"Oh no, not again"...

No I'm not a whale, or a bowl of petunias, but I'm beginning to
understand why the whale said that!

I am, yet again, on an emergency waiting list for another op to whip
out a broken IM Nail and put something in its place.

Yup, metalworks given way again and legs broken.

Thought it was a bit more painful [1] than normal the past couple of
months and I've been having to take a lot more painkillers.

This time I think I'll be going to Oxford where there's a guy there
who deals with problem cases where bones just aren't healing, as
mine isn't. Too much damage to the blood supply round it the people
at MK hoppytail say.

Honestly, I really do want to resume life, go back to Italy, see Team
UKRM racing, go see the NEC show, FOTs, etc, ....

And I *must* offer a *HUGE* apology to Entwisi as I've still got the
bloody FBOTY award in the back of my car. Yes, I'm fucking useless.
As is my body at healing. Anyway, now I've finally given up struggling
to work and back I have the time to go and get it engraved and posted.
I hope no one bins it for many months in 2004 so the poor guy gets to
keep it for a while. Sorry Mr Twisle.



[1] I've just had enough energy to work and eat and recover at
weekends doing as little as possible.




frag

 

Richard Wood says...

much sympathy and hugs, frag

 

unlucky, mate.

Hope they get it sorted this time.

 

wouldn't it just be easier going for a "Full Davros"?

Seriously though, I hope you get *something* sorted out...

 

Oh, stop whinging Bader.

 

If you can get hold of it, try to find some herbal supplements containing
Comfrey - it's supposed to be good for fixing bones, so it might contain
the right chemicals to keep bones strong too. Obviously, if you do think
of doing it, mention it to a Doctor or somesuch to find out if there might
be interactions with any medication that you're on.

 

oh bum. {{hugs}} hope everything goes better this time.

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**** **** **** **** **** **** ****.

Best of luck this time - maybe they'll finally get someone who knows
what they're doing?

 

Garbage. There _are_ proper drugs (sodium bisphosphonates) to address
poor bone regrowth, but they're mainly used in osteoporosis and bone
cancer and are not, AFAIK, much used in promoting healing of
fractures.

But it would deffo be worth asking the docs about them. We've got a
couple of new versions in the pipeline, one of which, Bonviva, has
just been licensed for use in Bone Cancers, and the other, Bondronat,
in phase three trials for Osteoporosis.

 

Bummer. GWS Frag

 

Well, I wasn't about to go suggesting which compounds they contain to
address the issue, as I didn't know - and some people don't always like
taking drugs in specific forms unless they're prescribed.

 

But now you've ruined Rexx's "traditional healing" beliefs about the powers
of comfrey!

 

Ouch - does highlight just how much good health is taken for granted and
just how amazing the 'standard' human kit is for resilence and regeneration.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Richard Wood

Oh arse. Good luck this time frag.

 

I don't think he was saying that herbs were bollocks, just that the
dedicated compound would do the job better, on which I agree. Herbs aren't
magic, where do you think 90% of medicines come from/

 

Bugger.

Time to give the full-contact karate competitions a rest, then?

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I get mine from Boots. HTH.

 

I get mine from a bloke in a carpark.

 

Ooh, I appear to have Rexx kill filed.

Anyway, if that thing above about where do drugs come from was directed at
me, 90% of drugs certainly do not come from comfrey.

 

Only a very small proportion indeed come directly from plant extracts.
A slightly higher level are originally based on compounds occuring in
plants, but much modified and synthesised. The majority, however, are
either mineral-based or purely synthetic.