Had a bit of an accident Sunday night.

[Iggypoppin']

Fell from a balcony, broke my hip. Currently in flinders medical centre on some strong medication, recovering from surgery yesterday. Looks to be a 12 week process and even then I may struggle to walk properly for a bit. Should make a full recovery though.
Let me say this to any young people reading. Even a minor amount of alcohol can impair your perceptions and make you think you can do things you can't. I had 6 beers at a work mates, leant over the balcony to shout out at a mate and lost my balance. I'm lucky it was only a first floor balcony, and that I wasn't injured more severely. Look after yourself guys.

[Auslandau]

Bummer Naish! Just be a bit more bloody careful!!!!! Hips are not good thing to break ..... well come to think of it .... nothing is really. Hope it doesn't affect your work as you seem to be enjoying it at the moment!

[ZA-289]

****! That sux. If it makes you feel any better I ran over my own foot with the forklift I was operating and an ex workmate broke both his legs trying to jump from a balcony...

Recovery will be a slow process for you unfortunately. :(

Did it hurt like hell?

[NickyN]

Alcohol does impair perceptions.....take care and heal well.

When the time is right, make sure you do your PT.

[nstg8a]

Originally Posted by ZA-289

I ran over my own foot with the forklift I was operating

Lol that's the most common compo claim for forklift drivers...

[cheap]

You will be fine.

@ 35 years of age I smashed my femur and hip bone (big time), 10 days later I was walking.

@ 40 years of age, I broken an ankle and it was nearly 3 months before I was allowed to put weight on it.

[NickyN]

Originally Posted by ZA-289

I ran over my own foot with the forklift I was operating

Ummm............how did you run over your own foot if you're operating the forklift? Wouldn't that mean you're sitting in the operator's seat?

[93EB_SXR6]

Originally Posted by NickyN

Ummm............how did you run over your own foot if you're operating the forklift? Wouldn't that mean you're sitting in the operator's seat?

Perhaps he had one of his legs hanging out or was simply operating the forklift from outside i.e. lifting something while making sure the load didn't tip by holding onto it?
I've seen both.

[gtfpv]

very sorry to hear mate , take it easy and you will recover fully .

[ebxr8240]

So your changing your user name to bolts or screwed ?? Lol get well !!

[pottery beige]

smash the painkillers, its all top notch stuff

[ford71V8]

Sorry to hear about your incident.

I only made comment to the wife about how often you hear of accidents involving falling over balconies lately.

Saw a lady trying to catch a wedding bouquet go over on the teev this morning.
There was the Port power player falling from casino roof in LasVegas last offseason.
The schoolies week had warning about this stuff

Is it just me?

[csv8]

Originally Posted by pottery beige

smash the painkillers, its all top notch stuff

Endone !! Targin !!! way to go!!!

[ebxr8240]

N2o ? Not just for 1/4 mile !

[Burnout]

Settle down mate, get married. You'll be smashed up every day by that.

[Corzza]

Geez mate glad to hear it wasn't much worse!

Speedy recovery!

[nuthin' fancy]

Iggy's hip's-a-poppin.

Get well soon.

[Iggypoppin']

First attempt at a walk today caused me to pass out from pain. Upped the pain killers to tramadol, powerful stuff. Endone does nothing, fentalyn is ok for a bit. Will be a long recovery process I'm afraid :(
Thanks for the well wishes guys, means a lot.

[05_ENFORCER]

Might hurt now, wait until you get older, bloody comes back to bite you every friggin day.

Smash the drugs, easy on the hip and get better ASAP


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[Iggypoppin']

Walked for a bit today with a Zimmer frame, did an ok job too. One day at a time.

[05_ENFORCER]

Originally Posted by Iggypoppin'

Walked for a bit today with a Zimmer frame, did an ok job too. One day at a time.

I didn't mean THAT old Iggy..............LEL.................




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[Iggypoppin']

I go home today! Time to start the long road of recovery.
Spoke to work today and I will have a job to go back to thank god. Until then I'll most likely be claiming a benefit.

[Geez Louise]

Sorry to hear about your troubles Naish. Good to see your work will still have a job for you. Stress less and heal fast my friend

Cheers
Col

[DJM83]

Sorry to hear mate, take it easy and hope the recovery goes well for ya.

[SJG351]

When i broke my hip i spent 8 weeks in traction, your better off already
Cheers!

[devilcv8]

A mate in his 50s fell off a patio recently. 2 metres onto concrete, broke ribs and 4 vertebrate. Very lucky.

[Franco Cozzo]

If it makes you feel any better, my mate who was 17 at the time was at work, picked up his boss' son and went to dunk him in the sink and he slipped on the floor, fell down and broke his hip, the little one survived unscathed luckily.

He has recovered now, can walk ok so I guess age is on your side

[gtfpv]

Originally Posted by devilcv8

A mate in his 50s fell off a patio recently. 2 metres onto concrete, broke ribs and 4 vertebrate. Very lucky.

i've been there and done that , except with me it was 2 vertabrae in 2 different spots of my spine . i could not lye down for 7 weeks and had to sleep sitting up on the lounge . he will need rehab as his head will sag into his chest now as the spine wont support his head properly . but 2 years later i am completely normal and have no sign of this injury . tell him to get councilling and do rehab for 3 to 6 months . he's going to need it , and he can recover fully .
i had no surgury .

[Iggypoppin']

My list has now grown to hip.
So, both arms, two vertebrae, hip, jaw, nose twice, 5 fingers, two ribs, both ankles, right foot and....that's it.
I am far too accident prone!

[gtfpv]

Originally Posted by Iggypoppin'

My list has now grown to hip.
So, both arms, two vertebrae, hip, jaw, nose twice, 5 fingers, two ribs, both ankles, right foot and....that's it.
I am far too accident prone!

that sh it has got to stop .