If its ok with you guys I is gonna keep sarzwix company on the sofa.

[ailsasyl]

HB just pointed that out ! silly me

[Nicos]

You might be able to coax him out with some of those bikkies

[SueA]

I almost bought a mug filled with hot choc. & marshmallows when I was out shopping today, it looked really cute & was in a knitted 'cosy' but I thought, no I don't need it & don't know who to give it to as a pressie, wish I'd bought it now!

[ailsasyl]

*nips in with plate full of bikkies and coconut balls*

[crazy_red]

Hello peeps!

I brought me own cushion, I don't mind sitting on the floor! Hope all you poor, sore people are on the mend.

I've brought a dozen fleecy blankets in case anyone gets cold knees and a party pack of cheesy wotsists!

Red x

[SarzWix]

This ish turning into a pretty good party Soz bout the slurring, not booze - painkillers
Would you all mind giving me a hand with some wrapping? I really can't get my head round the logistics of doing it lying down...

[Seahorse]

I shall don my nurses uniform and strongly suggest that our Vine blokes are on hand with chocs and booze for you suffering ladies. Stand by your beds boys!

[Finedon.Dandy]

I am enjoying my recuperation. Thanks for keeping Sarz and I company you guys! Do you want a turn with the remote Sarz?

[SarzWix]

Think I'm going to bum-shuffle up the stairs shortly, all the excitement's got me worn out
Same place tomorrow?

[Finedon.Dandy]

How u this morning Sarz?

[shirlthegirl43]

How are the 'invalids' today?

[SarzWix]

How u this morning Sarz?

How are the 'invalids' today?

Got a new cast on this morning, bit more comfortable. Gotta go back in 2 weeks. Really tired from hauling myself round on the crutches though. And I've been told it'll be 3 months before I can walk properly on it So a bit fed up at the mo. Have no idea how I'm going to get stuff like pressies wrapped & hampers made up, poor Jez is struggling anyway - feel bad even asking him to make a brew...
Blaaaahhhh.... Someone distract the ****-fairy from my house... Pleeeeeasse!!!

[zazen999]

Oh man...3 months?

I was off for 3 months when I smashed my elbow, but I didn't have a cast and by 'eck - I needed the rest. We went to Florida to see Mark's brother and family a month after the accident - it had been booked for months - and I was totally shattered for the whole time we were there. Not helped by the painkillers which made me really depressed - almost suicidal to be honest. Once I came off those it was much better.

I had to keep moving the elbow, to try and minimise the bone build up [the more the bone came back around the elbow, the less extension I eventually got], but the worst bit was - when I went to my consultant in the local hospital [the accident happened in Kent and we lived in Nottingham] - he looked at the xrays and said it was a bodge job and he wouldn't have done it like that. GREAT! thanks for the info.

I never thought I would make it through the time off, but I slept so much and watched pretty much every episode of Seinfeld [again] on Paramount comedy...it saw me through.

I don't think I would have anticipated hampers to be honest...can't you ditch that until next year? You've got to have some limits???

[SarzWix]

Oh man...3 months?

I don't think I would have anticipated hampers to be honest...can't you ditch that until next year? You've got to have some limits???

Mmmm, another 6 weeks with cast, then at least 4 weeks with crutches after that. As I'm hypermobile, they say it'll be longer


Trouble is, I've spent months making the stuff to go in them, and all our families & friends were getting one... I'm thinking I might just get a load of boxes and do 'pick your own contents' when any of them visit...?! That'll only leave a couple which need to go by post/courier.

[zazen999]

Yeah - use some shredded paper and do one of those lucky dip things...