No Panadeine Forte recommended as it has a marvellous 'binding' effect 
RK wrote:And that is Wikipedia - I can write my own definition.
Yeah, but.... he did stopyou cannot be sirrus wrote:The question has to be asked, if the light was yellow, was stopping an option?
Yep. Front (nose) brakes followed by rear (end) ... try doing that simultaneously !!il padrone wrote:Yeah, but.... he did stopyou cannot be sirrus wrote:The question has to be asked, if the light was yellow, was stopping an option?
Followed by collar bone brake. [\poortastejokes]Coolabah wrote:Yep. Front (nose) brakes followed by rear (end) ... try doing that simultaneously !!il padrone wrote:Yeah, but.... he did stopyou cannot be sirrus wrote:The question has to be asked, if the light was yellow, was stopping an option?
lump_a_charcoal wrote:Followed by collar bone brake. [\poortastejokes]Coolabah wrote:
Yep. Front (nose) brakes followed by rear (end) ... try doing that simultaneously !!
Get well dude, hope the surgery is a success!
I'm surprised you need to keep wearing the sling for so long.il padrone wrote:Oohhhh nooooo!
That is not good. Sitting here typing with one arm in a sling.... 4 weeks after a fall that caused a similar accident - I offer my commiserations. Look I even had bandages in the same places as you
Mine didn't need surgery in the end. Overlapped break turned out after further X-rays to be an oblique fracture. Rest, no lifting, no riding. 2 more weeks in the sling to go.
Panadol - 2 hrs - Nurofen. Rinse and repeat. Keep that up for about 3 weeks
i spent 12 hours waiting at prince of wales perioperative for a plate and screws but more critical patients kept coming in and was sent home because they had no more beds, that's understandable and fair enough but i was still a bit peeved - 12 hours of being told you're up next!trailgumby wrote:Yeah, you can see the swelling over the collarbone. Hopefully no titanium needed, but with a break in *two* places you might be better to take the more invasive option.
Get a second opinion from an orthopaedic surgeon. Emergency Department interns are not known for the quality and accuracy of their diagnosis, nor are emergency department radiologists. They may be right, but it's your body and you want it done right. Wait and see (aka hope) is not a strategy.
Heal fast. If you can get it attended to quickly you could be back on the bike in 8-10 weeks. The faster you can get the "permanent solution" in place, the less muscle wastage you will need to make good.
surprisingly it's in better condition than i amCoolabah wrote:Can't believe I have to be the first person to ask about your bike ? Is it OK ?? [/joke]
On a serious note, glad to hear your injuries sound "eventually recoverable from but nonetheless still awfully painful" so to speak ... but of course very sorry to hear of your accident. Out of curiosity , did the chain come off the front cog and to the left ???
yeah sounds like sound advice, i'll investigate laterwinstonw wrote:bummer about that.
It would be worthwhile getting your bike looked over, and trying to find out why the chain played up.
old cassette? old or dirty chainring? derailleurs not tuned well, wheels not fitted squarely? would be interesting to find out the cause.
I presume the chain came off the chainring, not the rear cog.
ugh i hope i don't spend another whole day (and not allowed food/water) in hospital for no reasontrailgumby wrote:Had similar happen when i was hit by a hater in a car. In hospital Monday after the collision, didn't get my hand operated on until Thursday. Kept getting bumped by life-threatening cases.
I think the reason they didn't send me home was because the bed was going to be paid for by the thug's employer's third party.
Mondays are usually pretty hectic because of weekend sports incidents... ifbat all possible don't let them send you home.
What's the impact on your work situation?
