free fall from 18ft
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Got the all clear to go back to work after 4 months in a cast. I compressed my L1 vertebrate, back in September by fall 18ft out of a tree.
Any body else had this kind of injury? Still got a sore back but looking to get back to work to earn some money to get the mini finished. Anyway this is my xray.

Surgeon said i was very lucky.

I'm stupid Ive A fiesta with most of the bits to make my megajolt thingy. Thick or what!!!! OHHHHH and ive got a metro for free !!!!! Metros have become rare over here!!!!!!!!!
http://s216.photobucket.com/albums/cc273/weewheels_2007/

DOH!
Nice pic, how did you fall out of a tree? (giggling)

Paul

I seriously doubt it!

I think this bloke had a REAL lucky escape!!

Not saying you didnt, but just watch the whole clip from start to finish!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSxqt0tEhe8

Edited by Jordan on 25th Jan, 2008.

Back once again like a renegade master

My mate did a similar thing falling out of a window on my wedding night. Was a good start to the honeymoon spent in hospital.

I think he cracked a vertebrate. It stranded his 911 in Scarborough, and some poor sucker had to drive it back to Crewe.

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Well Paul i was topping the trees for a friend for a Homer which nearly caused me lose the use of my legs the surgeon said .I done silly thing after a fell i was on my own and had no phone so after lie for 45 mins i up on my got feet in real pain and ran up to the car (50m away)to phone for the ambulance

Was not good for a few days your body just wants to shut down after something like that.

I'm stupid Ive A fiesta with most of the bits to make my megajolt thingy. Thick or what!!!! OHHHHH and ive got a metro for free !!!!! Metros have become rare over here!!!!!!!!!
http://s216.photobucket.com/albums/cc273/weewheels_2007/

Double post

Edited by weewheels on 26th Jan, 2008.

I'm stupid Ive A fiesta with most of the bits to make my megajolt thingy. Thick or what!!!! OHHHHH and ive got a metro for free !!!!! Metros have become rare over here!!!!!!!!!
http://s216.photobucket.com/albums/cc273/weewheels_2007/

Bet the apples at the top tasted real good huh!!

Seriously though,thank God you're ok.
Could have been so much worse

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19 years ago i had a wedge fracture L1 L2 a lot worse than yours i was 1/2" of been paralised

still walking but it gives me some stick from time to time
as you get older it will come back to haunt you

that mental, i have just got out of a cast from breaking my leg and i was in it for 6 weeks and couldnt stand it, you have alot of willpower being in that for four months. i am now back at work after 7 and a bit weeks, and its fucking aganoy for me but having the mini has kept me going. just try and take it easy i know i am alot more then i normally am but the satasfaction of going back is really nice. plus girls love it

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The doc did said it will me haunt later on in life. I know i only wedge on of my vertebrates but when you loss the power of your legs for two days it was scary. Something to with pressure on my spinal cord.
It was like wining the lotto when i could move my legs two days later.

Edited by weewheels on 27th Jan, 2008.

I'm stupid Ive A fiesta with most of the bits to make my megajolt thingy. Thick or what!!!! OHHHHH and ive got a metro for free !!!!! Metros have become rare over here!!!!!!!!!
http://s216.photobucket.com/albums/cc273/weewheels_2007/

degrading dics here, apparently they will be unbearable in next 5 years or so and will have to have them knocked about

i would say you sound as unlucky as me but i think the opposite with that fall

you're pretty lucky all things considered. I just had one young bloke who had way more damage from a similar height .scaffold tipping over.

but on concrete: both ankles turned to chips, leg, l5 fracture,a collection of rib fractures and a head with serious damage to the bone and optic and oculo motor nerve (basically meaning his left eye is now wonky) . 25+ days on a ventilator..ten of those on the bleeding edge.

on the relative plus side..massive amounts of drugs courtesy of moi :)

That sir, is not rust, it is the progressive mass reduction system

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I know i was very lucky. back to work now and as the days go on the pains are slowly going. half the pains are just a mental thing. I was lucky . hope that bloke gets better soon.

I'm stupid Ive A fiesta with most of the bits to make my megajolt thingy. Thick or what!!!! OHHHHH and ive got a metro for free !!!!! Metros have become rare over here!!!!!!!!!
http://s216.photobucket.com/albums/cc273/weewheels_2007/