Well, I've put the kybosh on setting out for at least 6 weeks. I slipped on the gravel driveway at my sons yesterday and down I went. Just had it xrayed and now sitting at Logan Emergency waiting to have it realigned and a cast put on. Caravan is now in my niece's backyard, where I'll be handy to downstairs bathroom. Thank goodness for family.
Dougwe said
07:17 PM Oct 7, 2014
Shut the front gate Beth. If you did that to yourself what would you do to someone else.
Take it easy and recover soon.
Just shows how easy it is to hurt yourself as we get older.
I take a calcium and vitamin D Tab each day to help the ageing bones a little.
shekon said
07:23 PM Oct 7, 2014
Beth, you duffer. You poor thing, take care and try to look after yourself. Will catch you before mileage Brissie. Take care. Xx
bill12 said
08:29 PM Oct 7, 2014
Oh, Bugger! Get well quick. I want to see you on the road. Bill
Bryan said
08:36 PM Oct 7, 2014
Hope its all better soon Beth. I know the feeling, I smashed mine two years ago. Some good came out of it though.
Nelly said
08:57 PM Oct 7, 2014
Need to rest so you can out and about soon - best wishes.
Sorry to hear about your fall, speedy recovery, take care - Fran
rosa said
09:12 PM Oct 7, 2014
hi Beth, what did you go and do that for if you need anything just pm us get well soon. Sally & Rob
Wendy said
09:48 PM Oct 7, 2014
OMG. What a way to begin your journey. Take care, hope you are on the mend and on the road soon.:)
kandagal said
09:49 PM Oct 7, 2014
Here's hoping you're up & running again soon. Best wishes for a speedy recovery. Alice
yeoeleven said
10:37 PM Oct 7, 2014
Sorry to hear of your accident and hope that you can get on the road soon.
John
June said
01:37 PM Oct 8, 2014
Beth. hope it's not too painful. Only thing to do now is rest up and let it heal, very frustrating I know. All the best, June C.
jules47 said
03:25 PM Oct 8, 2014
Crikey - just when you were so ready to move - was it too much to drink on Sunday at lunch, hmmmmm???? Nah, just jokin' Joyce!!!! Hope it heals quickly Beth, and you can start your journey!!!
Gerty Dancer said
03:53 PM Oct 8, 2014
Dam! you were just getting going too....
Best wishes for quick healing!
Travel Bug said
07:30 PM Oct 8, 2014
Oh Beth...how painful!!!
Sometimes, unfortunately, life gets in the way of even the best laid plans.
Rest up, follow Drs. orders and you will soon be on the road as planned.
On the plus side...you'll have plenty of time to break in your new e-reader.
Take care.
Mary said
08:19 PM Oct 8, 2014
My sympathies are with you.I suffered a colles fracture of my lower right arm just before Christmas last.It jolly well hurts doesn't it.At the time I thought a leg/ankle would be more inconvenient.Glad you have some family support.
Best wishes for a restful recovery
Mary
Happywanderer said
11:28 PM Oct 8, 2014
I understand Beth has been admitted back into hospital as she wasn't coping too well in her caravan while in plaster.
Change of plan, Beth has now been transported to her granddaughters place after being reassessed.
-- Edited by Happywanderer on Thursday 9th of October 2014 12:00:30 AM
Vic41 said
12:15 AM Oct 9, 2014
Hope it gets better soon Beth and you can continue on your journey, dam rotten thing to happen just when you were set to go!
Jonathan said
05:32 AM Oct 9, 2014
Not Good Beth !! .. Time to heal these "hurts" .. rest up .. foot up .. and "vegie out" for a while ..
take care
Jon
Beth54 said
12:12 PM Oct 9, 2014
Thanks all. Yes I'm now in my granddaughters bedroom surrounded by all things pink and girlie.
I wasn't actually admitted back into hospital, long story, but here is the best place for me for now. I now have a walking frame, or should I say, hopping frame , and son is collecting a commode today. My sister from Tin Can Bay will be back from their jaunt around Oz next week and will take me up there. Their house is set up for crocks like me, so it'll be a lot easier. And I won't feel so much of a nuisance there.
