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A mote of friendly advice...
« on: August 07, 2007, 03:36:58 am »
Do not slip and fall in a motel shower and break a rib.  It hurts.  A lot.  And is projected to continue hurting for the next 2 - 3 weeks.

That is all.
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Re: A mote of friendly advice...
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2007, 03:56:14 am »
I marvel every day at my apparently miraculous sense of balance, which keeps me from slipping on the floor at work. It has been so close.

I am so sorry about your rib. That sounds like a thoroughly unpleasant way to injure yourself, not to mention the whole "it hurts when I breathe" thing.
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Re: A mote of friendly advice...
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2007, 03:57:44 am »
Quote from: theinevitable on August 07, 2007, 03:56:14 am
I marvel every day at my apparently miraculous sense of balance, which keeps me from slipping on the floor at work. It has been so close.

I was 19 years old once.
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Re: A mote of friendly advice...
« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2007, 03:59:11 am »
Wow, that's terrible. Hope you're feeling better soon.

Another option, though. You could always, you know, remove the rib and... suck your own wang.
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Re: A mote of friendly advice...
« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2007, 03:59:44 am »
Quote from: AugustWest on August 07, 2007, 03:36:58 am
Do not slip and fall in a motel shower and break a rib.  It hurts.  A lot.  And is projected to continue hurting for the next 2 - 3 weeks.

Sorry to hear that Frank.  In my experience, you need to take that 2-3 weeks and multiply by 2. 
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Re: A mote of friendly advice...
« Reply #5 on: August 07, 2007, 04:00:47 am »
Quote from: AugustWest on August 07, 2007, 03:36:58 am
Do not slip and fall in a motel shower and break a rib.  It hurts.  A lot.  And is projected to continue hurting for the next 2 - 3 weeks.

That is all.

Jesus, what do they do for that? They probably can't even tape those suckers, eh? A compression garment or something?

Ugh, that totally sucks. I'm sorry, dude.
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Re: A mote of friendly advice...
« Reply #6 on: August 07, 2007, 04:02:34 am »
Quote from: linnea on August 07, 2007, 04:00:47 am
Jesus, what do they do for that?

Vicodan.  Lots of vicodan.
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Re: A mote of friendly advice...
« Reply #7 on: August 07, 2007, 04:25:00 am »
Quote from: pmcd9 on August 07, 2007, 04:02:34 am
Vicodan.  Lots of vicodan.

That's it.  No taping/binding etc.  Basically, they told me it's going to hurt about the same as it has been for a few weeks, then it'll quit.
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Re: A mote of friendly advice...
« Reply #8 on: August 07, 2007, 05:10:17 am »
Ahh - that is a shitty deal.  I'm sorry to hear this.  If you're lucky, Achewood will continue to be medicore for the next few weeks, and you won't have to worry about laugh-induced-pain.

When our tub was brand new, it was terrifyingly slippery, to the point where I was certain I'd die.  It's still pretty slippery, but not "sudden death" slippery.
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Re: A mote of friendly advice...
« Reply #9 on: August 07, 2007, 10:48:47 am »
Damn man, that sucks a very big one. For all our technology we are some pretty frail suckers sometimes.
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Re: A mote of friendly advice...
« Reply #10 on: August 07, 2007, 12:08:50 pm »
Get well soon, Frank. Fuck that, get well now.
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Re: A mote of friendly advice...
« Reply #11 on: August 07, 2007, 01:00:17 pm »
If action movies have taught me nothing else it's that a broken rib will restrict you from doing anything more strenuous than driving, firing weaponry, using melee weapons, operating heavy machinery, or doing complex martial arts maneuvers. So I hope you're back to full strength soon.
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Re: A mote of friendly advice...
« Reply #12 on: August 07, 2007, 01:33:10 pm »
Yes, were this an action movie, the rib would just make you litigate vengefully.  Probably while wearing a sweaty tanktop and a headband.

Get better!
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Re: A mote of friendly advice...
« Reply #13 on: August 07, 2007, 02:12:18 pm »
AugustWest is the new Erin Brockovich. 

"Maybe you'll think twice about drinking that water.... when I tell you I fell in it!"  * audible gasps of corporate no-goodniks*
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Re: A mote of friendly advice...
« Reply #14 on: August 07, 2007, 03:43:59 pm »
My father in law did something similar (slipped on a slick rock while giraffeing) and he was hurtin' for about a month, sorry to say. 

Get better.  Don't push yourself too hard.  If you need something to keep you busy while you recuperate, there's a thread in P&P that might help.  ;) 
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