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Graeme
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2nd May 05 at 11:52   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

just managed to scan in a few pics of my broken back from last year!!!
Looks rather bad!
Was due to a rather bad motorbike crash!







Richie B
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2nd May 05 at 11:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

what picture are you looking at, the 2nd and 3rd picture clearly show a bad break
Graeme
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2nd May 05 at 11:58   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

well it dont look right does it!!
Richie B
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quote:
Originally posted by C4 WLK
well it dont look right does it!!


yeah, you're right, its blatent where its broken!

how long did that take to heal? and what to they do to heal a braken spine?...
Charlene
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Looks like a really bad breakage
Graeme
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took about 12 months in total to heal!
was lying flat on my back for 2 months and had to wear a big, metal full body brace for 3 months!!!
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2nd May 05 at 12:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

nasty. lucky your spinal cord was not broken
Graeme
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2nd May 05 at 12:11   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

luckly not!
the vertabra is actually pushing into the spinal cord now but doesnt give me any problems!!
my back has also angled over 32 degrees now!!
Richie B
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quote:
Originally posted by C4 WLK
took about 12 months in total to heal!
was lying flat on my back for 2 months and had to wear a big, metal full body brace for 3 months!!!


sounds bad... main thing is its ok now

[Edited on 02-05-2005 by Pink]
Robbo
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2nd May 05 at 14:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Ouch
leeshez
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2nd May 05 at 14:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Painfull Ouch.
sassyminx
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2nd May 05 at 16:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

very lucky your not paralysed looking at that pic
Carr
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2nd May 05 at 16:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Looks very bad judging from those. Lucky to still be walking
1600power
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shit dude thats pretty crazy!!!! what sort of speed were you doin or what did you hit to do that?!
Graeme
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2nd May 05 at 19:38   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

when i first stood up i could not walk for shit!
took about 1 month to be able to walk properly again!!!
i was doin about 30mph but the hedge/tree that was there was not moving for me, so i hit it with my head!!!
i lost about 2 weeks worth of my memory from that!!
R Lee
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i reckon you're going to suffer more when you're older.
Graeme
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2nd May 05 at 20:26   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

1 of the top spinal doctors in the country doesnt seem to think so!!!
it has pretty much set now and aint moving!!!
R Lee
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2nd May 05 at 20:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

either way, it'll be used as an excuse to get out of lifting things later on in life
Graeme
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2nd May 05 at 20:28   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

later on in life!!!
i use that excuse nearly everyday already!
Hagger
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2nd May 05 at 21:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

whats ur username / numberplate meant to say?

i got backache from just looking at them pictures , looks painful
Graeme
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2nd May 05 at 21:46   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

well my surname is wilkinson!
so WLK is for the surname!
and my mum has c2, bro has c3 so i have c4!
simple!!

it was rather painfull aswell!
Hagger
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i thought you'd got ur numberplate after ur back fixed and it was meant to say "can walk" . thought it seemed a bit strange lol

 
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