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Lonely in BC
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Day 1- I don't do idleness very well.
Me and my always needing a new challenge- I pulled a good one this time. Kind of took a spill off a ladder and the X-rays show that I've broken my heel bone on the right foot. I thought the Doc was messing with me but deep down inside I already suspected.
I know that in the grand scheme of life this is small stuff but for a guy who can't still for five minutes the 6-8 week timeframe indicated is currently looking like an eternity. I get the cast put on tomorrow - me, in a cast, never thought it would happen (thank god it wasn't a femur or something like that).
Challenges in the last eight hours:
-Driving the Civic, it's tough enough to lower myself into at the best of times (6' and 230 lbs), doing it with crutches and feeling gimped up- priceless! Oh ya, it's a stick shift so not a whole lot of room for the feet already- a cast, this is gonna be great
good thing I still have the truck to drive.
-Obviously walking was out of the question- I'm so glad no one was around to witness my crawling in the snow after my spectacular landing, I'm sure they would have pissed themselves laughing. This is the first time I've regretted wearing shorts- brrrrr.
-K, hopping as a mode of transportation, not the best idea on snow and ice covered pavement. Being a cheap s.o.b. who was still in denial regarding serious injury I decide to park on the street instead of having to give up my kid to cover parking fees- I was quite grateful to park my backside in a chair for a break after that adventure.
- Hospital staff, they were great, no major issues although I was given a stern look for whipping around in a wheelchair- dam those things are small! Oh ya, a nurses heart rate kept skipping beats due to my repeated failure to lock the wheel brake when I made my incredibly graceful movements in and out of the chair for X-rays, etc.
-side note, there was a very cute nurse that kept catching my eye, I had the doc and another nurse laughing so hard she had to come by and see what was going. I really hope she's around when I go back for my cast tomorrow. Yummy
-another side note, she had an awesome smile
-oh hell, another side note, my face was covered in delitefully crusty blood from a slice to the top of my noggin and a nice little gouge to my right eye. I suspect my sex appeal was somewhat lacking but I do honestly think hot nurse didn't find the cleaned up version too hard on the eyes. It's likely wishful thinking (I did bang my head so delusion can't be ruled out).
-the only tough part was leaving, dam that nurse is cute.
-To make it more interesting by the time I leave I've got this annoying temporary cast and crutches. I'm not going to lie and say my scoot across the parking lot back to the car was done with swanlike precision and grace but compared to the previous journey hopping across that icy, windswept parking lot I'd say it was slightly more impressive.
-Life in an RV, this is going to present some challenges. The couple of stairs weren't too much of an issue but using the sticks- no way, no chance. Banging my foot a few times didn't improve my disposition either (yes, I cursed inanimate objects thoroughly and soundly).
-Discomfort , holy honeysuckle is my ankle swollen! Kind of hurts like hell also. Of course I'm doing my RICE but I'm kind of regretting passing up on the Tylenol. I'm pretty sure I've got a half bottle of Jack Daniels stashed in here somewhere. Must have a look for it.
Tomorrows going to be an interesting day, not looking forward to phoning my employer about this. Don't really want to let The Kid know either (she has a sensitive soul and hates seeing people hurt).
Me and my always needing a new challenge- I pulled a good one this time. Kind of took a spill off a ladder and the X-rays show that I've broken my heel bone on the right foot. I thought the Doc was messing with me but deep down inside I already suspected.
I know that in the grand scheme of life this is small stuff but for a guy who can't still for five minutes the 6-8 week timeframe indicated is currently looking like an eternity. I get the cast put on tomorrow - me, in a cast, never thought it would happen (thank god it wasn't a femur or something like that).
Challenges in the last eight hours:
-Driving the Civic, it's tough enough to lower myself into at the best of times (6' and 230 lbs), doing it with crutches and feeling gimped up- priceless! Oh ya, it's a stick shift so not a whole lot of room for the feet already- a cast, this is gonna be great
good thing I still have the truck to drive.-Obviously walking was out of the question- I'm so glad no one was around to witness my crawling in the snow after my spectacular landing, I'm sure they would have pissed themselves laughing. This is the first time I've regretted wearing shorts- brrrrr.
-K, hopping as a mode of transportation, not the best idea on snow and ice covered pavement. Being a cheap s.o.b. who was still in denial regarding serious injury I decide to park on the street instead of having to give up my kid to cover parking fees- I was quite grateful to park my backside in a chair for a break after that adventure.
- Hospital staff, they were great, no major issues although I was given a stern look for whipping around in a wheelchair- dam those things are small! Oh ya, a nurses heart rate kept skipping beats due to my repeated failure to lock the wheel brake when I made my incredibly graceful movements in and out of the chair for X-rays, etc.
-side note, there was a very cute nurse that kept catching my eye, I had the doc and another nurse laughing so hard she had to come by and see what was going. I really hope she's around when I go back for my cast tomorrow. Yummy
-another side note, she had an awesome smile
-oh hell, another side note, my face was covered in delitefully crusty blood from a slice to the top of my noggin and a nice little gouge to my right eye. I suspect my sex appeal was somewhat lacking but I do honestly think hot nurse didn't find the cleaned up version too hard on the eyes. It's likely wishful thinking (I did bang my head so delusion can't be ruled out).
-the only tough part was leaving, dam that nurse is cute.
-To make it more interesting by the time I leave I've got this annoying temporary cast and crutches. I'm not going to lie and say my scoot across the parking lot back to the car was done with swanlike precision and grace but compared to the previous journey hopping across that icy, windswept parking lot I'd say it was slightly more impressive.
-Life in an RV, this is going to present some challenges. The couple of stairs weren't too much of an issue but using the sticks- no way, no chance. Banging my foot a few times didn't improve my disposition either (yes, I cursed inanimate objects thoroughly and soundly).
-Discomfort , holy honeysuckle is my ankle swollen! Kind of hurts like hell also. Of course I'm doing my RICE but I'm kind of regretting passing up on the Tylenol. I'm pretty sure I've got a half bottle of Jack Daniels stashed in here somewhere. Must have a look for it.
Tomorrows going to be an interesting day, not looking forward to phoning my employer about this. Don't really want to let The Kid know either (she has a sensitive soul and hates seeing people hurt).
