1 week on

[Bob W]

> 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: pdml-bounces at pdml.net [mailto:pdml-bounces at pdml.net] 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
> 
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