@-W and SMF, advice needed!

[Gob]

The scans are in and I have a;

1. Superiorly dislocated clavicle at the acromioclavicular joint.

2. Displaced subchondrial fracture of the anterior medial tibial plateau, extending to the articular surface.

3. Subchondrial impaction fracture of the anterior medial femoralcondyle, with subtle depression of the suchondrial bone.

Both fractures have bone oedema.

Any advice?

[dgs49]

Are you Albert Pujols?

[Gob]

Ok, I'll bite.. No; why, and who is he...

[Jarlaxle]

He's a superstar baseball player...just went on the Disabled List with a fractured wrist.

I have to ask: how the hell did you do this to yourself?

[Gob]

Taxi turned right across my path when I was on my motorbike. Didn't have a chance to stop..

see here..

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3036

[The Hen]

I have some advice ...

Get off your fucking feet and stop trying to fucking walk.

Leave the fucking dogs to shit in the fucking backyard.

I can fucking walk them when I get fucking home before I cook your fucking dinner.

Take your 8 pills a fucking day for the fucking pain and listen to everything I fucking tell you to do and fucking do it.

I fucking love you, you pillock. Now stop everything and heal.

[@meric@nwom@n]

My advice is find the best Ortho guy you can get and DO WHAT HE TELLS YOU TO DO.

That really sounds fucked.

[@meric@nwom@n]

Seriously, you have caused my butt to tighten up and my head to ache just reading that.

Did they mention some surgery to straighten things out?

[The Hen]

They have mentioned surgery.

Gob will be contacting the Doctors to see if they can get teh one Ortho surgeon to do both teh knee and the shoulder.

I am plugging for further scans to be done on his hips. I reckon we are going for a major timeoff work scenario here.

I will be get a solicitor tomorrow. The taxi driver is shirking his responsibilities.

[@meric@nwom@n]

Yes a lawyer and the best ortho surgeon you can find.

Fucked up.

[Lord Jim]

Get off your fucking feet and stop trying to fucking walk.

Leave the fucking dogs to shit in the fucking backyard.

I can fucking walk them when I get fucking home before I cook your fucking dinner.

Take your 8 pills a fucking day for the fucking pain and listen to everything I fucking tell you to do and fucking do it.

Sounds like you have an uncooperative patient there Hen...

Maybe you can get the doctors to set him up like this:



That should keep him out of trouble...

[Gob]

Got an appointment with the ortho surgeon on the 28 th.

[@meric@nwom@n]

I actually feel sorry for you you anti-american git you.

Keep us posted and try and do what you are supposed to do.

[Sue U]

I'm not a doctor, but I play one in my personal injury cases. In technical terms, you have a fucked up knee and shoulder. Depending on the severity of the clavicle dislocation and the displacement of your knee fractures, you may need surgery for either or both. Either way, you will be sore for a long time in recovery. If you need surgery for either joint, ask the doc how many of these procedures he has performed and what the outcomes have been. Also ask if s/he needed the surgery, who would s/he go to? The surgeon you may want for the knee might not be the same you'd want for your shoulder.

Get yourself a lawyer that specializes in personal injury, not one who has a "general practice," and preferably a member of the Australian Lawyers Alliance.

ETA:

Also, ask your lawyer about knee/shoulder docs. A good PI attorney should know about all your local orthopedists.

[Gob]

Many thanks all! The kindness that can be displayed here balances out our more "controversial" moments.

Sue, I'm hoping we don't need to get a lawyer involved, I've got (thanks to Hen, the worlds greatest wife) claims going in on workers compensation, on my TPCI, and hopefully against his insurers if he ever gets round to giving me their name.

@-W, I'm touched, thanks.

[Sean]

I can pop down witha a stanley knife and a roll of gaffer tape if you like. I'll have you right as rain* in no time.

If you do have to go down the surgery route at least find a surgeon who can give you bionic limbs...

*Disclaimer: Definitions of 'right as rain' may vary.

[Gob]

If you do have to go down the surgery route at least find a surgeon who can give you bionic limbs...

A bionic wanking spanner, that would be neat!!

[Sean]

Or possibly dangerous. You'd need an emergency release lever. Have them install one.

[loCAtek]

...and some trauma stress therapy, but you knew that.

[dales]

I can pop down witha a stanley knife and a roll of gaffer tape if you like. I'll have you right as rain* in no time.

If you do have to go down the surgery route at least find a surgeon who can give you bionic limbs...

*Disclaimer: Definitions of 'right as rain' may vary.

I'll bring the booze and I guarantee a good time will be had by all.

btw: Gob, your wife is worth her weight in gold, I'd listen to her.