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A fetching shade of blue

This is what happens when you fall off your mountain bike.

So I went to see the fracture clinic today.

I explained to the doctor how it happened, obviously telling the whole story, because I’m start­ing to feel a bit silly every time I say “I fell off my mountain bike”. He took a look at the x-rays and frowned. “Hmmm” he said, before going to get the other doctor.

Ooooh-kaaay then. What the hell does that mean? I’ll just sit here and worry for a while then.

They returned and had a short dicus­sion before decid­ing that they didn’t need to operate after all. “We’d like to, but only because it’s more fun. These heal up perfectly well in the vast major­ity of cases.”

Phew.

So they gave me this shiny blue plaster. I go back in three weeks to have the plaster removed and a bit of physio on my fingers. Hopefully it’ll all be fine…

Later on, at work, Maxine commen­ted that it looked rather festive. Maybe I should have asked for red?

  • This entry was posted on Monday, August 14th, 2006 at 7:39 pm and is filed under General, Injuries.
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12 Responses to “A fetching shade of blue”

1. matt on August 14th, 2006 at 9:21 pm

How long til ‘fell of bike’ becomes ‘fort off a bear’ ?

2. Weon on August 15th, 2006 at 9:28 am

If you like I’ll operate on you instead. I have a bottle of TCP to fight of any infec­tion so it can’t be too fraught with danger…

Call me Doctor Nick

3. samuri on August 15th, 2006 at 9:50 am

Aaah Olly, you poor lamb!

Hope you get better soon.

4. matt on August 15th, 2006 at 9:55 am

I have a rusty Stanley knife you can borrow, Weon

5. Steve on August 15th, 2006 at 9:59 am

A bear you say? I saw a woman yester­day with a really cool adjustable plastic splint thing, they should really focus on making injur­ies more fun.

6. Pete on August 15th, 2006 at 10:14 am

@Weon: Hiiiiiiiiiiii Dr Nick!

@Olly: Good news that they didn’t need to operate

7. Richard on August 15th, 2006 at 1:43 pm

Dude, Blue is So not your colour…

Can’t you get the old fashioned white plaster casts that every­one can sign and write abuse on anymore… :-)

Guess we just do it in here instead!

8. SimonB on August 15th, 2006 at 7:16 pm

Looks lovely Olly. Good news about not needing an op :)

9. Weon on August 16th, 2006 at 11:02 am

@Pete: Hallo Evreebody!

10. Sara on August 16th, 2006 at 9:20 pm

I think the blue is nice. It goes with your skin tone.

11. g-dog on August 17th, 2006 at 5:23 pm

well at least you didn’t say you fell over only to get accused of fighting

12. Olly on August 18th, 2006 at 11:23 am

Mmm, though they did say it’s a very common boxing injury.