Martin Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 On the 26th of March I was out for a drive with my friend. We were coming back into town and he lost control on a bend doing about 55mph and went into a wall, we rolled accross the road and down into a field. I don't remember too much but I was trapped for about 45mins. We only crashed 2mins away from an ambulance station but there wasn't any in our town that night. I had to wait for an ambulance to come from 30+miles away. When the fire brigade cut the roof out from under me and pulled me out it was the most excruciating pain in the world ever. My legs were caught up in the dash board somehow. They lay me out on a stretcher and told me they were going to have to cut off my trousers. They had given me loads of gas and air by now and I was pretty wrecked so I decided to enlighten them on the fact that I was in a rush that morning and just put on the first scabby pair of boxer shorts I could find (my balls were hingin oot the whole in the bottom). as soon as they got them off they knew I had broken both my legs. They put me in an ambulance and took me to Wick Hospital This was the most horrible hospital EVER. Noone knew what they were doing. They didn't relax my missus or family. They tried to arrange air ambulance to get me to Inverness Hospital but it was to foggy. In the end I had to spend the night. Next morning it was still too foggy so at about 10am I got sent via road ambulance. 120miles of twisting, bumpy roads in a van more rattly than a stripped out fiesta!!!! Even with the morpheine I could still feel it when I went round corners! Don't feel sorry for me though, my poor pregnant missus had a soarer bum! When I got there they took me straight off to Surgery. It was supposed to last 4 hours. It took 8 and a half. They ran into all sorts of complications and I lost 10 units of blood. Turns out I lay in Wick for almost 12 hours with wrecked lungs and a broken thumb and they never noticed (told you you it was a horrible hospital) I spent 4 days in Intensive Care which were horrible because the drugs played with my mind and I didn't have a clue what was going on or who to trust. Then I was in high dependancy where some fat nurse (with a beard) shaved my face with one of those yellow razors (you know the ones. you get 60 for 99p) then a fort night in a dependant fracture ward, I finished my stint in the revovery ward of the fractures unit. All together I spent 64 long days in Inverness Hospital. Thankfully the missus stayed by my side for the 1st 3 weeks. I'm slowly learning to walk again. But it's hard because I can't put weight on my right leg as theres a mini scaffolding holding the bones together as they knit. I got 2 pins in my left leg. It's a struggle to take any weight on this leg as I have always had problems with this leg since I was born. I came home on Friday night. I'm in a wheel chair which is horrible but it gets me around. I get physio every day. In 3 weeks time the scafold comes off and I go into plaster which is good because then I can take weight through the legs. The doctors said if it weren't for the fact I had a seat belt on and the car had an air bag I would probably have died. Which made me think. I've been collecting parts for an escort, but I have been looking for a decent 3 door automatic. None of the autos had passenger air bags AFAIK. I went clean off the idea as it's normally my missus in the passenger seat. I couldn't live without her so I planned to get rid of it all. Then it hit me. I'lll just get a passenger air bag to fit to the new car!!! The best part is, my mate who was driving only had a f*cking chip out of his knee --------------------------------------------Heres the pics, sorry for quality, there of the birds phone http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y178/auto...rash/car_05.jpghttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y178/auto...rash/car_04.jpghttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y178/auto...rash/car_03.jpghttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y178/auto...rash/car_02.jpghttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y178/auto...rash/car_01.jpg I'll get a couple more up of my legs and scafold tomorow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick C Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 Holy crap dude thats awful And bloody typical the driver is fine, passengers always seem to be worse off. Not saying it should have been the other way around don't get me wrong, why did he exactly lose control? Hope you get it all sorted mate, if that sorta thing ever happened to someone I knew I think I would fit a full roll cage to my car lol I have always worried at the weakness of the escort mk5...I have even contemplated getting one fitted in and around my interior to make it safer. Bloody shameful the hosipitals tho Wish you a speedy recovery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjy C Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 Shit!! Thats bad. At least you got through it and are here to tell the story though. Best of luck with the recovery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluliz Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 blimey. well your on the mend and thats great news. i know someone who rolled a car down a big hill......it was his dads car, infact his dads brand new Vauxhall Astra GSI, his dad hadn't even driven it lol as James had got to pick it up for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theresa Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 Sorry to read about your accident At least you are all still alive though, that's the main thing. That second to last picture, the one with the trainers, isn't a nice picture to see Hope you have a speedy recovery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sortedford Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 fuckin ouch, hope you get a speedy recovery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davespages Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 While i was involved in an accident about a month ago, i know the mess that can be caused.However, i can not begin to imagine the pain and torment you have been through, 64 days of pain, waiting and operations.... Really glad your getting your life back on track, its hard work but you will get there.Were all routing for ya mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsbar1973 Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 Fook me Good to hear your on the road to recovery. Scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeWee Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 Nasty accident that mate Glad your on the mend though, could of been much worse i suppose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig855S Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 holy Shite. Glad ur getting better mate and ur injuries arent as serious as they cudda been. ROFL at ur scabby boxers tho. Im normally quite good with car recognition but WTF was it, a toyota what Oh,and ur shoe is still in the field Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quackers Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 Bloody hell mate! That looks really nasty, glad to hear your on the mend now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 Wowza, Your one luck SOB. Good to hear your gettin better, Did you get your Tesco's back? Get well soon =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Posted June 29, 2006 Author Share Posted June 29, 2006 Thanks for all your kind replys guys n gals. Took ma 1st steps (using a frame) on Monday so I am total delighted. I get the cage off my on Wednesday 5th July but I'll take pics to show it to yas before then It's straight into the bone! ROCK ON It was a Toyota Avensis Estateanyway heres some more pics for just not http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y178/auto...rash/car_06.jpghttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y178/auto...rash/car_07.jpghttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y178/auto...rash/car_08.jpghttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y178/auto...rash/car_09.jpghttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y178/auto...rash/car_10.jpghttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y178/auto...rash/car_11.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardner23 Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 lucky boy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-Finesse Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Holy fook man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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