I broke my leg - Ouch

juliamoons



Joined: 14/05/2009
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Message Posted:
27/09/2010 20:20

Whilst out walking the dogs with hubby. I went over like a ton of bricks and could not get up. I knew something bad had happened but did not think it was broken. The wicked nurse came over and said "that looks broken to me" and packed me off to Girne hospital. She was absolutely right broken it was. The Orthopaedic surgeon said I should stay in hospital for the night and I said no way I gotta go home. Have a temporary plaster on at the moment and am not allowed to put any pressure on it. That wicked nurse came to the rescue again with some wheels. Thanks Chris and TRNC Heathcare - you just don't know when you are going to need them.

cooper


Joined: 23/10/2007
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Message Posted:
27/09/2010 20:27

Well they don't call her nurseawful for nowt ) hope you make a speedy recovery.

mmmmmm



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Message Posted:
27/09/2010 20:27

Hope you make a full recovery - take care

racoonchic



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Message Posted:
27/09/2010 20:29

well done chris . get well soon julie

juliamoons



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Message Posted:
27/09/2010 20:30

Thanks Cooper I'll be dancing again in 6 weeks time. But pretty amazing at Girne Casualty 20 tl for xrays and 60 for getting plastered. Probably the same tomorrow I expect.

zerochlor


Joined: 03/04/2009
Posts: 4024

Message Posted:
27/09/2010 20:30

how many weeks in plaster?



when i broke my tib and fib i was in plaster for 13 weeks,my grans nittin needles came in very handy,i said they came in very handy

juliamoons



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Message Posted:
27/09/2010 20:31

Thanks mmmmmm and Ricky for your best wishes.

cooper


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Message Posted:
27/09/2010 20:32

That's very reasonable Julia it normally costs me alot more than that to get plastered )

racoonchic



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Message Posted:
27/09/2010 20:32

I can get plastered for half that money and it only takes 24 hours in recovery xx

Washerman


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Posts: 2301

Message Posted:
27/09/2010 20:34

I have just had an email from a girl that was at the do on Saturday night, reckons she is selling a 2nd hand voo doo doll and some pins?

juliamoons



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Posts: 849

Message Posted:
27/09/2010 20:35

HaHa anyone got an odd knitting needle no longer required.

juliamoons



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Message Posted:
27/09/2010 20:37

I think she already sold it hehehe

zerochlor


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Message Posted:
27/09/2010 20:37

yes,the woman with the old voo doo doll,comes with the doll

juliamoons



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Posts: 849

Message Posted:
27/09/2010 20:48

Fancy breaking your leg at 60 years of age. Fancy getting your pants pulled down and getting an injection in the bum in full view of everyone that was around. Was I concerned no not really. Just hope I can get one of those Beckham boot jobbies. Also hope that Sardunya Bay put in a drive-in take-away service as I can't see him in doors doing all the cooking for the next 6 weeks.

loulou



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Message Posted:
27/09/2010 20:51

were you pissed again julia ha ha or you will b now eh lol

loulou



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Message Posted:
27/09/2010 20:54

were you pissed again julia ha ha or you will b now eh lol

cooper


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Message Posted:
27/09/2010 20:54

Steady on Julia its your leg not your arms ) i'm sure he wont mind wheeling you in to the kitchen.

snakes



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Message Posted:
27/09/2010 20:54

Well done Chris ! I hope I never need you in the nicest possible way ! regards Barry

juliamoons



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Posts: 849

Message Posted:
27/09/2010 20:54

LouLou I gave up drinking 3 weeks ago because my BP was through the roof, only having an occasional glass. I am sober as that Judge, you know the one I mean. But the Orthopaedic surgeon said I should take one every 1/2 hour this evening.

YFred


Joined: 06/05/2009
Posts: 1471

Message Posted:
27/09/2010 20:55

There is an old greek saying "mahima je ksimahima en gonda gonda". Roughly translated it means being able to and not being able to are very close.

Enjoy your break.

