Broken wrist

Demonbaker · Post by **Demonbaker** » 17 years ago

Took the x rap out for a spin with a couple of mates yesterday evening, well to cut a long story short one of the guys Harley wouldn’t start after brief stop at a pub, so we tried to bump start it. After three attempts the thing fires up and flies of down the road leaving me stumbling to get my balance, well gravity won and I hit the road hands first. So after an extremely painful ride home I get a lift to A & E and two hours later my left wrist is plastered due to a broken scaphoid.
So that’s at least four weeks off the bike and I will have to phone customers today to cancel pig roasts.

wreckah · Post by **wreckah** » 17 years ago

doh!

those harleys will get you every time

speedy recovery mate!

stevepratt48 · Post by **stevepratt48** » 17 years ago

Hard luck, always the good Samaritan! Pity the Summer's here, as well

At least you can try to get the rest plastered, while you wait??

Post by **snapdragon** » 17 years ago

bugger!! no Xrapping

hope you have someone to cover the masterbaking stuff too DB

I'd offer to do Hog roasts if I had a license to drive the van

TLMONKEY · Post by **TLMONKEY** » 17 years ago

Demonbaker wrote:55 years agoTook the x rap out for a spin with a couple of mates yesterday evening, well to cut a long story short one of the guys Harley wouldn’t start after brief stop at a pub, so we tried to bump start it. After three attempts the thing fires up and flies of down the road leaving me stumbling to get my balance, well gravity won and I hit the road hands first. So after an extremely painful ride home I get a lift to A & E and two hours later my left wrist is plastered due to a broken scaphoid.
So that’s at least four weeks off the bike and I will have to phone customers today to cancel pig roasts.

Could have been worse mate...

At least you didnt own the harley

shebee · Post by **shebee** » 17 years ago

Oh dear

... Sorry to hear that ... hope it heals well... Just athought your company insurance might pay for you to employ a driver to do the hog roasts... certainly worth an ask?

Adam · Post by **Adam** » 17 years ago

Mrs Adam is a head of dept at our local Orthopaedic hospital (and hand surgery specialist). She tells me the Scaphoid is a very nasty bone to break since it has an extremely poor blood supply and can take months to mend. Make sure you look after it and don't go taking liberties with it. Heal well

Post by **snapdragon** » 17 years ago

Adam wrote:55 years agoMrs Adam is a head of dept at our local Orthopaedic hospital (and hand surgery specialist). She tells me the Scaphoid is a very nasty bone to break since it has an extremely poor blood supply and can take months to mend. Make sure you look after it and don't go taking liberties with it. Heal well

local Orthopaedic hospital ? now I believed that to be one of the best in the country?

Cavia · Post by **Cavia** » 17 years ago

OOPS

Get well soon!!

twistedpr · Post by **twistedpr** » 17 years ago

Ouch! Sounds nasty. Makes me realise how "lucky" I was to get away with nothing broken after my recent off.

Hope your wrist heals faster than my head did mate!

Adam · Post by **Adam** » 17 years ago

snapdragon wrote:55 years ago
Adam wrote:55 years agoMrs Adam is a head of dept at our local Orthopaedic hospital (and hand surgery specialist). She tells me the Scaphoid is a very nasty bone to break since it has an extremely poor blood supply and can take months to mend. Make sure you look after it and don't go taking liberties with it. Heal well
local Orthopaedic hospital ? now I believed that to be one of the best in the country?

One of the best in the world for medical research

Demonbaker · Post by **Demonbaker** » 17 years ago

Been back to GW Hospital at swindon today and had the cast removed, tommorow would have been seven weeks since my stupid fall. The good news is all is mending fine i can now drive again and all i have to do is wear a wrist support and do some physio exercises, the bad news is no riding the bike for at least four more weeks

Post by **snapdragon** » 17 years ago

Demonbaker wrote:55 years ago............and all i have to do is wear a wrist support and do some physio exercises, the bad news is no riding the bike for at least four more weeks

ahh well DB - very likely the real summer will arrive just as you get well enough to enjoy it

Adam wrote:55 years agoOne of the best in the world for medical research

see .... not as green as I'm cabbage looking

Amanda M · Post by **Amanda M** » 17 years ago

Glad you're healing well. I'm sat here typing one handed with a cast on my left hand making it impossible to type with it

I ended up having surgery to fix my broken thumb so who knows how long I'll be off the road

keep up with the exercises and happy riding when you're back on the road!

Amanda

Post by **snapdragon** » 17 years ago

Ouch again

- hope it all fixes up quick Amanda

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