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Monthly Archives: December 2011
A Mazing Christmas
Christmas this year was always going to be different because of the injury and it certainly put me in a spin.We have managed to get into a routine for Christmas hosting which eradicates arguments by alternating between the two families. … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle crash, Bicycle injury, Convalescence, Uncategorized
Tagged CT scan, East Surrey Hospital, Labrynthitis, NHS waiting times, Premier Inn
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X-Rays
Today was pelvis day. Mrs G drove me down to the hospital in Brighton where I spent most of November 2011 to see Mr Gibbs the annoyingly young and good looking surgeon who bolted my pelvis together. The purpose, as … Continue reading
Drugs!
I never thought drugs would become such a major part of my life. I am more inclined to the gentle pleasures of a vintage burgundy, a Cuban cigar and the convivial company of good friends rather than the instant hit … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle crash, Bicycle injury, Convalescence, Hospital, Uncategorized
Tagged Drug regime, Gabapentim, morphine, Oromorph, pain relief, paracetamol, post-operative pain relief, Tramadol, Warfrin
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Out And About In My Weelchair – How Difficult Can It Be?
Six weeks since the accident and it’s amazing how one’s world changes, how the world you physically inhabit shrinks dramatically. One takes for granted mobility until it is taken away. Suddenly doors, steps and pavements are important. They are barriers … Continue reading
An Audience With My Surgeon
Here’s another post about a milestone on my road to recovery ( please take me out and shoot me if I ever call this a journey). I am very conscious that I am in danger of boring you and this … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle crash, Bicycle injury, Hospital, Uncategorized
Tagged broken ribs, broken shoulder, Clavicle, physiotherapy, punctured lung, scapula, surgeon
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