Sorry to hear you were as badly hurt to need a hospital John. I hope you recover quickly.
-- Edited by jetj on Wednesday 20th of February 2013 09:06:05 PM
Sheba said
08:51 PM Feb 20, 2013
As I said in a PM to Julie John, I had a funny feeling when I read that you'd had a fall and had sore ribs. At least you didn't puncture a lung. And make sure you do those excercises old fella. Take it from me, you do not want to get Pneumonia !!!!!
Look after yourself,
Cheers,
Sheba.
-- Edited by Sheba on Wednesday 20th of February 2013 09:17:35 PM
yeoeleven said
03:46 AM Feb 21, 2013
Everything was moving along slowly after my fall and I thought that I was getting better, not so, woke up Wednesday morning and I couldn't move without stabbing pain. Took half an hour to make up my bed and longer to have some breakfast, Patty called in to say good morning and told me to sit down and relax. She called next door and Jules came and they decided that I needed to go to hospital and quickly.
Chris from the huge 4W truck took over the pulling down of the pop top and bolting the cupboards whilst the others helped putting away of other stuff eventually we were underway with Jules driving my Hi Ace and me sitting in the Starship with Billeee. We went to the nearest hospital at LaTrobe and I checked in to the emergency reception. No value in Billeee and Jules hanging around so they went into LaTrobe and waited for my phone call.
Eventually I was called and a doctor checked me out and ordered Xrays, Patty called in and we waited to have the scans. The end result of all this was that I have 2 cracked ribs but the good news was that there was no lung or spleen damage so I was given some painkillers and a prescription for more. Was told to do deep breathing and coughing exercises and advised that pneumonia was a distinct possibility it I didn't take the prescription and do the exercises.
So I am walking round like a little old man and I do not like it one bit, within 4 days the worst will be over and after 2 weeks I will be a lot better then in 8 weeks I will be good as before. I have no intention of changing my plans but will take it easy, at the moment Billeee and Jules are parked beside me at Penguin Lions Reserve and on the other side Marjinka the lady with the coaster that we met at Preservation Bay when Billeee posted those misleading photos.
So where would I have been if there were not friends from the Grey Nomad's Forum ready to jump in and help or if it had happened at the top of Mt Roland last month on my own? The mind boggles and tells me to be more careful and not to undertake difficult adventures on my own in the future.
Dougwe said
04:03 AM Feb 21, 2013
Keep safe John and get those ribs working the way they should mate. A lot more to do yet and you need to be top shape for the Coaster. Not long now.
jules47 said
04:09 AM Feb 21, 2013
Boy - driving John's Hi-Ace - couldn't tell you how many years since I drove a car without power steering - and a column shift!! At one stage I couldn't find a low enough gear to turn a corner, so coughed my way round in a higher gear - oh, well - not bad, though when I went to park in the car park at the hospital, I couldn't find reverse, and had to get Billeeeeeee to find it and back into the park for me!!!!
John is fine, and we are making him take it easy - and take his pills. Off to the farm tomorrow.
barina said
04:51 AM Feb 21, 2013
Glad to hear you were able to get diagnosed and treated...look after yourself....
rockylizard said
05:43 AM Feb 21, 2013
Gday...
Glad ya found the cause of the pain and that you are on the mend. I broke ribs once and they are a damned nuisance. Although it is boring, follow the doctor's advice to the letter - ya gotta get better young fella - there's heaps of country to see yet
I must admit it is one of the few things I do worry myself about, being a solo traveller and camped by myself 90% of the time - an injury or sickness that incapacitates me with no-one around. Thankfully you had mates with ya
However, life's too short to worry too much. At least if the worst were to happen I would go doing what I love
Cheers - John
Happywanderer said
05:46 AM Feb 21, 2013
Take care of yourself John and rest when told. Exercise and take you medication like a good boy. All the best.
LOL Jules, know the feeling, went through all that learning experience when I got Myrtle.
Duh said
07:04 AM Feb 21, 2013
Get well soon John, I hope the ribs get better soon and the pain killers work ok and you are able to enjoy the Festival ok, your van should fit in well there with all the painting etc.
Had a bit of a chuckle about Jules post, I remember driving your van to the airport to pick you up when you got back from Bali, I thought it went well for the age of the vehicle, being an auto/power steering driver these days the manual and steering column gear shift did take me back a bit though. Well done Jules.
Loki said
04:56 PM Feb 21, 2013
Wishing you a speedy recovery John! Have a good time at Peacefest.
eureka said
01:55 AM Feb 22, 2013
Ouch..Poor John, please get better soon.
halfpint said
03:58 PM Feb 22, 2013
See you guys maybe to night at Wynyard if not tomorrow at fesival :)
yeoeleven said
04:59 PM Feb 22, 2013
halfpint wrote:
See you guys maybe to night at Wynyard if not tomorrow at fesival :)
We will be attending the Peacfest tonight and camping in the spots reserved so look forward to catching up again.
