MikeO Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 6 hours ago, Palfy said: Christ mate you don't do things in half measures do you, hopefully you can get some decent rest with what's left of the night, and then tomorrow sent to the repair shop and be on your merry way back home. You need to change your profile picture to Steve Austin mate Good night buddy catch up later Finally got a bed at 5.30. Got a few hours in, have a high tec (blue) sling so feeling a bit easier today. Also back on my old ward so some priceless faces this morning when they saw it was me again . Matt, Palfy and Romey 1878 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo 2.0 Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 Nothing could be more painful than watching Everton, so hopefully you're not doing too badly @MikeO. Speedy recovery to you. MikeO and Matt 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 7 hours ago, MikeO said: Finally got a bed at 5.30. Got a few hours in, have a high tec (blue) sling so feeling a bit easier today. Also back on my old ward so some priceless faces this morning when they saw it was me again . Same room as last time Mr Oldfield, would you also like an alarm call, breakfast in bed and a morning paper Sir MikeO, Romey 1878 and Matt 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwlad Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 Hope you have a release clause in your hospital contract. Seriously get well soon, Mike. MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 19 hours ago, Gwlad all over said: Hope you have a release clause in your hospital contract. Seriously get well soon, Mike. Home now, have go back in next Thursday. Gwlad and Matt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 23 minutes ago, MikeO said: Home now, have go back in next Thursday. Surgery then or just a follow-up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 1 minute ago, Matt said: Surgery then or just a follow-up? Discharge notes say "hoping for a conservative treatment" but no guarantees I guess; this is the x-ray, doesn't show the fracture but the highlighted bits are the ball and socket which should obviously be a snug fit....at the moment they appear to be strangers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 Having broken so many bones and had so many x-rays, I know exactly how painful that is. Good luck man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 2 hours ago, MikeO said: Discharge notes say "hoping for a conservative treatment" but no guarantees I guess; this is the x-ray, doesn't show the fracture but the highlighted bits are the ball and socket which should obviously be a snug fit....at the moment they appear to be strangers! That looks nasty mate. I haven't seen what you did to sustain your injury, something wild and heroic I'm guessing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 6 minutes ago, Palfy said: That looks nasty mate. I haven't seen what you did to sustain your injury, something wild and heroic I'm guessing? If I told you I'd have to kill you Palfy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwlad Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 hoping for a conservative treatment That won't sit well with you Mike!! MikeO and Matt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 9 minutes ago, Gwlad all over said: hoping for a conservative treatment That won't sit well with you Mike!! Rather that than go into labour Gwlad and Romey 1878 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 39 minutes ago, MikeO said: If I told you I'd have to kill you I promise not to laugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwlad Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 Count down to kick off and plan on continuing where I left off after lunch out with neighbours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 3, 2023 Report Share Posted March 3, 2023 Told to keep on my wonderful NHS sling until next week but it was held together with micropore tape and inevitably fell to bits today (they took the decent one I'd had in hospital off me and gave me a crappy one on discharge for some reason); so ordered a new one online which will hopefully arrive tomorrow. Still so bloody painful, and everywhere I look seems to say that fixing dislocation needs to be done asap; it's going to be ten days until I get back in....don't get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted March 3, 2023 Report Share Posted March 3, 2023 1 minute ago, MikeO said: Told to keep on my wonderful NHS sling until next week but it was held together with micropore tape and inevitably fell to bits today (they took the decent one I'd had in hospital off me and gave me a crappy one on discharge for some reason); so ordered a new one online which will hopefully arrive tomorrow. Still so bloody painful, and everywhere I look seems to say that fixing dislocation needs to be done asap; it's going to be ten days until I get back in....don't get it. I dislocated my shoulder and cracked my shoulder blade years ago football training in a game on Astro turf, had it pulled back into position same evening, having it reset by a doctor and one male and female nurse was excruciating agony, two held me down whilst the doctor pulled my arm with all his strength this way and that until he eventually got it back in. The biggest mistake I made after was not attending the physio and boy do I feel like I am paying the price for that the last ten years or so constantly stiff and in pain especially when damp and cold, and plays havoc with your golf swing and work outs at the gym. