Many thanks... (Read 12720 times)

Paul B · February 11, 2007, 03:53:44 pm

I'd just like to say thank you to everyone who helped out last saturday night, off the top of my head:

Percy,Graeme, Ben, Mickey, Natalie

and to everyone who has visited/emailed, Sam, James, Matt, Dylan, Jon

Sorry if you helped out and ive missed you off, Ive been pretty out of it over the last week having sampled most pain relief options avaialable on the nhs. My leg has been fitted with an external fixator (WARNING: this photo may not be to everyones liking, http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i165/bennp2000/DSCF0113.jpg) and i'm back at home now, hobbling around a little with the aid of a couple of crutches.

Thanks once again,
Paul

mark · February 11, 2007, 04:14:07 pm

Sorry to hear about your accident, Paul. Best wishes for a quick recovery.

chappers · February 11, 2007, 04:46:13 pm

what did you fall off?

good luck on a speedy recovery. i hope you return to the form you have been experiencing of late.

fatdoc · February 11, 2007, 06:03:39 pm

hope it all heals quickly....

you got PM mate.

Percy B · February 11, 2007, 06:14:23 pm

Glad to hear they sorted you out, Paul! Sorry I couldn't get to see you last week, but I spoke to Sam and he gave me a progress report. I'm sure you already know this, but the biggest thank you must go to Natalie who was absolutely amazingly calm throughout the whole traumatic experience. Theres not many people who can keep their game together like she did when your partner is screaming on the floor in a broken heap! Maximum respect due.
All that remains is for you to heal up quick - I'm sure it won't take too long before you're back. Get well soon!

P

SA Chris · February 12, 2007, 08:55:04 am

Bad Luck Paul. Wishing you a swift recovery!

Let us know if you need any boredom overcoming apparatus.

The Sausage · February 12, 2007, 12:20:37 pm

blimey. very sorry to hear about the accident paul. i presume you had it fixed at the northern? are you getting hydrotherapy? i presume you're getting some follow up physio?
best of luck with it all. i'm sure you'll be back within time. if there's any info you think i might be able to help with, obviously just ask.
see you soon

John Cooke · February 12, 2007, 12:50:48 pm

Best wishes for a speedy recovery Paul!

GCW · February 12, 2007, 05:24:37 pm

Quote from: The Sausage on February 12, 2007, 12:20:37 pm

i presume you had it fixed at the northern? are you getting hydrotherapy?

Not until the Ilizarov comes off!!!
All the best with your recovery.
GCW

The Sausage · February 13, 2007, 12:56:18 pm

you can have hydro with the ilizarov on, smarty pants

GCW · February 13, 2007, 03:30:38 pm

Depends which side of the Pennines you work!!!!

Paul B · February 13, 2007, 05:39:25 pm

Cheers everyone, I haven't a clue about hydrotherapy, they told me they had it but didn't mention me getting it, and theyve said I can only get the frame wet once a week.
Did you have one of these frames joe?
Got my first physio apointment next week so I guess i'll find out then after that i'm back the week after to have one of the wires (supposedly with an "olive" on it, whatever that means) "removed", which doesnt sound like fun...
I have to echo what Percy said: Nat did amazingly well and is continuing to do so currently.. when I get a bit more mobile i'll pop into the works.

GCW · February 13, 2007, 05:51:21 pm

Quote from: Paul B on February 13, 2007, 05:39:25 pm

Got my first physio apointment next week so I guess i'll find out then after that i'm back the week after to have one of the wires (supposedly with an "olive" on it, whatever that means) "removed", which doesnt sound like fun...

There's basically 2 types of wire. One smooth and a uniform diameter, the other has an Olive. The olive is essentially a olive shaped thickened area about 5mm long. This allows compression or manipulation of a fracture fragment to improve the position.
Many patients find these guys helpful: http://www.ilizarov.org.uk/index1.htm
Good luck

Doylo · February 13, 2007, 08:23:49 pm

fuck me paul, thats horrible. Get well soon pal.

GraemeA · February 14, 2007, 01:12:48 am

Paul, it wasn't just Nat that did really well (although she was awesome). You did pretty damned well yourself, keeping it together until/while the paramedics did their thing.

All the best.

Graeme

Dave Westlake · February 14, 2007, 06:55:28 pm

Looks awful, hope it heals up soon

What happened? Dont tell me you did that bouldering??!?

Get well soon
Dave

rowena · February 15, 2007, 05:50:07 pm

I don't know you but am sending you a big bozie anyway - that looks very painful!

Get Well Soon

reeve · February 17, 2007, 02:52:00 pm

Shit man only just heard about your crash. Good work still sounding positive fella. I'm the proud owner of a car now so I'll make a visit hopefully. Take care

Big Garry · February 17, 2007, 05:33:49 pm

Hello Paul Hope your well and everything is going OK.Percy said you pop down the works last night am sorry i miss you, it was my night off.Thanks for the choc,s some of them were tasty.Get well soon eat and drink lots to help speed up the recovery.

