Injuries ...

Would an injury thread be worthwhile?

... not to show off, but just swap stories and such ...

I came off my bike two weeks ago and hit the road at about 40km/h.

4 broken ribs; broken bone in lower spine.

Full recovery in about 4-5 weeks time, hopefully.

Lots of people helped as I lay on the side of the road, which was great.

Wellington's ambulance service and hospital are awesome; we are lucky to have them.

I'm now housebound with lots of time to watch the olympics and play FM ...

I have a sore penis

That sounds extremely unpleasant Bevan.

Yours too, Cos.

Stop touching it for a few days and see if it feels better?

(assuming you are joking ?!?)

bugger, know what it's like when you do your back. At least if you're going to be stuck at home, while the Olympics is on is as good a time as any to be off work

That poor woman cyclist coming off her bike today in the road race was sickening

Yeah bloody hell that was horrible, poor women got three spinal fractures and a concussion from it

World Cup Football is another good time for an injury.

Watching the clip; the feeling when you lose control is .... uh-oh ... wonder how this will turn out ...

Really sad  for her ...

good news, doctor says nothing broken, just a sprain! I have to keep my weight off it for a few weeks though

My right foot is still in recovery since injuring it in the first game of the season on 2nd of April.

Awful tackle on me had the foot buckle under myself and the opposition player, immense pain like I had never had before which was even more surprising when ED Nurse and then my own Doc when I wanted a second opinion said it was just a sprain (my doc even told me to rest it two days and then walk around on it).

Eventually went to the physio a week later who immediately said my foot was screwed and referred me to a sports specialist. This finally resulted in a proper and correct diagnosis after an MRI and CT scan as a Lisfranc ligament tear.

The ligament had actually torn from the bone resulting in the two bones the ligament secured and supported (bones which keep the structure of the foot in place) floating off and doing their own thing. Two plates, two pins and a several screws (nothing to do with a broken penis) we're added to my foot on 5th of May and I was in a cast for 8 weeks. 

I'm now in a moonboot which I should be out of in just under a week and then it's lots of physio, no cricket this season (I may be able to play the last month of cricket if everything goes to plan) and the metal comes back out in 12 - 18 months. I should be able to play sport again in about 6-8 months time but I've decided after 32 seasons in a row, it's time to retire from football. 

Here's the current view...

Very much so. Gonna end my Westpac Helicopter Trust monthly donations and reassign them to the Free Ambo's.

Off your penis?

Have you tried rubbing the affected area to help alleviate some of the swelling?

rubbing just increased the inflammation

I wonder if there is a pill out there that has the opposite affect to that of Viagara? Perhaps you could try it.