Wednesday 19 January 2011

It Only Took 32 Years....

Well where do I start ? You may have noticed I've been AWOL, I'm sorry but I do have a good excuse honest which I'm sure you'll agree if you follow me on Facebook or Twitter ;) x Last Monday the heating engineers were coming to install our new heating system, the house was freezing so I decided to decamp to my Godparents for the day. All was going well a nice chat, warm cuppas then I decided to pop to the library -hmm bad move, last Monday we had more snow, and lots of ice, So I guess you can bet what happened.. I fell down and my leg bent underneath me with a sharp cracking noise. Eek I managed to crawl the short distance to my Godparents house where by this time I was feeling very faint and shaky, they managed to get me comfortable and my mum managed to collect me and bring me home - I could still move everything on my foot so after taking a few painkillers I tried to get some sleep. By the Tuesday morning though my foot didn't resemble a foot anymore swollen and every colour under the sun. So we headed off to the nearest hospital where after a bit of prodding it was revealed after 32 years I had my first ever broken bones :( I had spiral fractures to my right foot and ankle, and not only that but I would probably need surgery to realign it and put it all back together - I have to say at this point I nearly fainted again :( I was then transferred to the main hospital in my areas orthopedics department and after about 6 hours I was eventually found a bed. After a few days of I have to say vile food, attempted joint manipulation, and various periods of being nil by mouth I eventually had my operation on Friday, I have to say it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be bar the anesthetic which made me a bit sick. On Monday afternoon they let me go home with some walking frames, so you can now refer to me a hopalong ;) I can't put any weight on my foot for about 8 weeks :(. All that coupled with my ME means I'm feeling pretty crappy - my legs, back and arms ache and my nails, skin and hair are a disgrace - how the heck do you wash your face when you can't stand up without grabbing hold of something hmm I guess I'm going to have to learn a lot in the next month or so. So I'm back not quite with it but I'm here - I am going to start trying to get a few posts up over the next day or so but please be patient - I have hospital again next week to remove my clips and put on a full cast but otherwise I will be around I can't bend down or reach anything but I'll be here. Thanks for all the sweet messages I really appreciated it especially when I was stuck in a hospital bed - I dread to think what my phone bill is going to be - oh and thanks to my new followers too I logged on today expecting to have lost a few but there are actually more of you lovely peeps thank you so much xxx

13 comments:

  1. OMG!!! I hope you have a speedy recovery!

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  2. Gosh I hope you are ok and feel better soon xx

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  3. Ruddy weather. What rotten luck...

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  4. O wow. Poor you! Glad you are on the mend. Take care xx

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  5. How horrible, hope you're fully recovered soon.

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  6. Get well soon sweetie! What a nightmare! xxx

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  7. Oh my goodness I'm so sorry! Poor you! I've never broken a bone myself. I hope you get better soon, take care of yourself. xxx

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  8. Oh my goodness...how awful! Glad you got everything sorted and that you are now on the mend! Rest up and take care hun. x

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  9. I am a northern girl too and have followed your blog for a while - its fab!
    hope you get well soon xxx

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  10. get well soon hun...

    hugs and kisses
    rhaindropz

    my new blog hun
    http://rhaichael.blogspot.com/

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  11. My week has been so hectic with the start of term that I totally missed this! Sorry Lou, you must've been in so much pain! I hope you're ok Lou and manage to get comfortable and settled. It must be a nightmare handling crutches with ME,beyond exhausting. Take care my love, and hope you heal up very soon! x

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  12. You poor thing, hope you get better soon x

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