with baby sitting the guy opposite. Keeps escaping and no staff around - dementia and a broken back aren't a good idea, and the staff aren't able to keep an eye on him, so that falls on us two lads to do it.

Thankfully Ive not been in hospital for 15 years or more but it was the exact same when I was in, poor old bloke with dementia kept on wandering in to the ladies ward at circa 2am with no trousers on.
At least you don't have overstretched nurses constantly burning their toast and setting off fire alarms in the middle of the night :-D