Man down - rubberchicken
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Rubberchicken
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We already had the "Wing Commander" series at the other place, didn't we?
Anyway, I've spent some time with Google Streetview, this is what it looked like from my end:
In other words, your classic UK backroads confusing shitty traffic situation.
Now obviously I don't remember seeing that "give way" sign there. I do remember the big double decker bus that came thundering straight past me in the opposite direction half on my side of the road mere moments earlier, that demanded quite a bit of attention. And then suddenly this little red Fiat 500 dead ahead...
Anyway, I've spent some time with Google Streetview, this is what it looked like from my end:
In other words, your classic UK backroads confusing shitty traffic situation.
Now obviously I don't remember seeing that "give way" sign there. I do remember the big double decker bus that came thundering straight past me in the opposite direction half on my side of the road mere moments earlier, that demanded quite a bit of attention. And then suddenly this little red Fiat 500 dead ahead...
Rubberchicken
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I hope so. I think so, eventually...
Aside from the cosmetics and various bits like indicators, on second thought it's actually surprisingly intact given that I've stuffed it head-first into a car. Yeah the frame is bent, but the forks look fairly ok, and if they're not I still have the original front end in the shed. The engine looks completely unharmed other than having slid on its side a bit, the rear end impact seems to have mostly gone into the pannier frame. With a new frame, shouldn't be too hard to get the basics up and running again.
But first, my own refurbishment... Which won't exactly be free either, I doubt an MRI is cheap. No NHS here, my insurance will be getting some exercise...
Aside from the cosmetics and various bits like indicators, on second thought it's actually surprisingly intact given that I've stuffed it head-first into a car. Yeah the frame is bent, but the forks look fairly ok, and if they're not I still have the original front end in the shed. The engine looks completely unharmed other than having slid on its side a bit, the rear end impact seems to have mostly gone into the pannier frame. With a new frame, shouldn't be too hard to get the basics up and running again.
But first, my own refurbishment... Which won't exactly be free either, I doubt an MRI is cheap. No NHS here, my insurance will be getting some exercise...
Lord Vader
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No please dont,that is much worse than your shoulder is now.OhJ said:
Do you know what they do to sheep????
How you doing now Michel?
Hoping that the pain is getting better.As i said no worrys about your bike.She is safe and dry in my garage till you sorted.No rush.Actually dot rush at all cause its on a 28 day Ebay auction
Rubberchicken
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What's the postage on that ebay lot? I'll give you a tenner for it.
Pain wise I'm fairly ok as long as I move around. Just can't lie down for substantial lengths of time due to both my shoulders and my upper back being sore. Yes, this makes sleeping interesting, I manage about 5-6 unsteady hours before the pain forces me out of bed... The neurologist gave me some proper happy pills though. Tramadol. Which doesn't seem to do all that much.
Mostly the Kermit flail is getting annoying. Stuff I can't do/reach. Turns out one uses ones right arm for quite a lot of stuff...
Pain wise I'm fairly ok as long as I move around. Just can't lie down for substantial lengths of time due to both my shoulders and my upper back being sore. Yes, this makes sleeping interesting, I manage about 5-6 unsteady hours before the pain forces me out of bed... The neurologist gave me some proper happy pills though. Tramadol. Which doesn't seem to do all that much.
Mostly the Kermit flail is getting annoying. Stuff I can't do/reach. Turns out one uses ones right arm for quite a lot of stuff...
Rubberchicken
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Anyway, bit of an update: Yup, still lame.
Though some sort of voluntary movement is returning to my arm. Still piss-weak and mostly flailing around uncoordinated, but it's there. I can very nearly hold my lower arm level for a second, which should be so trivial you'd never think of it as an achievement, but right now effort wise it feels like I'm putting a 737 worth of "what do you mean weight restrictions?" carry-on bags in the overhead bins... Some way left to go, then.