Paul B · February 21, 2007, 04:25:06 pm

I'm sure i'll be in again sometime soon, glad the chocs went down well.

If anyone is around tomorrow night (22nd) and fancies a drink (well a bit of a poncy drink), its Nat's birthday and she's got the upstairs room at Vodka Revolution at the top end of West/Devonshire street from 7pm onwards.
Hope some of you can make it.

Bubba · February 22, 2007, 07:42:03 am

Jeez - i'd missed this topic until now, though had heard about the accident.

That looks soooooo painful, and I wish you as fast a recovery as possible

Bonjoy · February 23, 2007, 09:37:40 am

Good blogging here from Paul http://thecrippledclimber.blogspot.com/

Fiend · February 23, 2007, 10:13:44 am

Good read...

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After being told repeatedly by the anaesthesiologist that I was stupid for climbing without a rope he mercifully rendered me unconscious.

LOL!

Sounds like things are going fairly well with it, hope it continues.

You need to get a Captains Of Crush gripper welded onto the crutch grips

Ballsofcottonwool · February 28, 2007, 12:20:28 pm

Sorry to hear about your accident, My dad had both his legs smashed in a motorcycle crash 10 years ago and he to was fitted with an Ilizarov Frame to stop his foot falling off. He had the same problem getting trousers to fit, he ended looking like a complete chav in a pair of those adidas trackie bottoms with the poppers all the way up the sides, but they were the only things he could get on.

All the best, hope you make a speedy recovery.

Paul B · February 28, 2007, 12:26:19 pm

Yeah I've got a pair of those to fit.... I also have a modded pair of jeans with a zip all the way up the inner leg (true full Monty style....), and a pair of the baggiest trouser imaginable, they have a 28" waist and a 24" (circumference) leg!!!

Some of the pictures on that website GCW posted earlier has some Ilizarov's fitted to motorcyclists and they look horrendous, full frames from foot to hip and horror stories about 2.5 years with them on....Thats enough to put me off ever wanting a bike.

GCW · February 28, 2007, 01:30:38 pm

Some of the longer term frames are more for bone transport (restoring lost segments of bone) which can be on for a while!!! Sounds like your case is very different.
All the best.

Paul B · February 28, 2007, 02:04:24 pm

yeah I know, however I was reading about some of that for general intrest, it's pretty amazing stuff but sounds very arduous and not too pleasant.

GCW · May 14, 2007, 03:20:36 pm

Paul, just came across this http://www.mybrokenleg.com/ and wondered how you were getting on?

Paul B · May 14, 2007, 08:49:12 pm

Ok thanks... I've been walking on it unaided for about a month now and they dynamized my fixator on thursday, i'm back in two weeks to have the threaded bar removed then a following two to have it removed if everything goes smoothly...fingers crossed, and then its around another 6 weeks until I can start climbing again. Incidentally I just got back from the board which had a strong crowd in and am very psyched to start getting strong again, happily I managed to pull up on the smallest hold I use in there and crank out a good few one armers in a row so maybe all the weights are paying off and maybe I won't be as piss weak as I initially feared... Maybe now its time to deadhang...

GCW · May 14, 2007, 09:49:41 pm

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It's always time for Deadhangs

Get to it, sounds like there's a light at the end of the tunnel. Good luck.

Nibile · May 15, 2007, 12:52:44 pm

cmon!
pulling on (ridiculously) small holds and one armers after months off.
damn youngsters!!!

ps im glad to hear that!!!

andy popp · May 15, 2007, 04:53:11 pm

I think I need to get my fixator dynamized.

loz · May 16, 2007, 01:23:09 pm

Sorry to hear about your injury . It will be a year at the end of the month sins my fall. I also had a frame fitted and that came of last November it was on for about five months or so. Iam making a good recover, but as you know its a slow proses. Good look and best wishes.

Loz

Paul B · May 24, 2007, 07:29:38 pm

good to here your recovering!

Got my frame off today which is a few weeks earlier than expected!!!

GCW · May 24, 2007, 07:36:05 pm

Very good news indeed. Good to hear it.

Bonjoy · May 25, 2007, 09:09:55 am

Great news youth!

How long before you can climb on it?

Paul B · May 25, 2007, 09:38:56 am

6 weeks as long as at my first outpatient check-up everything is still ok.

Nibile · May 25, 2007, 11:22:19 am

your body didnt want no stinkin' frames anymore, did he?

Paul B · May 25, 2007, 11:44:53 am

hmmm I was defintely very happy that it was coming off but on the other hand I thought i'd have a bit more time to psych up for the removal procedure.

dobbin · May 25, 2007, 11:50:39 am

ah but, to psyche up for it could also mean be psyched out by it! in other words, at least you didnt have time to worry about how painful it was going to be...