Re: Oh, that's great... really...

On Sat, 08 Oct 2005 20:46:49 GMT, Gene Cash <gcash@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Jasper Janssen <jasper@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> I twice broke the bone just below the shoulder, high enough up that a
>> cast was not an option. The second time round, the bones were moved
>> against eachother, and the doctors decided it would probably be all
>> right if I wore a cast around my elbow with a large lump of
>> plaster|lead added for weight. After several weeks of treatment by
>> these fucktards, my arm had started healing crooked, and at the new
>> hospital they ended up having to put me under full narcosis in order
>> to break it *again* and set it properly.

>Jesus H.

Incidentally, I was 10 or so at the time. Defining and representative
moments of my youth, that. Especially since it was caused by the school
bullies eventually getting me to kick at them, grabbing my foot, and
causing me to fall on a small brick step. Ah, recess, how I loved you.

>I fell off my bike (due to a truck deciding to run a stopsign, and the
>bike doing an unexpected stoppie) and broke my ankle. At the emergency

Always brake with the front and make sure you are properly braced against
the bars so as not to come off the saddle from the g-forces -- most
stoppies (and I've had some myself) result from scooting forward off the
saddle and either hitting the bars with your still-forward-moving momentum
or simply from the unweighting of the bike. As long as you keep on the
saddle, you'll start by merely lifting the rear wheel some inches off the
ground (at about .6-.8g), rather than seeing it sail past overhead as you
listen to those birdies singing and stars twirling.

>room they told me I had a broken clavicle, a broken knee, and a broken
>elbow, none of which was true.
>
>Fortunately I knew it at the time (due to the "afflicted" places not
>hurting at all) and was able to abuse the doctor or nurse in question.
>
>"Oh, so this is an elbow??" (pointing to ankle) "I imagine your scores
>in anatomy class were pretty piss-poor. Did you suck off the teacher to
>pass? What's your name again?"

You know, that's a pretty damn weird story. Wrong set of x-rays got back
to you or something?


Jasper
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