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Hope you are doing ok McB, let us know when you can?

Been thinking about you

Lizx

An horrific accident McB, but hope you have less pain now.

Awwww McB, I do sympathise with you re the self-employed getting no help whatsoever when injury or illness strikes.

We have been there twice, each time taking months to recover financially after an accident my husband had, then when he had major surgery.

The emotional and physical healing pass only to be followed by months of worry over money.............so unfair to all the hard working, yet not rich self-employed.

xx

Hoping that you are managing OK and the scars are healing a little for you.

Hope you are getting on OK McB, I am sure that the healing process is long and probably painful and needs a lot of patience. :-)

Liz, I am pleased you said thaT, I was going to ask where Les is as I have missed him on the board and have not seen that he is poorly. If you read this Les, get well soon. :-)

Hope you are getting on ok McB and your stumps are healing well.

I have a relative in Aylesbury too, but didn't get a chance to meet up with them on my visit. Will do it next time so if you are near that way, let me know.

Lizx

I hope that you are coping and improving and back on the washing up rota again,

McB, I stayed in Buckingham with my cousin who is 76 and has a sheltered housing bungalow near the town centre. Our Dads were born in Gawcott and our Grandfather and Gt.Grandfather and some other relatives are buried in the local Churchyard. There are still a few of the family members living in the village. My Grandfather was born in Wendover as my Gt Grandfather was a stonemason and moved about a bit, sometimes taking the family with him judging by the various villages my Gt Uncles and Aunts were born in, but he always went back to Gawcott between times.

I went to see Les (Glenister) who posts on here but is poorly at the mo, his wife is a relative of mine and he is near Blenheim Palace, we could have had a gr meet had I known you lived in the area. Must do it next time I visit Bucks.

Lizx

Hope you have not knocked your hand today. It must have been awful. It made me go cold just thinking about it!! Take it easy, I hope your pain lessens before too long.

what a awful thing to happen
i do hope your on the mend McB

Stray lost two finger ends when she was 3
but a fantastic plastic surgeon
Mr Charles Viva managed to save them with micro surgery :-D :-D

HI MCB
OUR A&E IS ABOUT THE SAME DISTANCE BUT AT LEAST
AN HOUR IN TIME,
HOPE THE MISSING DIGITS STOP HURTING SOON,

Yes Liz, I'm about 8-9 miles or 15 minuets from the hosp but on the day of the accident that journey seemed to take forever.
Where in bucks were you ?

Ouch, I can imagine how much that would hurt. Do take things steady and look after yourself.

Do you live near Stoke Mandeville, I was in Bucks recently, visiting family..

Lizx

I put a jumper on earlier & as i put my arm through the sleeve and bought my arm down i whacked my hand on a chair to the side of me, though i was going to faint.

I hope the pain will ease off soon, Been thinking about you. It must be difficult not to knock them too. :-(

Now that the dressings are off my stumps have really swollen, had to go back to hosp this morning to get them checked out, they think the dressings were stopping the swelling & now there open to the elements there doing what comes naturally, very little phantom pain now just real pain & LOTS of it.

I hope that you are feeling a little better McB and you are now coming to terms with such an horrific accident. I really hope the phantom pains will calm down for you before too long.

My first OH worked woodwork machines and lost the end digit of his right index finger and badly cut his thumb on a wood planer. In a later accident he damaged another finger. He still managed to write ok and do his job, but wore leather finger stalls (from the chemist) to protect the stumps at first and keep things clean. Otherwise it never really affected him and he managed to do the drawings and build replicas of a few horsedrawn carriages as well as renovate an old house in addition to his job. What he did notice was that the circulation could be poor on very cold days.

It should feel better when the swelling goes down and the stitches are out. Not being able to work is always a worry when you are self employed, but just get the other aspects of your business you can do up to date when you are able, then you will feel better.......phone calls, paperwork, sorting out etc.

Very best wishes to you for a speedy recovery.

Been back to hosp this afternoon, waited hours, bandages off & been allowed to run them under a tap, you've no idea how good that felt, still cant return to work till the stitches have all gone & swellings down, stumps are not to bad to touch but the phantom pain hurts like ****

McB I hope you will continue to improve and that you are still receiving the necessary aftercare. Don't try to get back to work too soon, I understand the financial implications, but you need to make sure you have properly healed physically and mentally.


When you are ready I can always supply plenty of washing up.


Good luck.