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hollydolly said:
Bless you... I can barely do any chores. The laundry is easy because it does itself.. I can't hang it out with using just one hand , and the pain of the ribs, so it has to go into the dryer, even tho' it's summer..

The washing up is hard to do because I don't have a dishwasher here.. and because of the one hand being so bandaged.. I can't get rubber gloves on.. and I am not allowed to get the bandaged hand wet... so it's a bit of a performance, wrapping my hand in cling film using just my left hand to do it, to try and wash up...

I 've not been able to Vac since before the accident 2 weeks ago.. and i'm constantly having to apologise to visitors for the untidiness of the house currently.. :(
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Would a plastic bag be easier than wrapping?
 

hollydolly said:
I tell you what , since my accident, I'm finding I no longer care much about anything getting done....I saw just how quickly I nearly lost my life... and so none of the things aside from my own daughter.. matters any more to me. There's now no feeling of urgency to improve anything.. to get things done quickly.. to replace things.... ...to make things look special

What for ?.. just so someone can just wipe your life away in a single moment... and it'll all have been for nothing..:oops:😩

Also...I've lost bluddy faith in Amazon yet again.... ordered an antiseptic spray for my hand recommended by my daughter.. who swears by it for everything even tho' technically it's supposed to be for animals came home, and it said it had been ''handed to resident''.. of course it hadn't.. and even if it had been left on the doorstep and it had been stolen .. that would have been a lie anyway from the driver ...but I have Video ring doorbell, and there's no amazon driver on it for today

I contacted Amazon..cuz I needed that spray today.. and they say can do nothing until Tuesday.
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Odds are its next door Doll! Think they use GPS and many times drive past for several blocks If you are in a housing district, then come back to deliver as they leave your street. Across the street from.

We have a new mailman with his lil white truck. He seems to deliver it right. The former, well it would be with in a mile in the neighbors
box several times a year. Delivered an acceptance to Wash U. and the girl lived 6 blocks away. Clearly addressed. I handed it to her.
She said, "Thank you, it has been and honor sir. " ..... :ROFLMAO: ..... Think she believed I was Dean of Wash U. WTH !
 

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Were in a real heat wave here in St. Louis Metro area, some rain but very humid.
The windows are covered with sweat. Temp set at 75, AC runs a bit. Not a Dark
hoody day for me.
 
I have been hoping to socialize the two kittens to get them ready for adoption. Momcat seems to have a different idea and is teaching them the way of the ferals. The three of them ate and slept on the porch this morning. But I still haven't been able to touch them. They may end up being community cats. At least they have been neutered. I am concerned about the heat. It will reach 100 more than once this week.
 
hollydolly said:
neighbours just brought me dinner.. they didn't know about the accident... so they saw my hand and arm all bandaged.. and asked what happened... they were so upset they didn't know...

Anyway, they've brought me dinner of steaksm peppered mashed spuds, and siie salad .. I didn't have the heart to tell them I can't use a knife to cut the steaks up...
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One hand and your teeth, tear that sucker apart Holly Dolly!
Holly a ferocious Cat!
 
Jules said:
No one else is there. Pick that steak up with one hand and gnaw on it. Eat as much as you can then put it back in the fridge for tomorrow. Tough times call for different measures.

I expect you’ll be seeing many more meals now that she knows.
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yes that's why I laid low, and didn't tell them, because it was..very difficult to stand up and sit down to answer the door, while my ribs were so bad... they're still sore, but a lot less than they were
 
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It was yesterday. Easy 70 mile mc ride on the 250, half highway and half dirt w my buddy. The flowers are still going strong! Indian Paintbrush, Yarrow, Fireweed, Lupine, and a bunch of others that I can longer recall the name of. We had lunch at a mountain biker hangout, and got my fill of ladies in lycra!!! 2 old geezers in mc gear put a few of them off I'm sure.


Sego lily
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Today got up way too early, shoulders were beat from riding the past couple days, but couldn't even muster up enough energy to go soak. Breakfast and coffee, and then an hour nap. Made it to gym when it opened at 10am to work on my shoulders, do some mat work, and cardio.

Archery elk season starts in a month so this afternoon I set up my archery target, and shot 4 groups, 3 arrows each. I haven't shot my bow since 8/31/2024 when I shot a 5pt bull. The equipment is functioning well but might need to adjust the aim point up a couple inches and a couple to the right. We'll give it a few more days before making an adjustment however.

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Pepper said:
Having stent surgical procedure on Thursday. No circulation whatsoever, none. I'm surprised I can walk at all. Yesterday, walked for 80 minutes in two shifts. Doc says I must walk 2 hours a day if I don't want to wind up in a wheelchair. I went to my park's back field and just walked the circumference over & over, had nowhere to actually go. Today will be like 100 degrees, so my exercise was laundry. Extremely painful but I would rather be in pain than lose the ability to walk. Doc was very serious. Son was with me, and he asked great questions. I'm so glad he was able to come with me.

Doc is very aware of my anxiety problem. He's seen it.
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Pepper..it's Sunday and I'm just seeing this! I hope your procedure went well, you're not in pain and that the procedure will solves the issues you had. It's good to see that you feel you're already able to be out and about with your grandson.
 
it's 2.20am.. I'm still wide awake.. I have to be up fairly early because I have to make several calls to hopsital, for another x-ray... then to surgery for their opinion on the photo the district nurse sent... and then I have to call the Insurance people who are dealing with the personal legal expenses.. and then.. I've got an appointment at the car showroom in the next county, to look at a potential new car for me...

