arose62
14th May 2005, 09:16 AM
On Thurs at "work", I fell between a boat and the wharf, and dislocated and broke my left shoulder.
Luckily,
a) I didn't hit my head & knock myself out & drown
b) it was low tide, so I only had to half-swim a short way to where I could stand on the bottom
c) I was able to get myself up onto the wharf with only one arm (insert ad for LakeHaven gym here:-)
There's a large area on the shoulder which is still numb, so there's the possibility of nerve damage, but I'll know more when I start seeing various quacks next week.
The hosp. used a "date-rape" type drug on me when putting the shoulder back in - they told me I'd be lightly sedated, would probably scream with pain, but wouldn't remember a thing afterwards. Next thing I remember, I was being X-rayed!
And here I was gloating about being semi-retired...
My 2 days a week mucking about with boats had seemed the perfect reward for 15 years in IT, until now.
I'm compiling a list of things to do with one hand; all suggestions appreciated.
Cheers,
Andrew
Luckily,
a) I didn't hit my head & knock myself out & drown
b) it was low tide, so I only had to half-swim a short way to where I could stand on the bottom
c) I was able to get myself up onto the wharf with only one arm (insert ad for LakeHaven gym here:-)
There's a large area on the shoulder which is still numb, so there's the possibility of nerve damage, but I'll know more when I start seeing various quacks next week.
The hosp. used a "date-rape" type drug on me when putting the shoulder back in - they told me I'd be lightly sedated, would probably scream with pain, but wouldn't remember a thing afterwards. Next thing I remember, I was being X-rayed!
And here I was gloating about being semi-retired...
My 2 days a week mucking about with boats had seemed the perfect reward for 15 years in IT, until now.
I'm compiling a list of things to do with one hand; all suggestions appreciated.
Cheers,
Andrew