I had my appointment with the fracture clinic this afternoon… it is the top of the humerus which is fractured… inside the shoulder socket. It must have collided with one of the other bones.
The only remedy is to keep my arm in the sling until it gets better.
The seat belt could not have broken that bone….
I think my reflex action in moving the car left must have had me gripping the steering wheel very hard at impact. The insurance assessor told me that the steering column was damaged when he looked at the car. So the jolt from the impact broke my arm bone inside the shoulder socket…
I can live with that knowing we avoided much worse.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Saturday 17th May – an Australian visitor
Rose is in New Zealand for a couple of weeks and has stopped with us for the weekend. A chance for us to visit some of the local tourist stopping places… and catch up with the Australian family news.
Rose is also good with plants so we have identified a few of the Australian plants in our garden.
Rose is also good with plants so we have identified a few of the Australian plants in our garden.
Friday 16th May – things you can do with a broken bone in your shoulder
- Play golf
- Clean out the guttering
- Type (although that was getting very painful)
- Drive the (new) car
- Prune lots of plants and trees in the garden.
- Pull up the dying tomato plants.
I will add to this list as I remember what else I have done.
Friday 16th May – a broken bone in my shoulder
The physio phoned to tell me that I had a broken bone in my shoulder and would be getting no more treatment from her for a while… a good job as it was torture! I have an an appointment with the Wellington Hospital fracture clinic for next Thursday afternoon.
I have to go out purchase a sling and put my arm in it until the appointment
I have to go out purchase a sling and put my arm in it until the appointment
Thursday 15th May – what’s in a shoulder
Another appointment with the physio today. The pain in my shoulder has been much worse yesterday and today. When she heard she immediately booked an ultrasound scan to identify what was really wrong….
I have seen the inside of my shoulder…. It is very complicated… the tendon which was being treated is perfect but they have found a suspect fracture… will know later when the radiologist analyses the images.
I have seen the inside of my shoulder…. It is very complicated… the tendon which was being treated is perfect but they have found a suspect fracture… will know later when the radiologist analyses the images.
Monday 12th May – more physio
Another appointment with the physio…. Did not tell her about clearing the guttering…
Saturday 10th May – clearing the guttering
Some of the recent rain is causing the guttering to overflow so I spent the afternoon cleaning it out…
… the shoulder hurt more after that…
… the shoulder hurt more after that…
Thursday 8th May – physio
With my shoulder still in pain, I went to physio and they diagnosed a damaged tendon… I have to rest…. No golf for a while…
Saturday 3rd May – golf
It is the end of J’s school holiday. The schools get 2 weeks between each term of 10 weeks. There are 4 terms in the year. Autumn Term starts on Monday.
My shoulder still hurts but we went out for a game of golf in the afternoon. They said my shoulder was just bruised internally but it was worse after the game…
My shoulder still hurts but we went out for a game of golf in the afternoon. They said my shoulder was just bruised internally but it was worse after the game…
Saturday 19th April – the end of the tomatoes
With the cooler weather, most of the tomatoes are finished… there a few still growing but most are done.
We have a small tomato growing from seed. I will bring it indoors before the frosts come and grow tomatoes over the winter…
It rained this week too. The burn is back and the field/paddock below our house has lots of water birds again.
We have a small tomato growing from seed. I will bring it indoors before the frosts come and grow tomatoes over the winter…
It rained this week too. The burn is back and the field/paddock below our house has lots of water birds again.
Sunday 13th April – the end of our car…
Firstly you need to know before reading this that J & I survived and walked away…
One of the biggest road hazards in New Zealand is tourists especially those who normally drive on the right side of the road. There have been many fatal accidents involving tourists.
J & I were out for a drive today and at noon were about 25km south of Hastings on a country road when on going round a left-hand corner we met a minibus in our lane. There was a bank on our side of the road and I knew immediately we had nowhere to go and we were going to be hit hard.
The airbags and seatbelts saved us. My reflex action must have been to move left as we ended up against the bank. The minibus bounced off the car and stopped in our lane. When we got out we found the minibus driver and passenger already out. They were Swedish tourists and had forgotten which side of the road to drive in New Zealand.
The most amazing thing is that we walked away. The only marks on J and me were the burn marks from the airbags exploding. Full marks for modern car design.
The car was a wreck. The wheel in front of me was ripped up off the axle and amazingly the hub-cap from that wheel ended up on the car roof… surreal…. It must have been amazing to see…
The police were on the scene in about 30 minutes.
