No more flying for me .......... updated..

[Sesame]

nasty one. sorry to here that, hope it heals quickly.

[Farmer Giles]

well that's torn it.. quite literally.

Joint's gone back in ok but I have ruptured the ligament in my thumb so I'm going for an op tomorrow to have it re-attached then 2 weeks in a proper cast followed by another 2 or 3 weeks in a polycarbonate moulded cast with physio in between.

Probably 6 to 8 weeks before I have fully strength and mobility back...

great..

shouldn't even have been there but the kids school was closed for an extra 2 days so I had to take a day off to cover it and this happens..

and I can't even get ****ed cause of the pain killers and I need to be good for the op tomorrow. Oh and I can't eat anything after 10pm tonight until I've had my op sometime tomorrow morning....

[Brian Gifford]

That's awful! Really sorry for you, mate. Hope it goes well tomorrow.

[brin]

on the bright side,no repair bills for at least 8 weeks. on a serious note i really hope the op goes well so good luck for tomorrow Martyn

[163phil]

Ouch! Hard luck Martyn - all the best for tomorrow

[Grant85]

Hope everything goes well for you tomorrow Martyn and have a speedy recovery.
Cheers Grant.

[LipolyGone]

Ouch sorry to hear that Martyn.
Hope it heals soon.
I fell over ice skating once.
chasing my daughter round like I was a teenager.
Feet went one way knees & torso the other,
put my knee right up into my ribs.
Outcome was 2 broken ribs & a fortnight off work
Moral of the story is, dont ice skate, it's for children
Martin

[EtheAv8r]

Sorry to hear this. Having introduced my middle finger to a high speed router blade 4 weeks ago I know where you are at! It is amazing how dibilitating an accident to a digit can be in so many ways.

Good luck and mend quickly!

[Hangar-7]

Hope all goes well for you tomorrow. I'm sure nurses will look after you with care and tenderness. Thank NHS for me and all that staffs in the hospital - they are gr8.

Cheers

[jhurwitz]

Damn that looks like it hurt!

[Tim Procter]

Best policy when going to the ice rink is do as I did.

Stay in the seated area watching.

Get well soon.

[Mart61]

I broke two ribs the last time I went ice skating. Dangerous places those rinks.

Right hand too I note? No five-knuckle shuffle for you for a while then. Have to get the missus involved eh?

An op on a Sunday too eh? Did ya go private, or have the NHS come up trumps?

[stuskimac]

bad luck dude, hope you heal up soon.

i did similar at work, i was delivering timber to B & Q one evening when i fell off my trailer after the strap i was pulling on snapped, fell backwards onto the ground & put left hand out to break my fall, felt funny, but didn't hurt at the time, just felt numb, when i looked at it the top half of the thumb was straight but moved sideways, bit like steps ? the B & Q staff were brilliant, took me to hospital & fetched me back, even closed the curtains on my trailer ! the hospital A & E staff were great too, i was in & out in a hour, x-ray then the treatment, which basically consisted of gas & reset ! then it bloody hurt ! they strapped it up too. it was only my work that let me done, they refused to send anybody to pick me up, so left hand somewhat disabled i had to drive my truck back to the yard, with a slap across gearbox ( which is on the left !) which hurt my hand like hell !
this happened on a thursday, i was due to go on holiday on the saturday, bloody typical something like that happens before a holiday ! needless to say work gave me friday night off ! lol.
its true though, we take our use of our digits for granted & don't realise how awkward simple things become to do when injured. my thumb healed in time, buts never quite been the same, i,ve got about 95% movement still, 5 years on !

[Tosh]

l keep looking at that first pic and the middle two fingers look more out of shape than the thumb.

[Farmer Giles]

Thanks everyone for your kind words..

Had the op today curtesy of the lovely NHS (who I cannot fault one bit from start to finish) and the final verdict was that I did not repture the tendon it actually broke the bone off that the tendon was attached to..

so dislocation and a broken bone in the thumb...

feel like crap now after the GA but had a good feed and now to bed until I wake up sometime tomorrow. No work for a couple of days at least.. just 4 to 6 weeks in plaster..............