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I feel ok even the stumps don't hurt much, a bit sore on the ends, it's the phantom pains that hurt, boy do they hurt.

Question i lost the big & ring finger on my left hand, does that mean I'm no longer married ? lol

I don't think so!!!! Nice try though.

Back in March I'd a very nasty accident in a fall.I wrecked my L knee and tibia.

I've had 4 operations on it and 1 biopsy,several weeks in the RVI.

All the nursing staff and doctors and nurses and others were excellent.

My leg's mending but still has a long way to go.

McB, many years ago my dad lost the same fingers in an accident with his circular saw. When he came home from hospital, he found it helped to wash the dishes! The warm water and moving his hands in it seemed to help, so you can now be the chief washer-up. If you have a dishwasher, forget using it. It is now obsolete.

Ha ha, i am the dishwasher, not at the mo though, soon as i get the dressings off i'll try the warm water.

what a terrible accident ,i really hope you will recover quickly.

xx

Sorry to hear about your accident, I hope you have speedy recovery.

It is good to hear the NHS praised all to often we only hear the bad things.

Lesley x

McB,. you are in a difficult position with being self employed. I hope your stumps heal well and the pain eases. It will be good if you can manage to get back to working soon altho it will take a bit of getting used to, I expect. It's disgraceful that there's no follow up help, hope the washing up tip helps when you are able to do it.

It must have all been quite traumatic for you so as I said before, treat yourself kindly and let's hope you can feel positive about the future.

All the best,

Lizx

Thanks Liz, got to feel positive & got to get back to work asap, if i aint working i aint earning & the bills are pouring in, funny they always arrive at the wrong time.

Dear McB

Hello


Catching up with the different posts on GR.


I am very sorry to hear of your accident.

I hope that finance situation can be sorted out for you.

Wishing you well.


Take very good care of yourself
With best wishes
Elizabeth
xx

Reading through the thread and wondering how things are with you today McB? Hope that everything is healing and the pains are less for you. Take care now.

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.

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 ****

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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 ?