The policeman estimated that my front right corner was about 1.5m from the left side of the road at impact so the minibus did not move left at all. If I had not moved so far left, the impact would have been much worse and the damage unthinkable…
J was hurt across his lap and my right shoulder hurt because of the seat belts so the policeman sent us to hospital by ambulance.
We emptied the car before it was taken away.
It will be written off…
We spent the rest of the afternoon in hospital. Their x-ray checks and tests found we had no internal injuries.
The police, ambulance crew and those who stopped on the road could not believe we walked away.
We are fortunate.
One of the biggest road hazards in New Zealand is tourists especially those who normally drive on the right side of the road. There have been many fatal accidents involving tourists.
J & I were out for a drive today and at noon were about 25km south of Hastings on a country road when on going round a left-hand corner we met a minibus in our lane. There was a bank on our side of the road and I knew immediately we had nowhere to go and we were going to be hit hard.
The airbags and seatbelts saved us. My reflex action must have been to move left as we ended up against the bank. The minibus bounced off the car and stopped in our lane. When we got out we found the minibus driver and passenger already out. They were Swedish tourists and had forgotten which side of the road to drive in New Zealand.
The most amazing thing is that we walked away. The only marks on J and me were the burn marks from the airbags exploding. Full marks for modern car design.
The car was a wreck. The wheel in front of me was ripped up off the axle and amazingly the hub-cap from that wheel ended up on the car roof… surreal…. It must have been amazing to see…
The police were on the scene in about 30 minutes.
The policeman estimated that my front right corner was about 1.5m from the left side of the road at impact so the minibus did not move left at all. If I had not moved so far left, the impact would have been much worse and the damage unthinkable…
J was hurt across his lap and my right shoulder hurt because of the seat belts so the policeman sent us to hospital by ambulance.
We emptied the car before it was taken away.
It will be written off…
We spent the rest of the afternoon in hospital. Their x-ray checks and tests found we had no internal injuries.
The police, ambulance crew and those who stopped on the road could not believe we walked away.
We are fortunate.
Sunday, 6th April – time changes
We put our clocks back for winter…. We are now 11 hours ahead of the UK.
Friday 28th March – start of Autumn
Flying home from Wellington, I can see the changing colours of the countryside. The poplars have been turning gold since late February but the oaks are now turning red.
The grapes have mostly been picked and the apples are being picked these days.
Later on the grapes will turn gold and red. The peach and apple trees will turn gold.
The swallows have mostly gone to. It is a puzzle to me why they actually leave as Hawkes Bay winter is generally warmer than an Irish or a Scottish summer…
Autumn is my favourite season in Hawke’s Bay.
The grapes have mostly been picked and the apples are being picked these days.
Later on the grapes will turn gold and red. The peach and apple trees will turn gold.
The swallows have mostly gone to. It is a puzzle to me why they actually leave as Hawkes Bay winter is generally warmer than an Irish or a Scottish summer…
Autumn is my favourite season in Hawke’s Bay.
Monday 24th March – more cricket
J and I went back to watch Day 3 of the test match. England are dominating the match. Andrew Strauss hit 174 runs today. James managed to have his photo taken with him after the match…
One for the archives!
One for the archives!
Saturday 22nd March – Test Match Cricket
England are back in town for the final test match of their tour in New Zealand. The series is 1-all and this is the decider. J and I have tickets for the day. No danger of being rained off here!
A good days cricket. We saw Peterson hit a century including a six on the roof of the stadium.
J collected a lot of player autographs after the days’ play.
A good days cricket. We saw Peterson hit a century including a six on the roof of the stadium.
J collected a lot of player autographs after the days’ play.
Friday 21st March – Good Friday – a family get-together
Aunt Mary phoned in the morning. She and Archie along with Joanna, Andrew and the children are coming across from Palmerston North to visit us in the afternoon. Cousin Mary and son Connor are also coming from Hamilton to stay for the weekend…. So we had a family reunion in Napier!
Saturday, 22nd February – bird scarers wanted
The local paper in Hawke’s Bay is advertising for bird scarers for the orchards and vineyards. They have to work from dawn to dusk and need a firearms licence!
The countryside resounds from early morning to the sound of gunshot and automatic scarers. It sounds like a battleground!
This will continue until the last of the grapes and apples are picked in mid-April….
The countryside resounds from early morning to the sound of gunshot and automatic scarers. It sounds like a battleground!
This will continue until the last of the grapes and apples are picked in mid-April….
Wednesday, 20th February – a one day cricket record
The one day international in Napier was a tied match with both teams scoring 340 runs apiece. J was there for the match. I saw the tail end after work on TV and it was enthralling right to the last ball!
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