Even as a passenger in a plush upholstered car.. as I was today ..it's still really sore on my ribs to even get and out of the car.. and after about 20 minutes or so.. it hurt just sitting ... My whole body on the right side, is every hue of colour with bruising..

People are amazed that it happened so recently, and yet given that it was so catastrophic. of a car crash.. that to them I seem to be improving astonishingly well.... but to me.. I feel that I shouldn't hurt so much... It's stupid really because that was incredible that I wasn't killed, and I thank god for it that I didn't suffer much more injuries, .. but in saying all of that the cconstant pain in the current injuries, is just getting me down now..
 
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hollydolly said:
i've just had a shower, and so to enable me to wash my hair, instead of using the cling film, I got a freezer bag with the zip lock, and zipped it as closed as possible.. and that worked very well... (y)
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I used 1" surgical tap to tape my freezer bag over my casts on my wrists. I took showers ok then. Sort of kept them out of the flow of water.
I had a seat to sit on in the shower for about a month. They gave me blood thinners for my bruising. Both shoulders to below knees.
My Left broken Femur was rodded / bolted / fixed. Right hip shattered. There I was in the Hospital Physical Therapy depts for a month, Broken, battered, but not dead. Hang in there Doll. You doing good. I's Back to work in 3 months. It hurt for a year exactly. Felt like a baseball bat hit my leg every morning when I got up. Walked it off. No pain no Gain. Lol Femur does not like to get broken it was really prissy.

The thing I like the best was the heat pad, then the Tens Treatment for my knee / left leg. I turned it as high as it would go. Smoken Charlotte!
Pick your passion. At work 40 + hours a week after 3 months. Thanksgiving present back at work full time.
 
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Today I'm flying solo again doing one of my other favourite things (Mrs Oy is my hero for suggesting this and supporting me through this troubled time.)

I'm catching 4 trains to get to one of the best freight train spotting stations in the UK. Doncaster. I will take ophotos, drink beer and generally have a nice time. There will be hundreds of photos but I won't bore you with trains :)
 
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Today I'm flying solo again doing one of my other favourite things (Mrs Oy is my hero for suggesting this and supporting me through this troubled time.)

I'm catching 4 trains to get to one of the best freight train spotting stations in the UK. Doncaster. I will take ophotos, drink beer and generally have a nice time. There will be hundreds of photos but I won't bore you with trains :)
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photos are never boring.. have a super time, you need some alone time I'm sure...
 
papa tiger said:
I used 1" surgical tap to tape my freezer bag over my casts on my wrists. I took showers ok then. Sort of kept them out of the flow of water.
I had a seat to sit on in the shower for about a month. They gave me blood thinners for my bruising. Both shoulders to below knees.
My Left broken Femur was rodded / bolted / fixed. Right hip shattered. There I was in the Hospital Physical Therapy depts for a month, Broken, battered, but not dead. Hang in there Doll. You doing good. I's Back to work in 3 months. It hurt for a year exactly. Felt like a baseball bat hit my leg every morning when I got up. Walked it off. No pain no Gain. Lol Femur does not like to get broken it was really prissy.

The thing I like the best was the heat pad, then the Tens Treatment for my knee / left leg. I turned it as high as it would go. Smoken Charlotte!
Pick your passion. At work 40 + hours a week after 3 months. Thanksgiving present back at work full time.
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You went through a lot.. ..very very painful for you.. brave guy to have walked through the pain in your recovery...

They haven't given me blood thinners for the bruising.. I think it's different here because we don't pay out of pocket..or insurances for our medical care as you do in the US..so unless they feel something can't be treated another way they're often loathe to prescribe an expensive ( to the NHS) medication..

In this case of my severe bruising, both eternally and internally.. I have used Topical arnica Gel... and arnica tablets.. and the bruising on my skin.. has improved amazingly in such a short time... compared to what it was... I can't tell about the internal bruising because that still hurts like Billy-O
 
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My outing yesterday has cost me today.. could barely sleep for the back and rib cage muscle spasms, .. my arms and hand are so painful..:( it's not possible for me to go and view the potential new car at the showroom today, so I've made another appt for later in the week. I've put a refundable reserve on it, so it won't be sold until I view it ..

Got to ring the surgery for their opinion of the photos sent by the district nurse, but trying to get through to my GP surgery on a Monday morning..is impossible, so I'll wait until this afternoon before calling
 
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I'm in shock. I just had a phone call from the salvage company who currently have my car... .. they said that I can come and collect the items in it which are all salvable.

I told them I'd spoken to someone last week who told me there was nothing in the car worth saving.

he apologised profusely, said he didn't know who I'd spoken to, but there was quite a few things still fine and able to be collected... so he's made an appointment for me to go and collect them.

Annoyingly the place where the car is, is just about 2 miles from where I was yesterday at my friends house.. which is about a 50 mile round trip from here.. and I didn't know...

Anyway... the appt is made for the end of next week.. when I'll be fitter hopefully and able to go and get my things before my car is crushed...
 

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