Another midweeker - Thursday 16/12/04

[Motoracer]

I'm sorry everybody. After organising this ride I'm now not going to be able to come. I got bashed on the back of the head at work today. Spent 5 hours flat on my back at Middlemore with a c-collar on (going to be way more sympathetic towards any patients I fit one too from now on), and have an injury to C2 and C3, which they are 90% sure is just ligament damage. However this means that I will be wearing a neck brace for at least the next 10 days, so no riding for me. Oh yeah, and it means I can't do my full motorbike licence test which I'm booked in to do next week. Oh and I can't drive my car either because I can't turn my head from side to side. To say that I'm a tad upset would be a major understatement.

Damn... Really sorry to hear that RR

I hope that it's nothing serious and you'll get all better again soon.

Bashed? How? If I may ask.

[ajturbo]

Spent 5 hours flat on my back



soooo you were getting paid to lie on your back.....????

[Riff Raff]

shit bad news Sue, give me a call if you need a hand around the place, or a ride anywhere, how did it happen anyway ?. did you have to Tx your self ??

F/F

Thanks, I might just have to do that F/F. Discovering today that there's not a hell of a lot you can do when you can't move your head. And my flatmates away all this week so I'm having to fend for myself.
As for the cause - that would be someone trying to play a practical joke on me and it going very wrong. Was very angry and managed to drive my ambulance about 5km before the dizzyness and vomiting hit me. My colleague drove me straight back to hospital despite all my protests (we make the worst patients) - and it was immediately noted that I was holding my head as if it was going to fall off, which caused a bit of concern.
Now I just have to do the rest and recovery thing, inbetween bouts of feeling sorry for myself and feeling extremely pissed off.

[Riff Raff]

soooo you were getting paid to lie on your back.....????

I finally have something in common with the ladies of the night!!!

[crashe]

You look after yourself...... if ya need anything doing.... pm me...
Cos 10 days is not long..... next year I got 8 weeks of doing nothing.... and no bike riding during that time... so now is the time to catch up on sleep and chatting with ya mates.... having lots of cups of coffee....

You going for your test next week? Can you ring them and cancel it and not loose money ? Or will you have to repay it again?

Just enjoy the time off work.... sitting back watching tv.... or reading... but no heavy lifting... oh yeah you already know that about no heavy lifting aye...lol.

[Riff Raff]

You look after yourself...... if ya need anything doing.... pm me...
You going for your test next week? Can you ring them and cancel it and not loose money ? Or will you have to repay it again?

Thanks Crashe - appreciate it.
As long as I cancel test at least 2 working days beforehand I won't lose my money.
And I guess delaying my test means I won't rush out and buy a bigger bike straight away, and then regret not waiting for the 2005 Ducati's to arrive in NZ. They should be in the shops end Jan/beginning of Feb so I should hopefully be recovered by then.

[vifferman]

They [the 2005 Ducatis] should be in the shops end Jan/beginning of Feb so I should hopefully be recovered by then.

Healthy AND wealthy too? :spudwhat:

[Riff Raff]

Healthy AND wealthy too? :spudwhat:

Just going to hock myself up to the eyeballs.

[crashe]

How ya doing now.....?

Healthy and then very broke after buying a 2005 Ducati.... I would think... :cool2:

[Zapf]

ouch Raif Raif... sorry to hear that. erm I know what its like. I spend the last 7 days off my bike all drugged up after having 4 wisdom teeths removed and 2 of the bottom ones they had to do a side insertion, knock away a little bit of my jaw bone, crush my wisdom teeths to little pieces and then take it out.....

Will be nice to see you on a 05 Duce! ermmmm Yummy!

[Riff Raff]

How ya doing now.....?
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A bit better now I've got anti nausea meds (which have a little hallucinogenic side effect). Had a CT scan yesterday and it turns out I actually have a functioning brain in my head. You could have knocked me over with a feather when I found that out!!!
Thanks everyone for your concern and for those who have popped in to see me.

[Two Smoker]

Geez only just saw this Riff Raff, thats bad luck Get well soon and back on the bike sooner See you out there

[crashe]

A bit better now I've got anti nausea meds (which have a little hallucinogenic side effect). Had a CT scan yesterday and it turns out I actually have a functioning brain in my head. You could have knocked me over with a feather when I found that out!!!
Thanks everyone for your concern and for those who have popped in to see me.

Well thats good news.... to actually confirm that you do in fact have a brain....lol
Well, we all knew that.... honest we did... didnt we boys. :cool2:

Anyways.... I glad that you are now on the mend...... keep taking it easy... don't do a thing and enjoy the time off work....

[vifferman]

A bit better now I've got anti nausea meds (which have a little hallucinogenic side effect).

That's good to hear.

Had a CT scan yesterday and it turns out I actually have a functioning brain in my head. You could have knocked me over with a feather when I found that out!!!

Well you did better than me then!
I had a CT scan about 2 years ago, and the doctor said, "Well, we didn't find anything."

I'd expected them to at least found a small hamster wheel, clockwork motor, rubber band, or summat. :spudwhat: