I took a minor fall climbing yesterday
talking to an orthopaedic registrar and others in hospital late last night and we talked about best case scenarios. I'm feeling pretty lucky right now. I'm a little sore, but that's about all that's really wrong.
About 2:30am i was the happiest i've been in a long time when the ability to move my right leg re-appeared. That seemed to settle the debate about whether i'd basically just whacked a nerve too hard and that had ceased information flow between my brain and my hip flexors, and that hopefully the flow would reappear of it's own accord. The alternative suggestions weren't ones that i liked. Anyway, now i'm at home, walking around is just fine (slowly, carefully), so are sitting and standing, the transition between sitting and standing makes me glad i can do tricep dips, bending forward from the waist is a no-go. x-rays are inconclusive, but it looks like i broke my arse (coccyx). Funny.
so, no running or climbing or riding or surfing or stuff like that for a few days at least. I've got comfrey (knitbone) growing in my garden, so it's time to get all hippie naturopath on it. And i guess i'll just play a whole lot of poker in the downtime. Bring the roll!
