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[Mackka]

Lucky.
Better have a check up at the quack just to make sure mate. Best Wishes. Mackka

 

[Moneybox]

Lucky.
Better have a check up at the quack just to make sure mate. Best Wishes. Mackka

One of the difficulties of living in a small community. The doctor (one of our members) came on Wednesday so I have and appointment for the same time next month

 

[MegsyB007]

Take it easy and take care Phil. Sounds like you might possibly have broken ribs.
Not a lot to do about it, if it is, except take it easy for a while for them to heal.
(Which I know might be impossible for you, but give it a go anyway!)

Regards,
Megsy

 

[Hippyty79]

One of the difficulties of living in a small community. The doctor (one of our members) came on Wednesday so I have and appointment for the same time next month

I’m sure it was a lesson learned for the next Pilbara trip. Im guilty of the same thing, that gigdy loves side walls.
Trust me no different in Perth, been 3 month on a waitaing list for my daughters iron infusion through pch and and a specialist, hopefully 1 comes through soon. My doctors got a 3 week wait. I can’t understand what’s happening since Covid.
Prior to Covid you book in get in the same week, are people in Perth just paranoid, population grow?

 

[Mr Tee]

I got thrown from my mount this morning so I have a few sore spots.

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I slowed to about perhaps 15 or 20kph to look at the map. I failed to see this little stump and struck it with the RH front wheel. I bounced up, came down akwardly on the left front side of the quad, struck something with my chest and landed on my left sholder and hip. It feels like I have a bit of skin missing in a few places and breathing is a bit tight on the left side but I'm basically still in one piece. The quad seems undamaged and carried me the last six or eight kilometers home so at least I don't have to fix that

And they tell me off for looking at the map on my phone when I’m doing 120kms! Drat MB, you gotta be more careful - really! A rabbit could’ve stepped out from between two parked spinefex bushes and what a mess that would’ve been.

 

[Mr Tee]

And they tell me off for looking at the map on my phone when I’m doing 120kms! Drat MB, you gotta be more careful - really! A rabbit could’ve stepped out from between two parked spinefex bushes and what a mess that would’ve been.

Seriously though, I do hope you’re ok. Telling you to take a rest or something stupid like that, would probably be a waste of time……… right?

 

[surtees55]

Hope nothings broken mate.Those quads are all good till they ain't

 

[Moneybox]

I'm all good this morning as long as I don't lift my left arm above sholder height and avoid lifting anything much with it. I tried to do some insulation yesterday afternoon but my right thumb doesn't want to open the siscors, the other way is ok. I put a bit of time into varnishing some of the plywood, soldered some wires and then took a snooze.



This piece of 12mm exterior ply came from covering one of the windows in a house we bought in Geraldton a few years back. It was too good to throw out and I knew I'd need it someday





Then I connected a couple of cables to the new projector. This is because the van is a bit too small to carry a TV so I reckon the projector should do the job. I'm counting on sitting back in the LH swiviel seat with a make-do screen hanging from magnets over the rear van windows. The image is easily as good as I'd wished for, it's beight and clear with good volume and an easy to understand remote control. (my remote control)

 

[Moneybox]

Congratulations to the Matildas. I don't know why they wasted all that energy on the first 90 minutes. They should have just gone to the exciting bit at the end.



With that and the footy it means I didn't get much done on the camper today but I did try my hand at a bit of motor trimming
Yeah I know, it's a bit rough but it won't rattle and I did at least give it a go

 

[T Cnr]

Lucky.
Better have a check up at the quack just to make sure mate. Best Wishes. Mackka

Sorry to hear about your accident. Seen a number of "Quad Crashes".
Would present to the local GP/hospital ED for an X-ray (CXR and shoulder girdle, minimal) to rule out potential fracture(s) (i.e., clavicle, ribs, etc)
If no obvious fractures recognised, then must consider shoulder (facia/tendon) tears; from your recent description of symptoms, I suspect shoulder soft-tissue damage.
If that's the case, this will require a good Orthopod's opinion (who specialises in shoulders).