I also have the extra problem of a sore shoulder. My niece's husband, in 'helping' me, pulled something in my shoulder so every time I lean on the frame to hop, it hurts like hell.
Everyone is saying it's just as well I wasn't out somewhere in woop woop when it happened. This is what my family was worried about me being out in the playground.
Happywanderer said
04:55 PM Oct 9, 2014
If you had been out in the Woop Woop somewhere Beth, it may never have happened. I understand them being worried but you would go nowhere if you worried all the time.
Beth54 said
07:52 PM Oct 9, 2014
Possibly. I am always so careful where I walk these days, so I should never had tried to walk across this area of driveway.
Son wants me to put my name down for Housing Commission again, or an alternative at least until my op is over and done with. Then re-evaluate in 6 months or so. The op looks like it's coming up sooner rather than later. I have an appt with the Colorectal Review Clinic on the 20th.
I suppose that's the best way to go all things considered.
Happywanderer said
08:01 PM Oct 9, 2014
I'm the same too ever since I broke both arms in 2009. I now walk slower and eyes to the ground. Terrifies me I might do it again but it won't stop me from being out there. Could take you 10 yrs to get into a Housing Commission house. When I gave up mine in Echuca, I asked the question and that's what I was told.
Beth54 said
08:55 PM Oct 9, 2014
I know, but he just doesn't seem to get it. I had my name down for years, but because I was paying so little at the other place, they took me off the list. And without telling me, mind you.
nomadic1 said
07:00 PM Oct 10, 2014
Really sorry to hear that Beth. My place is very peaceful for convalescence.
Beth54 said
10:03 PM Oct 10, 2014
Thanks Lynda. I'm a bit of a crock aren't I?!
I'm sure it's a lovely spot, and I will get down there some time in the future. D&L's house is set up for crocks, and they'll be back this week to take care of 'little' sis.
RE: housing, I've now filled in the forms to register for NRAS housing, which I'm told works much quicker than Qld Housing Dept. And they're mostly brand new. There's a few up around the Sunshine Coast which interest me. There's no hurry anyway, I can hang around at D&L's until after Xmas if needs be.
-- Edited by Beth54 on Friday 10th of October 2014 10:07:28 PM
June said
10:56 AM Oct 11, 2014
Gosh Beth. I do hope you are ok. I can imagine how frustrating it must be for you having to deal with all the things that are happening just now. Good to hear you have family back-up, it's nice of them to help you out when you need it, and you certainly need it at the moment. Keep us up to date on your progress. Very best wishes June C.
Beth54 said
04:44 PM Oct 11, 2014
Thanks June. Looking on the positive side, as I try to do, I'm getting stronger in the arms using this walking frame. I'll be able to do pushups in not time!
Big Gorilla said
07:02 PM Oct 11, 2014
You are really in the wars Beth. I don't know you personally but I get the feeling reading your posts, you will not let this hiccup in your life deter you from your goals. You said 6 weeks before you can start again. I hope the time goes quickly for you...
Beth54 said
08:03 PM Oct 11, 2014
Yes, I try not to let it all get me down. But I do sometimes feel like I've run over a hoard of Chinamen.
My kids have talked me into leaving it for awhile longer than the 6 weeks it'll take to get this cast off. I thought I'd get fitter out in the playground, but they've made me see that I need to get fitter BEFORE heading out. Besides, there's an op coming up sometime soon, and that WILL take some recuperation. I'll still have the caravan to do short trips when I'm able. And hopefully it won't be long before I get my much awaited for Campervan like Happywanders. That will definitely make life easier.
I did have a bit of a meltdown the first day, very teary, but I don't stay down for long. Like the song says, I just pick myself up, dust myself off, and start all over again.
Well, I've put the kybosh on setting out for at least 6 weeks. I slipped on the gravel driveway at my sons yesterday and down I went. Just had it xrayed and now sitting at Logan Emergency waiting to have it realigned and a cast put on. Caravan is now in my niece's backyard, where I'll be handy to downstairs bathroom. Thank goodness for family.
Take it easy and recover soon.
