Bust myself up pretty bad....

J

john-e89

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Never fallen off a ladder before ever, I always use a stand off wherever possible and a base strap to stop it sliding. During covid-19 I’ve taken a few months off to get some roofing work done at home, renovate all the wooden windows and replace all the old cast guttering. Got as far as just needing to finish off the upper level guttering yesterday morning, climbed down to fetch a couple of brackets, slipped off a rung and fell 8 feet onto a big stone trough. 4 broken ribs, 3 of which have multiple breaks, broken scapula, punctured left lung and a 3 inch gash in my forehead exposing bone, so I’m in high dependency ward as we need to make sure the ribs don’t do anymore damage to the lung and it’s a nasty head injury also.

What a plank.....I’m so so careful with ladders but I simply slipped, the pain is something else.... :cry:
 

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Bloody hell John, that sounds nasty. Hope you make a speedy recovery x
 
Stupid oaf :P

Get well soon - and try not to catch anything whilst you're in there :?
 
So this is why they recommended not going up ladders during the Lockdown :lol: poor sod, hope you're alright. I've done a few silly things, but fortunately haven't fallen off the ladders yet, although I do worry everytime I get up them.
 
Jeez! Not far enough for the parachute to open!
Hope you're soon on the mend.
Don't go catching anything nasty in here, cos coughing is going to smart a bit!
 
:o What did you want to do that for? - just as we're starting to get a little more freedom as well!

At least your going to have plenty of time on here to fall out with ChrisD :rofl:
 
:cry: That lot sounds excruciating! I’ve broken ribs and know how painful it is to just breathe. Wishing you a speedy recovery.
 
Crazy Harry said:
:o What did you want to do that for? - just as we're starting to get a little more freedom as well!

At least your going to have plenty of time on here to fall out with ChrisD :rofl:
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Dunno what u mean lar?

Btw John, ur an idiot.
:evil:


Seriously tho get well soon u big dafty.
:thumbsup:
 
Jeez John, that sounds awful.

Get the wife to smuggle a bottle of malt in, works wonders.

Get well soon buddy.
 
Oooo that's bad John , soup for 3 months & someone else to wipe your arse :P that's what you've got to look forward to mate :oops: & you will learn pretty swiftly to avoid any situation that has the remotest of chances of making you laugh :roll:
 
Sorry to hear about this latest one fella!
I hope you'll soon be on the mend again and hope the AF doesn't flare up.

Wishing you well :thumbsup:
 
Wowzers...that’s no joke....get well soon John!

If you need someone to look after the M for the summer I’ll volunteer :thumbsup:
 
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