Yep, after a great day at the Jamboree on Sunday i went to work on Monday only to dislocate my ankle an break my foot as well!! NOT HAPPY. Now i have to wait until i see my surgeon next tuesday to find out when the operation will be (i need to have the ankle joint fused).
Not feeling kind of lucky now as i still have my trip to the states in less that 7 weeks to the pomona swap, vw classic and all the vw shopping i can handle for 2 weeks with BugBoy and Mircomatt. Hope they hire wheel chairs or motorised scooters so i won't slow the boys up.
I at least have the forum to keep me amused, my wifes lap top comes in handy while in bed until i can get my sorry ass to the real PC.
One tip.... don't ever try to stop a 250kg switch board from falling......... let the bastard go..
STEALTH
That's not good at all !
Hope that your back on ur feet soon !
:sandrine
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OUCH, i can get my wife to send you a replacement one, as she supplys the surgens with ankles, hips and knees, rest up dude, sorry to here that!!
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Bad news - I just my wife screwing with my brain and pharking it up good
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That's a bummer Anth. If you cann't go and need somebody to use your ticket, I'm willing to offer my services.
So, if you did your ankle at work, does that mean it's a workers compo claim? It's one way to get rich!
Good tip.
Ain't nothin' like the wind in your hair.
Damn Anth thats a total bummer.Bet it hurts like hell as well.If you need some dvds to watch to help pass the time i have a big collection & can drop them over to you if you're desperate!!
Have you read your Volkswagen in Australia book from cover to cover yet?Maybe nows a good time to do it!!
Oh....Snap.....!
SHIT!!!! :duh
We're sorry to hear that, I'm not a Surgeon but let me know if I can help with any thing.
Andrew, Em and Tommy B
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damn,
but at least the one good thing is that if you get a motorised wheel chair, you can carry more than the others and play on the disabled thing at the swap meets 😉
'Ah, whatever................'
Ouchy!
I hope you find a wheelchair in the US as I know how slow some foot injuries can take to heal. My brother had a bunch of operations in his early 20's and it wasn't fun.
Andrew
Thats a big bummer mate.. big bummer.
I reckon you will be right. It will take a fair while and a lot of hard work for that ankle to be right, but it should be worth it in the end.
You'll go to the US. Probably with a disabled sticker, but man.. you can be the carry cart.. more an advantage that disadvantage!! Pile it up!
All the best from us too mate. We'll pop in on you soon enough!
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Thanks guys, your wishes are very thoughtful and i am grateful .... thanks.
Man this sitting around is boring me... and it's only the first day!
I need to get out, thankfully i have 2 automatic cars to choose from.
[Edited on 19-4-2005 by Stealth]
STEALTH
splittychick wrote:Damn Anth thats a total bummer.Bet it hurts like hell as well.If you need some dvds to watch to help pass the time i have a big collection & can drop them over to you if you're desperate!!
Have you read your Volkswagen in Australia book from cover to cover yet?Maybe nows a good time to do it!!
Thanks Mandy, i might just take you up on that offer, i have seen all my DVD's and foxtel is good for only so long.
Ta, i'll call you soon.
STEALTH
mscabrio wrote:That's not good at all !
Hope that your back on ur feet soon !
:sandrine
Thanks Trace, i really appreciate it.
STEALTH
bad luck stealthy, nath rang me and told me tonight. Hope you feel better soon mate.
If you go the wheel chair option in the states just get the boys to slam it first hey. And add heaps of bling and a aussieveedubbers sticker and you will be fine mate.
Oh and let me be the first to offer to go in your place mate. No sense wasting the ticket. Oh can you spot me a bit of flash money too!!! hee hee
Only kidding mate, get better soon. :thumb😀😀
Mate you've got some great motivation to get you up and running, and a tonne of support. Hasty recovery Stealthmeister.
Buggar Anth....I heard last night at the club meeting....everyone feeling for you and hope you make a speedy recovery...
Yes definitely a wheel chair with lots of pouches and the boyz can pile goodies up on top of you as well at the swap at Pomona
My uncle drove his kombi with a leg in a cast. Not sure exactly how long his cast was, but know he had to take the seat out, and just sit on the wheel arch. nuts
Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf
Thanks Chris, might be ok in the wagon, plus i can get my new ride in it!!
Check it out.... i'm going to bling this sucker up big time... he he 😉
STEALTH
I took her out for a spin today, only to find it's hard rubbish collection time.. :thumb cruising past and checking the goodies out is excellent, plus i can get up close and get my pusher (wife) to carry anything i find.... lol 😀
STEALTH
Obviously from the photo, you haven't moved all day mate.
Hey is that chair a LHD model? Bugboy was right - a pair of sprintstars, and in the weeds for the chair should do the trick.
2 good things to come out of this.
1. We'll get preferential seating on the flight
2. You can carry more stuff!
Here's to a speedy recovery.
Matty
I've got a Mate who could hook you up with an Electric that has racing Stripes.
:thumb
He and I are looking forward to getting old so we can hot some up.
I can see us now racing down the Corridors at the Nursing Home.
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C'mon Herbie, you know i need it, it's too hard to sink a Holsten stubbie and wheel myself around you know! 😉
Plus i can harass the old ladys in the street :P
STEALTH
Had my operation on friday arvo, was on the table for nearly 2 1/2 hours :o
Have a total of 11 screws in my leg bone and anckle joint and a big plate that 8 screws go through, looks like tek screw city, i think my surgeon went to bunnings and got him self a new 18volt battery drill to try out on me 😉
Now i have a bone graft as well that was taken from the heel and a pretty smashed up cartlage :puke
No more good drugs on tap now (push the button, it will all go away), only the tablet form 🙁
Had lots of visitors today as well as my mum flying all the way down from Sydney with a dozen Krispy Kremes to make me smile and have the nurses lining up for a taste 😉 I'm not greedy ya know......
At least i have my lap top to log in and keep myself amused while wishing the pain away. Should be back home on Wednesday giving the missus the shits, but she loves me :kiss
Will post pics of the xrays soon..... they are fun to look at and see peoples reactions.
Cheers from the Freemasons funny handshake hospital.
STEALTH
Geez Stealth, I only just caught up on this now. Sorry to hear about it 🙁
Good luck for a very speedy recovery - especially with the OS trip coming up!
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...Anthony you did smash the leg up!!!! What a lot of hardware you have....you'll have fun going through check in at the airport setting alarms off all over the place...
We are so lucky we eventually forget about how painful these things are....but not good at the time...Hope the pain eases soon for you....
Hope the healing time is alot sooner than expected....My Bro works at the freemasons in Theater tech......Maybe he was in there with ya.....
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hope you have a speedy recovery... 😀
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hey stealth,
glad to hear the op went well...hope ur on ur feet soon (and without pain)
so that u can make that trip os...although i think the wheelchair mite get u better discounts....(just threaten to run their feet over...hehe)
Tell the wife, she has my sympathies....i know what it is like looking after a sick partner...(u kinda wish they'd let them have the 'dozzy' painkillers again...and give us the controls...)
dubless. 🥲
🥷 And who the helled parked the Mitsubishi "Prancer" under my house??? 🥷