Just shows how easy it is to hurt yourself as we get older.
I take a calcium and vitamin D Tab each day to help the ageing bones a little.
Need to rest so you can out and about soon - best wishes.
Sorry to hear about your fall, speedy recovery, take care - Fran
Sorry to hear of your accident and hope that you can get on the road soon.
John
Beth. hope it's not too painful. Only thing to do now is rest up and let it heal, very frustrating I know. All the best, June C.
Best wishes for quick healing!
Oh Beth...how painful!!!
Sometimes, unfortunately, life gets in the way of even the best laid plans.
Rest up, follow Drs. orders and you will soon be on the road as planned.
On the plus side...you'll have plenty of time to break in your new e-reader.
Take care.
Best wishes for a restful recovery
Mary
I understand Beth has been admitted back into hospital as she wasn't coping too well in her caravan while in plaster.
Change of plan, Beth has now been transported to her granddaughters place after being reassessed.
-- Edited by Happywanderer on Thursday 9th of October 2014 12:00:30 AM
Hope it gets better soon Beth and you can continue on your journey, dam rotten thing to happen just when you were set to go!
Not Good Beth !! .. Time to heal these "hurts" .. rest up .. foot up .. and "vegie out" for a while ..
take care
Jon
Thanks all. Yes I'm now in my granddaughters bedroom surrounded by all things pink and girlie.
I wasn't actually admitted back into hospital, long story, but here is the best place for me for now. I now have a walking frame, or should I say, hopping frame
, and son is collecting a commode today. My sister from Tin Can Bay will be back from their jaunt around Oz next week and will take me up there. Their house is set up for crocks like me, so it'll be a lot easier. And I won't feel so much of a nuisance there.
I also have the extra problem of a sore shoulder. My niece's husband, in 'helping' me, pulled something in my shoulder so every time I lean on the frame to hop, it hurts like hell.
Everyone is saying it's just as well I wasn't out somewhere in woop woop when it happened. This is what my family was worried about me being out in the playground.
Possibly. I am always so careful where I walk these days, so I should never had tried to walk across this area of driveway.
Son wants me to put my name down for Housing Commission again, or an alternative at least until my op is over and done with. Then re-evaluate in 6 months or so. The op looks like it's coming up sooner rather than later. I have an appt with the Colorectal Review Clinic on the 20th.
I suppose that's the best way to go all things considered.
I know, but he just doesn't seem to get it. I had my name down for years, but because I was paying so little at the other place, they took me off the list. And without telling me, mind you.
Thanks Lynda. I'm a bit of a crock aren't I?!
I'm sure it's a lovely spot, and I will get down there some time in the future. D&L's house is set up for crocks, and they'll be back this week to take care of 'little' sis.
RE: housing, I've now filled in the forms to register for NRAS housing, which I'm told works much quicker than Qld Housing Dept. And they're mostly brand new. There's a few up around the Sunshine Coast which interest me. There's no hurry anyway, I can hang around at D&L's until after Xmas if needs be.
-- Edited by Beth54 on Friday 10th of October 2014 10:07:28 PM
Thanks June. Looking on the positive side, as I try to do, I'm getting stronger in the arms using this walking frame.
I'll be able to do pushups in not time! 
You are really in the wars Beth. I don't know you personally but I get the feeling reading your posts, you will not let this hiccup in your life deter you from your goals. You said 6 weeks before you can start again. I hope the time goes quickly for you...
Yes, I try not to let it all get me down. But I do sometimes feel like I've run over a hoard of Chinamen.
My kids have talked me into leaving it for awhile longer than the 6 weeks it'll take to get this cast off. I thought I'd get fitter out in the playground, but they've made me see that I need to get fitter BEFORE heading out. Besides, there's an op coming up sometime soon, and that WILL take some recuperation. I'll still have the caravan to do short trips when I'm able. And hopefully it won't be long before I get my much awaited for Campervan like Happywanders. That will definitely make life easier.
I did have a bit of a meltdown the first day, very teary, but I don't stay down for long. Like the song says, I just pick myself up, dust myself off, and start all over again.
Thanks for all the well wishes.