T

 

[Moneybox]

Sorry to hear about your accident. Seen a number of "Quad Crashes".
Would present to the local GP/hospital ED for an X-ray (CXR and shoulder girdle, minimal) to rule out potential fracture(s) (i.e., clavicle, ribs, etc)
If no obvious fractures recognised, then must consider shoulder (facia/tendon) tears; from your recent description of symptoms, I suspect shoulder soft-tissue damage.
If that's the case, this will require a good Orthopod's opinion (who specialises in shoulders).

T

I'm ok during the day if I don't try to lift too much or too high. The night is more difficult because getting down and up again is a little painful on my left breast area. As long as I don't try to roll over I'm ok once I'm settled on my right side or back. I'll see how I go after today. Even if they find somehing cracked or broken they'll probably just tell me to take it easy and I can do that without a 1000km of travel.

 

[Jaros]

I had bruised ribs after a car accident and they 3-4 mths to feel better.

 

[RichardWest]

I'm all good this morning as long as I don't lift my left arm above sholder height and avoid lifting anything much with it. I tried to do some insulation yesterday afternoon but my right thumb doesn't want to open the siscors, the other way is ok. I put a bit of time into varnishing some of the plywood, soldered some wires and then took a snooze.

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This piece of 12mm exterior ply came from covering one of the windows in a house we bought in Geraldton a few years back. It was too good to throw out and I knew I'd need it someday



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Then I connected a couple of cables to the new projector. This is because the van is a bit too small to carry a TV so I reckon the projector should do the job. I'm counting on sitting back in the LH swiviel seat with a make-do screen hanging from magnets over the rear van windows. The image is easily as good as I'd wished for, it's beight and clear with good volume and an easy to understand remote control. (my remote control)

Did you crush a few meerkats on the plywood Phil? Sounds like you may have knocked your pacemaker out of place a bit.

 

[Moneybox]

Did you crush a few meerkats on the plywood Phil? Sounds like you may have knocked your pacemaker out of place a bit.

You can't beat natural woodgrain. It's the same on the wooden bowls, it seems such a shame to coat things with paint when the real beauty is in the wood. This is just waste plywood that would normally have been thrown out.

 

[T Cnr]

I'm ok during the day if I don't try to lift too much or too high. The night is more difficult because getting down and up again is a little painful on my left breast area. As long as I don't try to roll over I'm ok once I'm settled on my right side or back. I'll see how I go after today. Even if they find somehing cracked or broken they'll probably just tell me to take it easy and I can do that without a 1000km of travel.

OK. "L breast pain", along with the L shoulder pain potentially adds another dynamic to the scenario.
A clavicular frax (likely non-displaced) can result in what you're describing, and has to be considered.
The "...don't try to lift too much, too high..." comment could possibly suggest additional muscle/tendon (i.e., Bicep/Deltoid) "pull" (avulsion/tear) or, worst-case, primarily shoulder joint damage (fascia/cartilage/muscle-tendon, etc).
Could be combination of all three (quite common in such injuries)--clavicular, muscle, shoulder. Getting an inexpensive X-ray (PA & Lateral) to rule out anything obvious, would be my first recommendation, followed by a qualified physician's clinical review. Ultimately, an MRI will define any potential soft-tissue damage.
Not to encourage procrastination, in general, we don't "set" non-displaced clavicular fractures (simply partially immobilise them with a sling); and rib fractures, unless displaced and risking lung involvement, are treated minimally--primarily pain management. Any soft-tissue shoulder-joint damage would not be operable (or even assessable) until acute injury (i.e., swelling/inflammation) have subsided somewhat.