After a couple of days since the hospital visit I am feeling much better, still taking it easy here on the farm and Jules (my mum) is keeping me in line with the medication and breathing exercises, she was nominated as my next of kin at the hospital and the irrepressible Billeee told the receptionist that she was my mum.
John
jules47 said
09:48 PM Feb 22, 2013
yeoeleven wrote:
halfpint wrote:
See you guys maybe to night at Wynyard if not tomorrow at fesival :)
We will be attending the Peacfest tonight and camping in the spots reserved so look forward to catching up again.
After a couple of days since the hospital visit I am feeling much better, still taking it easy here on the farm and Jules (my mum) is keeping me in line with the medication and breathing exercises, she was nominated as my next of kin at the hospital and the irrepressible Billeee told the receptionist that she was my mum.
John
Mum indeed - now John behave or I will have to tell everyone that you read "Fifty Shades of Grey" when you were out here on the farm a couple of weeks ago!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Duh said
10:17 PM Feb 22, 2013
I notice he doesn't call the young fem backpackers Mum Jules.......
Sheba said
04:02 AM Feb 23, 2013
Keep it up you guys.
Cheers,
Sheba.
yeoeleven said
04:36 AM Feb 23, 2013
Mum indeed - now John behave or I will have to tell everyone that you read "Fifty Shades of Grey" when you were out here on the farm a couple of weeks ago!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
you are right Jules I did read that book, if it is good enough for Mrs Brown to mention it on one of her episodes of Mrs Brown's Boys and get the audience reaction like she did I thought that it must be worth a read.
Wow that author has a vivid imagination and her characters have amazing recuperative powers, the mind boggles. Did I do those things in my heyday? and so often? If I did it is just a memory now.
John
PS anyone got the other two episodes of the trilogy.
Cruising Cruze said
07:21 AM Feb 23, 2013
wow good one John
vk6tnc said
08:07 AM Feb 23, 2013
yeoeleven wrote:
PS anyone got the other two episodes of the trilogy.
In your current condition might I suggest Harry Potter instead ?
Get well soon...
fireheart said
03:08 PM Feb 23, 2013
Hope you are feeling much better John, keep safe and happy travels.
scottynbulldog said
12:40 AM Feb 24, 2013
Good to hear you are improving John. Keep up the deep breathing exercises as instructed will also help the ribs to heal.
GaryKelly said
03:31 AM Feb 24, 2013
Just goes to show the benefit of having friends around when there's a problem. For solo travellers, John's experience is a valuable lesson - keep fellow GNs informed via these forums of our whereabouts, especially when we're on our own.
beiffe said
03:58 PM Feb 24, 2013
Just shows we are all just human.
Glad to hear you are recovering.
John was lucky to have good friend close prepared to help but for many of us there is not those friends around.
I know I would not get a good reception if I told my kids I was coming home as I needing nursing etc. For me it is keep going till I stop.
Regards Brian
bowlerbear said
05:38 AM Feb 28, 2013
I don't have the other books in the trilogy but I have read them. You need to read them all to get the whole picture. There is a very powerful love story behind it all and I'm glad I didn't stop after the first book like a lot of people have done because you get into the whole thing and it is powerful.
bronnie said
05:52 AM Feb 28, 2013
Yes John, I have read the three books, if you enjoyed the first, then try to get the others, to get the full story...
Cheers Bronnie
Esmeralda said
07:24 AM Feb 28, 2013
Look after yourself John - and I am sure that Julie will make sure that you do.
yeoeleven said
08:13 AM Feb 28, 2013
Thanks for all the best wishes and advice, Jules did make sure that I rested an took my medication and now a week later I am fine the prescription given to me from the hospital has run out but I do not feel the need to go to a GP to renew it. I have always been healthy with an excellent heart rate, good lung capacity and these assist the healing process.
We stopped at Stanley until now and intend to go our different ways later. Jules and Billeee are heading west as is Kevin and Kim whilst Denise and myself are heading to Penguin Lions Park for a couple of nights before Devonport prior to our departure.
All is well with all of us and we have enjoyed our stay at Stanley, the weather has caused us to stay here longer than we wanted to but we have enjoyed the break.
John
-- Edited by yeoeleven on Thursday 28th of February 2013 08:15:09 AM
Sorry to hear you were as badly hurt to need a hospital John. I hope you recover quickly.
-- Edited by jetj on Wednesday 20th of February 2013 09:06:05 PM
As I said in a PM to Julie John, I had a funny feeling when I read that you'd had a fall and had sore ribs. At least you didn't puncture a lung. And make sure you do those excercises old fella. Take it from me, you do not want to get Pneumonia !!!!!
Look after yourself,
Cheers,
Sheba.
-- Edited by Sheba on Wednesday 20th of February 2013 09:17:35 PM
Everything was moving along slowly after my fall and I thought that I was getting better, not so, woke up Wednesday morning and I couldn't move without stabbing pain. Took half an hour to make up my bed and longer to have some breakfast, Patty called in to say good morning and told me to sit down and relax. She called next door and Jules came and they decided that I needed to go to hospital and quickly.