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 3, 2023 Report Share Posted March 3, 2023 40 minutes ago, Palfy said: I dislocated my shoulder and cracked my shoulder blade years ago football training in a game on Astro turf, had it pulled back into position same evening, having it reset by a doctor and one male and female nurse was excruciating agony, two held me down whilst the doctor pulled my arm with all his strength this way and that until he eventually got it back in. The biggest mistake I made after was not attending the physio and boy do I feel like I am paying the price for that the last ten years or so constantly stiff and in pain especially when damp and cold, and plays havoc with your golf swing and work outs at the gym. That's what's confusing me; at one point in A&E a doc was saying they had to get it back in quickly and as no anasthesatists around in the small hours they'd do it without, I thought ouch but OK. Then another doc said op in the morning with either sedation or general but neither happened (despite them putting in a cannula); they seem to have been spooked by me being a neck breather so were unsure what to do....and I'm left with a dangly shoulder and a world of pain. Sucks big time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted March 4, 2023 Report Share Posted March 4, 2023 5 hours ago, MikeO said: That's what's confusing me; at one point in A&E a doc was saying they had to get it back in quickly and as no anasthesatists around in the small hours they'd do it without, I thought ouch but OK. Then another doc said op in the morning with either sedation or general but neither happened (despite them putting in a cannula); they seem to have been spooked by me being a neck breather so were unsure what to do....and I'm left with a dangly shoulder and a world of pain. Sucks big time. I was always led to believe the quicker you can get it back into position the easier it is to do, the longer you leave it the more difficult it becomes due to increased swelling of the soft tissues around the joint, and I would have thought the quicker you get it back into alignment the less chance of further damage. But I'm no doctor mate so not really sure why they have left you with your dislocation and even sent you home. Like you say seems very strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 4, 2023 Report Share Posted March 4, 2023 13 hours ago, MikeO said: Told to keep on my wonderful NHS sling until next week but it was held together with micropore tape and inevitably fell to bits today (they took the decent one I'd had in hospital off me and gave me a crappy one on discharge for some reason); so ordered a new one online which will hopefully arrive tomorrow. Still so bloody painful, and everywhere I look seems to say that fixing dislocation needs to be done asap; it's going to be ten days until I get back in....don't get it. I'd just walk back into A&E and tell them the pain is too much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 4, 2023 Report Share Posted March 4, 2023 2 hours ago, Matt said: I'd just walk back into A&E and tell them the pain is too much Problem I have with that is the thought of another 8/10 hours in the waiting room with no respite, at least at home I can lie down on my bed....and there's the £90 it'd cost me in taxis there and back as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 4, 2023 Report Share Posted March 4, 2023 Just now, MikeO said: Problem I have with that is the thought of another 8/10 hours in the waiting room with no respite, at least at home I can lie down on my bed....and there's the £90 it'd cost me in taxis there and back as well. Just labour your breathing and exaggerate the pain. Ordinarily I wouldn't think of suggesting this stuff but you've had enough shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 4, 2023 Report Share Posted March 4, 2023 38 minutes ago, Matt said: Just labour your breathing and exaggerate the pain. Ordinarily I wouldn't think of suggesting this stuff but you've had enough shit. New sling just arrived, will see how it feels with that on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted March 5, 2023 Report Share Posted March 5, 2023 19 hours ago, MikeO said: Problem I have with that is the thought of another 8/10 hours in the waiting room with no respite, at least at home I can lie down on my bed....and there's the £90 it'd cost me in taxis there and back as well. Phone or even better get one of the kids for an Ambulance, I can't believe you have been sent home without it being reset, trying to get my head around that and just can't. I'm assuming the pain is horrendous still at times mate. Did you know that you GP can refer you on the day with an appointment to by pass A&E where you would go straight to the department responsible for sorting it out. MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MikeO Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 Physio and time are the healers apparently, docs said today (after more x-rays) that it's moving in the right direction and the pain should ease fairly soon. No surgery or other intervention an option. In all its glory (and Josh assures me it's fading)! Romey 1878 and Matt 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 18, 2023 Report Share Posted March 18, 2023 Absolutely nothing. Can't get dressed (without help), can barely cook, can't play my guitars, can't drive, can't sleep for more than two hours at a time, typing one fingered, can't wash properly, left thumb constantly spasming, absolute agony if I make a wrong move (hence sleep issues)....bloody nightmare. Been nearly three weeks now but estimate is twelve weeks to get some decent movement back, then up to eighteen months for full (or close to full) mobility. Depressing parts are the fact that my right shoulder has been fucked since my first surgery in 2013 so that doesn't compensate, but mostly because a "displaced comminuted fracture of surgical neck humerus" is primarily an old persons injury Joking aside it's really getting me down now, stupid game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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