Having faint hopes that recovery might actually be closer to the 3 months best case scenario mentioned by the neurologist, instead of the year-and-a-half worse case recovery time... (Nevermind the fear of the "It's dead, Jim" permanent option that keeps lurking at the edge of my mind.)
Meanwhile, I get to keep busy with lots and lots of hospital visits, using public transport, and in between poking insurance companies with a stick. Things started off really well with them mis-filing my initial report with all the contact details for the people I'd crashed into. I hope that was their "insurance company" moment but won't hold my breath.
Note: The tramadol still seems to do nearly squat, both on the stopping pain front and the dancing hippos happy pills front.
Though some sort of voluntary movement is returning to my arm. Still piss-weak and mostly flailing around uncoordinated, but it's there. I can very nearly hold my lower arm level for a second, which should be so trivial you'd never think of it as an achievement, but right now effort wise it feels like I'm putting a 737 worth of "what do you mean weight restrictions?" carry-on bags in the overhead bins... Some way left to go, then.
Having faint hopes that recovery might actually be closer to the 3 months best case scenario mentioned by the neurologist, instead of the year-and-a-half worse case recovery time... (Nevermind the fear of the "It's dead, Jim" permanent option that keeps lurking at the edge of my mind.)
Meanwhile, I get to keep busy with lots and lots of hospital visits, using public transport, and in between poking insurance companies with a stick. Things started off really well with them mis-filing my initial report with all the contact details for the people I'd crashed into. I hope that was their "insurance company" moment but won't hold my breath.
Note: The tramadol still seems to do nearly squat, both on the stopping pain front and the dancing hippos happy pills front.
austin
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This sounds really hopeful. if you really have got sensation in your arm then it will recover. Just make sure you aren't using other muscles to move the arm. I could move my shoulder joint by using my bicep "in reverse". Much to the amazement of the physios to whom I had to demonstrate
frequently.
frequently.
Rubberchicken
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Yeah, I've been warned about that...
I get to see the ergotherapist tomorrow, and do an EMG, so between those they'll be able to tell me what my body is really up to at the moment. Quite curious.
I get to see the ergotherapist tomorrow, and do an EMG, so between those they'll be able to tell me what my body is really up to at the moment. Quite curious.
Rubberchicken
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Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug. Though it was the side window, to be fair.
EMG test today. Long story short, they stick some conductive patches on various parts of your arm and then poke a mini cattle prod into your muscles to see if they'll jump. They did.
Then they stick a long thin electrode (basically an acupuncture needle on steroids) into those muscles and root around in there to get a good signal while I try to move my arm.
Not the most pleasant test I've had... Results are due tomorrow.
The neurologist running the thing asked me about the lack of muscle strength and whether that had come on suddenly or gradually... Suddenly. Definitely suddenly. There's nothing gradual about crashing a bike headfirst into a car. Someone clearly hadn't read my file.
EMG test today. Long story short, they stick some conductive patches on various parts of your arm and then poke a mini cattle prod into your muscles to see if they'll jump. They did.
Then they stick a long thin electrode (basically an acupuncture needle on steroids) into those muscles and root around in there to get a good signal while I try to move my arm.
Not the most pleasant test I've had... Results are due tomorrow.
The neurologist running the thing asked me about the lack of muscle strength and whether that had come on suddenly or gradually... Suddenly. Definitely suddenly. There's nothing gradual about crashing a bike headfirst into a car. Someone clearly hadn't read my file.
Kjell Lindberg
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Since You temporarily can not use Your right hand I have decided to help you out!
(No, not in that way!!!)
Here a new signature picture for you:
Get well soon!
(No, not in that way!!!)
Here a new signature picture for you:
Get well soon!
Rubberchicken
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...Or not.Rubberchicken said:
Had the neurologist on the phone sounding somewhat miffed, the results weren't in yet and the dept responsible for it had already sodded off by 16.45. So, yeah. Maybe later.