5150
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Up early saturday and walked the hounds on Druridge Beach, was expecting rain so we stayed in - wish we'd gone out!
Sunday looked canny in the morning so we decided - QEII lake to feed the swans, geese and ducks etc and then take one of the bairns for new trainers as his are full of holes. So, we're all up and had breakfast at 8am, she goes out to put the wet washing on the line at 9am and I pop out to a corner shop for a loaf. 10mins later I'm back and the kids and dogs are going effing mental... Mrs 5150 is sat on the edge of the sofa bright red (she's a redhead with typical very pale skin so bright red really is bright red!!) soaked in sweat and holding her right arm.
Ignorant neighbours over the back have a garden 4' high in weeds and a yappy dog that they dump out there from dawn to dusk. Our dogs kick off when it barks, which is all day, so she was chasing them into the house with her arms full of wet washing for the line. She tripped and went down onto the patio hard with arms still laden..... Aye.... Canny drive to A&E (quicker for me than ringing and ambulance), watched every bump and corner but still I'm deaf in my left ear from the screams.
Wansbeck and we were rushed through, she was wobbling on her feet like mad. X-Ray and she'd not only managed to break the upper right arm but dislocate it aswell. I think she was trying to go one better than me (I broke the same arm in the same place back in 1988 and I've never dislocated owt). Load of IV drugs and they tried to put the arm back in the socket - wouldn't go. 9.40 until 14:00 she was just drugged up. Under general they got it back in (nice set of bruises on her arm so must have took some effort). Night on the ward then a fresh x-ray yesterday to check the shoulder and the break were both okay.
Wansbeck staff are great. As standard with any hospital, nothing happens when they say. I was told to call 10am as her x-ray was first thing..... Called, nope, went in with clothes etc and she was finally x-ray'd noon with some poor porter stopped from having his lunch because they'd let her slip to the afternoon group and she might have had another night there for nowt.
My work are canny though, I'd mailled my 2 levels of boss and they just said do whatever is needed, so yesterday off and today (maybe tomorrow) from home. Missus is a stubborn bugger though, determined to do everything regardless!
Sunday looked canny in the morning so we decided - QEII lake to feed the swans, geese and ducks etc and then take one of the bairns for new trainers as his are full of holes. So, we're all up and had breakfast at 8am, she goes out to put the wet washing on the line at 9am and I pop out to a corner shop for a loaf. 10mins later I'm back and the kids and dogs are going effing mental... Mrs 5150 is sat on the edge of the sofa bright red (she's a redhead with typical very pale skin so bright red really is bright red!!) soaked in sweat and holding her right arm.
Ignorant neighbours over the back have a garden 4' high in weeds and a yappy dog that they dump out there from dawn to dusk. Our dogs kick off when it barks, which is all day, so she was chasing them into the house with her arms full of wet washing for the line. She tripped and went down onto the patio hard with arms still laden..... Aye.... Canny drive to A&E (quicker for me than ringing and ambulance), watched every bump and corner but still I'm deaf in my left ear from the screams.
Wansbeck and we were rushed through, she was wobbling on her feet like mad. X-Ray and she'd not only managed to break the upper right arm but dislocate it aswell. I think she was trying to go one better than me (I broke the same arm in the same place back in 1988 and I've never dislocated owt). Load of IV drugs and they tried to put the arm back in the socket - wouldn't go. 9.40 until 14:00 she was just drugged up. Under general they got it back in (nice set of bruises on her arm so must have took some effort). Night on the ward then a fresh x-ray yesterday to check the shoulder and the break were both okay.
Wansbeck staff are great. As standard with any hospital, nothing happens when they say. I was told to call 10am as her x-ray was first thing..... Called, nope, went in with clothes etc and she was finally x-ray'd noon with some poor porter stopped from having his lunch because they'd let her slip to the afternoon group and she might have had another night there for nowt.
My work are canny though, I'd mailled my 2 levels of boss and they just said do whatever is needed, so yesterday off and today (maybe tomorrow) from home. Missus is a stubborn bugger though, determined to do everything regardless!
you better not mention that though, she's got one good arm and it could be your turn for a trip to Wansbeck.