T

 

[Moneybox]

OK. "L breast pain", along with the L shoulder pain potentially adds another dynamic to the scenario.
A clavicular frax (likely non-displaced) can result in what you're describing, and has to be considered.
The "...don't try to lift too much, too high..." comment could possibly suggest additional muscle/tendon (i.e., Bicep/Deltoid) "pull" (avulsion/tear) or, worst-case, primarily shoulder joint damage (fascia/cartilage/muscle-tendon, etc).
Could be combination of all three (quite common in such injuries)--clavicular, muscle, shoulder. Getting an inexpensive X-ray (PA & Lateral) to rule out anything obvious, would be my first recommendation, followed by a qualified physician's clinical review. Ultimately, an MRI will define any potential soft-tissue damage.
Not to encourage procrastination, in general, we don't "set" non-displaced clavicular fractures (simply partially immobilise them with a sling); and rib fractures, unless displaced and risking lung involvement, are treated minimally--primarily pain management. Any soft-tissue shoulder-joint damage would not be operable (or even assessable) until acute injury (i.e., swelling/inflammation) have subsided somewhat.

T

Thanks Doc I appreciate and I understand your diagnosis and I have no doubt it's accurite however with most of the symptoms you've quoted there's no real treatment therefore a lot of time and expense seems unnecessary. I still have a half a pack of disprin to go I tried half of one of Mrs M's Mersyndol tablets the first night and woke up freezing cold with the shakes so I'll be steering clear of those in the future.

I have improved to some extent. My right thumb is now reluctlantly working the scisors so with Mrs M's help on the high stuff we got the roof insulation in. The hardest part is getting in and out of bed and trying to turn over. We have friends here at the moment so we're taking the day off, as we did yesterday, to do a little metal detecting. I'll just be the instructor and perhaps swing the little Whites GMT

 

[Jaros]

From my experience the only way is to give total innactivity the the ribs -no use at all for the healing period and watch a lot of crap on tele. I feel for ya mate its a crap of an injury-cheers to you both.

 

[Moneybox]

I take the occasional 2000mg odourless fish oil. I didn't realise it was a blood thinner but when I went to the dentist for a couple of extractions and the blood flow wouldn't stop they told me why.



Today we took our friends out to one of our nearby prospecting leases. I knew there would only be small gold but I was confident that we'd turn something up. This hole was dug by newby Mark for his newby wife swinging the GPX6000 very carefully. She called me over to hear the signal which was no more than a faint murmur but got better after the first few millimetres were dug off the top. Not a bad first find, 0.14g @ about 75mm down.



Dianna took the GPX6000 because she need light and easy. Mark and Sandra had SDC2300's and I took the Whites GMT because I needed the little and lightest of all. It was a great morning of fun in the sun

 

[Moneybox]

I had planned to go coil testing this morning. A friend dropped me the 14"x9" Coiltek for the GPX6000. He bought both the Coiltek and the 12"x8" NF and went bush for a couple of months. He said they are both good coils but he prefers the NF. The Coiltek is a better size but is only useful about 25mm in from the side. This was the main complaint I had with the 12"x8" NF that I bought for the GPX4500 and sold along with the 11" Detech mono. Neither was as good as the original Commander 11" mono.

The other interesting comment he made was that his wife runs the GPX6000 on Auto 1 with no threshold, the standard 11" mono coil and consistently out performs both men, one swinging the GPZ7000 and the other swinging the GPX6000 with the two aftermarket coils. She has a bung leg a deaf ear, uses no earphones and never moves beyond an easy walk from the camp

Anyway it was overcast with a lazy breeze blowing so I stayed home. Perhaps tomorrow because once I've tested this one he's going to give me the NF to play with.

 

[grubstake]

The other interesting comment he made was that his wife runs the GPX6000 on Auto 1 with no threshold, the standard 11" mono coil and consistently out performs both men, one swinging the GPZ7000 and the other swinging the GPX6000 with the two aftermarket coils. She has a bung leg a deaf ear, uses no earphones and never moves beyond an easy walk from the camp

The 'bung leg' and limited distance covered are the answer, I reckon. In the wide open spaces of WA, many of us blokes tend to stride out towards the horizon, hoping for Lasseter's Reef, but it's the shufflers who invariably find something while travelling a fraction of the distance.