Chris from the huge 4W truck took over the pulling down of the pop top and bolting the cupboards whilst the others helped putting away of other stuff eventually we were underway with Jules driving my Hi Ace and me sitting in the Starship with Billeee. We went to the nearest hospital at LaTrobe and I checked in to the emergency reception. No value in Billeee and Jules hanging around so they went into LaTrobe and waited for my phone call.
Eventually I was called and a doctor checked me out and ordered Xrays, Patty called in and we waited to have the scans. The end result of all this was that I have 2 cracked ribs but the good news was that there was no lung or spleen damage so I was given some painkillers and a prescription for more. Was told to do deep breathing and coughing exercises and advised that pneumonia was a distinct possibility it I didn't take the prescription and do the exercises.
So I am walking round like a little old man and I do not like it one bit, within 4 days the worst will be over and after 2 weeks I will be a lot better then in 8 weeks I will be good as before. I have no intention of changing my plans but will take it easy, at the moment Billeee and Jules are parked beside me at Penguin Lions Reserve and on the other side Marjinka the lady with the coaster that we met at Preservation Bay when Billeee posted those misleading photos.
So where would I have been if there were not friends from the Grey Nomad's Forum ready to jump in and help or if it had happened at the top of Mt Roland last month on my own? The mind boggles and tells me to be more careful and not to undertake difficult adventures on my own in the future.
John is fine, and we are making him take it easy - and take his pills. Off to the farm tomorrow.
Glad to hear you were able to get diagnosed and treated...look after yourself....
Gday...
Glad ya found the cause of the pain and that you are on the mend. I broke ribs once and they are a damned nuisance. Although it is boring, follow the doctor's advice to the letter - ya gotta get better young fella - there's heaps of country to see yet
I must admit it is one of the few things I do worry myself about, being a solo traveller and camped by myself 90% of the time - an injury or sickness that incapacitates me with no-one around. Thankfully you had mates with ya
However, life's too short to worry too much. At least if the worst were to happen I would go doing what I love
Cheers - John
LOL Jules, know the feeling, went through all that learning experience when I got Myrtle.
Get well soon John, I hope the ribs get better soon and the pain killers work ok and you are able to enjoy the Festival ok, your van should fit in well there with all the painting etc.
Had a bit of a chuckle about Jules post, I remember driving your van to the airport to pick you up when you got back from Bali, I thought it went well for the age of the vehicle, being an auto/power steering driver these days the manual and steering column gear shift did take me back a bit though. Well done Jules.
We will be attending the Peacfest tonight and camping in the spots reserved so look forward to catching up again.
After a couple of days since the hospital visit I am feeling much better, still taking it easy here on the farm and Jules (my mum) is keeping me in line with the medication and breathing exercises, she was nominated as my next of kin at the hospital and the irrepressible Billeee told the receptionist that she was my mum.
John
Mum indeed - now John behave or I will have to tell everyone that you read "Fifty Shades of Grey" when you were out here on the farm a couple of weeks ago!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I notice he doesn't call the young fem backpackers Mum Jules.......
Keep it up you guys.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Mum indeed - now John behave or I will have to tell everyone that you read "Fifty Shades of Grey" when you were out here on the farm a couple of weeks ago!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
you are right Jules I did read that book, if it is good enough for Mrs Brown to mention it on one of her episodes of Mrs Brown's Boys and get the audience reaction like she did I thought that it must be worth a read.
Wow that author has a vivid imagination and her characters have amazing recuperative powers, the mind boggles. Did I do those things in my heyday? and so often? If I did it is just a memory now.
John
PS anyone got the other two episodes of the trilogy.
In your current condition might I suggest Harry Potter instead ?
Get well soon...
Glad to hear you are recovering.
John was lucky to have good friend close prepared to help but for many of us there is not those friends around.
I know I would not get a good reception if I told my kids I was coming home as I needing nursing etc. For me it is keep going till I stop.
Regards
Brian
I don't have the other books in the trilogy but I have read them. You need to read them all to get the whole picture. There is a very powerful love story behind it all and I'm glad I didn't stop after the first book like a lot of people have done because you get into the whole thing and it is powerful.
Cheers Bronnie
Look after yourself John - and I am sure that Julie will make sure that you do.
Thanks for all the best wishes and advice, Jules did make sure that I rested an took my medication and now a week later I am fine the prescription given to me from the hospital has run out but I do not feel the need to go to a GP to renew it. I have always been healthy with an excellent heart rate, good lung capacity and these assist the healing process.
We stopped at Stanley until now and intend to go our different ways later. Jules and Billeee are heading west as is Kevin and Kim whilst Denise and myself are heading to Penguin Lions Park for a couple of nights before Devonport prior to our departure.
All is well with all of us and we have enjoyed our stay at Stanley, the weather has caused us to stay here longer than we wanted to but we have enjoyed the break.
John
-- Edited by yeoeleven on Thursday 28th of February 2013 08:15:09 AM