Sorry could not resist.

juliamoons



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Message Posted:
27/09/2010 20:56

Hey Barry you owe me one - wonder if you can remember why. hehehe

ImnEr


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Posts: 76

Message Posted:
27/09/2010 21:36

Hi Julia, We are both so sorry to hear about your accident, maybe if you had been pissed it wouldn't have happened you would have stumbled on and gone over very gently. I'm sure Paul will come to the fore with his culinary skills, I've got a good copy of Delia Smiths complete illustrated cookery course if he wants to borrow it. I suppose your comment at message 14 may explain the "moons" in your title. Get well soon

juliamoons



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Message Posted:
27/09/2010 21:56

Yep JuliaMoons again hehehe

andrew4232



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Message Posted:
27/09/2010 22:43

yes thats good

Blackbird



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Message Posted:
27/09/2010 23:00

Not a full moon............sorry...hope you get better soon.......

dizzycows


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Message Posted:
27/09/2010 23:09

Julia, so sorry to hear of your fall, be a good girl and it will soon mend. I am sure Sardunya will let you be driven right to the cafe, it is a tonic in its self just sitting down there. Im missing it so much already..



take care x

nurseawful



Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
28/09/2010 06:33

Just don't loose that wheelchair it's our new Rolls Royce one that JK's bar bought!



Chris

p.s. Will pop in this afternoon to see how you are with a knitting needle.!

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
28/09/2010 09:23

So sorry to hear your news Julia, Just dont let the nurse bully you. However Im sure it wont stop you getting about if I know you.

nurseawful



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Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
28/09/2010 12:01

Oh dear poor ms Moon. just heard from her hubby he phoned from Girne Hospital, the bone has moved (despite the cast!) So she has to now go to theatre to get it pinned and plated.



See when you get out of jail oops meant hospital Julia.



Chris



p.s. I'm not really wicked or a bully , well just sometimes. xx

JohhnyLee


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Posts: 2495

Message Posted:
28/09/2010 15:55

Sorry to hear this news Juliamoons. we also wish you a very speedy recovery. xx

juliamoons



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Message Posted:
28/09/2010 17:11

Just got back from Girne Hospital. More x-rays, blood tests, ecg. Back tomorrow 7am as they are going to operate and put a metal plate in to weld the break. Ouch not looking forward to that. Thanks for the crutches Chris.

nurseawful



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Message Posted:
29/09/2010 06:37

Good Luck for this morning Julia. I was going to say 'break a leg' but not really appropriate is it! ouch



Chris

juliamoons



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Message Posted:
29/09/2010 16:39

Hmmm not long back from Girne Hospital. Guess what have spent 3 days in the hospital and the leg is still not fixed. Left home at 6:15 to be there for 7am sat/laid around until 1pm when they said sorry no operation today you must come next Wednesday. But here is your lunch and you must wait for see doctor. I was starving and the lunch was not too bad today quite tasty. But by 3pm I had definitely had enough of waiting for the doctor and we left. Rang the lovely nurse and am booked into Medikent tomorrow. I can't go walking around TRNC with a broken a leg it hurts.

juliamoons



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Posts: 849

Message Posted:
02/10/2010 13:16

Well had the operation on Thursday and of course they would not let me out until today and threatened to keep me in till Monday. I had a dressing change to day and was amazed to see a line of metal staples down the wound, it looked like a zipper, so I must get a picture of that before they come out. Anyway, I have this great xray showing all the pins etc., which I hope will come up here. Here goes.



http://postimage.org/image/1wdoemwck/



Medikent were great, no they were fantastic. After being let down by Girne hospital I could not take the chance of leaving it another week and maybe another week.

I arrived at Medikent Thursday morning and was x-rayed straight away, taken to a lovely room and got ready for the operation. Food was okay, I have decided I quite like Turkish breakfast now.

Can not get around much for the next 6 weeks as I cannot put any weight on it. So been looking for restaurants without any steps for me to go to. Or will hire a chief cook and bottle washer.

spider


Joined: 03/01/2009
Posts: 5527

Message Posted:
02/10/2010 23:38

Julie you take care of yourself and rest that leg, you poor thing..Do not do anything you can not just get hubby to run around for you and feel free to tell him Spider says he MUST )





Spider,X

juliamoons



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Posts: 849

Message Posted:
07/10/2010 12:35

Here is a picture of the zipper (staples) running up my leg what a neat job eh.



http://postimage.org/image/19t266td0/