> I cut the > painkillers down to bedtime-only after a couple of days (I was only
> taking about half of what I was allowed to in the first place). A > couple of days later I decided to stop them altogether. You should join the SAS, you hard bastard. Glad to hear you're mending. -- Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of David Mann > Sent: 20 October 2007 08:12 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: OT: 1 week on > > Its already been a week since I broke my left collarbone and it's > feeling a lot better than I would have expected. I cut the > painkillers down to bedtime-only after a couple of days (I was only > taking about half of what I was allowed to in the first place). A > couple of days later I decided to stop them altogether. > > Most of the pain I'm getting now is in the upper back. I think this > is partly due to my sleeping position and also due to the arm-in-a- > sling pulling downwards on my neck. As a result I'm finding > it quite > hard to stand still for very long (I was getting quite impatient in > the shops today). > > During the past couple of days I've been trying to keep my > arm out of > the sling as much as possible. I only wear it now when I'm out & > about to show people that they should take care not to bump > into me. > I have regained limited use of my arm and it seems to be really good > unless I move that f***king muscle that pulls the shoulder forward. > The one that, whenever you drop something, instinctively > lunges quite > forcefully. > > At some stage I know that the novelty of this new experience > is going > to wear off. I'm still keeping my spirits up but I'll be happier > when I can cook again. I also need to work out a better > solution for > my commuting situation. I don't mind being unable to mow the lawn > though :) :) > > I have my first physio appointment on Tuesday, then it's back to the > fracture clinic on Thursday for a checkup. Most of my healthcare is > covered by ACC, our state-run provider of accident coverage. Its > reputation is pretty typical for any government department but I'm > still glad it's there. > > The damage to the bike, as far as I can tell, is just a bent front > wheel - the road rash on the rim suggests that it actually > went under > the wheel of the van that I only just missed myself. There are also > some nasty scratches on one of the brake levers. I'll have the bike > fully checked out anyway as you never know what else might be > wrong. > I'm especially sensitive about brakes, for some reason ;) > > BTW I'd like to thank everyone here again for their wishes, > they were > quite lifting :) > > Cheers, > > - Dave > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly > above and follow the directions. > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
