Ouch!

[HornyNick]

I was walking home in the early hours of tuesday morning, after a skinful of lager, when I tripped and fell forwards breaking my ankle in two places.
It was the snows fault. What I think happened was the snow covered the kerb and I didnt realise, until it was too late. Not really sure, it was £1 a pint night so that didnt help!
I remember laying down in the snow for about 10 minutes before I could work through pain to drag myself up and sit on a nearby bench so I could ring an ambulance.
Spent most of yesterday doped up to the eyeballs.

Im going to be in a tight cast for 6 weeks now and laid up in bed. I cant even move about because it throbs like hell when I do. I have just been discharged from hospital and am now at home.

Does anyone have any tips for when it itches? As I was warned against pushing objects down the cast. A nurse told me that a hairdryer on cool setting will help, but I havent tried it yet.

[jpfuk]

Can't help with the itching question mate, maybe this guy can?

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Oh, and hope you make a full recovery

[aaamusements.co.uk]

Does anyone have any tips for when it itches?

Amputation.

Sorry mate I have no useful suggestions... get well soon!

[harry2]

If it itches get a knitting needle.

[The Player]

How the hell is knitting a new jumper going to help ?

[steveseagull]

How the hell is knitting a new jumper going to help ?

How about an extra large sock?

Get well soon anyway Nick.

[INVINCIBLE]

cant you find a dodgy pot hole and make a quick claim remember where theres blame theres claim

get ya foot up

[HornyNick]

They recommend not putting anythin down there in case it snaps or worse it cuts you and the cut fucks u up.

[betchrider]

Invince right find a kerb raised higher than a 50p and get a claim in i did roghly same thing and got £1750 for it

[Istenem]

Invince right find a kerb raised higher than a 50p and get a claim in i did roghly same thing and got £1750 for it

disgusting.

[JG]

Antihistamines for the itching.

[trayhop123]

there's a positive to be had from most situations ,,,,,,,,, gives you a chance to catch up on that novel / cd / computer game etc ,,,,,,,,,



get well soon

[HornyNick]

Antihistamines for the itching.

The problem is i got a whole chemists shop, inc. codeine, paracetomol, aspirin and somethin to do with me not gettin an ulcer! Wouldnt antihist's mess with them?

[JG]

Nope safe as houses, safe as taking on an unchipped 4dinging Reel King! Potential cumulative sedative effect with the codeine + earlier generation antihistamines, but that's about the worst of it. Just checking the BNF here in the Nudgecave, hmmmm, ulcer drugs, probably omeprazole or lansoprazole, one of the PPIs I would suspect. Again no problem, can't see any problems here unless you have a specific allergy to a certain type of antihistamine (unlikely). Also if you're pregnant you shouldn't be taking them unless under the advice of a doctor

[HornyNick]

Cool. Thanks for that, all have to do now is find some to go to the chemist for me!