Way to spend a Tuesday! Not!!

Last Thursday DH came home a very sore bunny, he tripped over at training and hurt his ankle. 

 HURT HIS ANKLE!  

Oh! My Goodness! 

 It was swollen and going blue.   
 I immediately put a cold compress on and made him sit with it raised. 

He admitted it was very painful but did the 'manthing' and carried on............  Eventually I persuaded him to phone the Doctor who spoke with him on the phone and said that if it was still painful on Monday to come to the surgery!


Monday dawned with the ankle not only lurid shades of blue but swollen all round with lumps and bruises everywhere

After a painful, limping, painkiller tablet taking weekend he saw the Doctor. 






 She sent him to hospital for x-rays.






So on Tuesday we spent the day here.

I have to say that the signposting and attention by staff was excellent, we were very impressed. 

It was decided that he needed to be plastered and transport was arranged to take us from one department to another, carparking payments were re-arranged so that the car could be collected later etc.


The ladies in the Plaster department were so helpful and cheerful.






Our Daughter N came from work and picked us up in our car and brought us home.



No sooner were we home than felt tips came out!!!






N arranged to come and collect us the next morning as we had to go back for a permanent plaster.



The Doctor looked at the x-rays and said that DH could have a 'walking plaster' ........... fun.

After a night in plaster the swelling had gone down some.

The 'space craft' was enabled and instructions given and also the usual manual, one page English, 55 in other languages!

.................case is wrapped round leg, safety harness buckled down here........



and here..............

and here...............



Twist this button then press the plain black one...............

DH is able to get about with the help of crutches AND.........AND......... we still have my wheelchair!!!  Going to have fun.......... oh! yes!