Comments | grahamsleight: Breaking news

grahamsleight

Breaking news

Oct 06, 2009 20:29

So I've had an unusual day. Getting off the train at Euston this morning, I slipped so that my right leg went between the train and platform; my weight, at least briefly , was all on my shin. Kindly commuterd tried to help me up from where I was sprawled on the platform, but it soon became clear that standing on my right leg was not a good idea. So ( Read more... )

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secritcrush October 6 2009, 20:06:06 UTC

What if we bring stuff you can throw away? (well that was my plan anyway.)

secritcrush October 6 2009, 20:08:46 UTC

(get better soon and all that, of course!)

jamiam October 6 2009, 20:16:26 UTC

Spiral fracture, that sounds pretty. Awful!

fjm October 6 2009, 20:21:52 UTC

I'm stuck in work all day. Text me if you'd like me to visit Thursday evening. I could get down around 5:30 pm.

pennski October 6 2009, 20:33:18 UTC

Ouch!

My sympathies indeed. Thank goodness you did get it checked out. Here's hoping pain medication is effective and that you heal quickly.

veejane October 6 2009, 20:43:27 UTC

Urk. On the other hand, you will have a vertical iron rod in your leg, next to the bone. Okay, I think it is cool.

On the third hand, I think the whole first half of this story is ridiculously "mustn't grumble". It is okay to grumble when the train has run you over! It is okay to grumble when your leg is brokedy! Surely they must have given you magnificent drugs if you are in such a good mood after having been run over by a train.