got an 8 inch plate and 6 screws in my tibia, the fibia is well placed, so is being left to its own devices
when i last broke my leg (its not a habit honestly) twas a straight snap of the tib, so no surgery was required. as a result i had a full leg plaster and mobility was a total s**t, spasms of pain every time i tried to shift the cast.
since the surgery i have a half pot, so raising/manouvering my crippled limb is less painful. have to keep all weight off for a fortnight and then hopefully will go onto 30kg weightbearing to encourage ossification.
the atv if it was a 6 wheeler would have been a kawasaki mule, have driven them regularly, very good for carrying ungainly loads over rough terrain
if you do end up maimed, ward 14 at queen alex hospital in gateshead is the place to be, fantastic ward staff (except for dizzy, the sadistic angel of death) the consultant; mr patterson is very ......forthright but top banana. and heres an interesting thing, ''oralmorph'' is bobbins, better off with codiene. obviously IV morphine is wonderful stuff
although it does have certain side effects; had my first poo today since saturday and only with a hefty dose of senna
i am surprised a few of the lads slept through it all, although it may be a fair reflection of chris's DEVIL brew
chaps i've said it before and i'll say it again ;
I AINT DEAD YET!