Anybody got any Phin Power to spare?

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Anybody got any Phin Power to spare?

Post by Bicycle Bill »

I sure could use some.

Back on the night/early AM of May 31st/June 1st, while exiting a local establishment after a couple hours of karaoke performances (and a few adult beverages), I took one helluva fall... and being as I'm on the far side of sixty, I don't bounce all that well. As a result, for the past three-plus weeks, I've been laid up in the hospital with a cracked right radius, a fractured left humerus (broke the knob off the bone where it meets the shoulder), and a compound fracture of my left femur just above the knee. I now have a rod running the length of the femur and a half-dozen screws stabilizing it inside the bone... and another new scar to add to my assortment of battle wounds from other past mishaps.

I'm recovering as well as can be expected and the therapists are extremely pleased with the improvements seen to date, but it looks like I'll be in hospital until the end of June, and then transferred to a skilled nursing/rehab facility for a period yet to be determined, dependent upon how quickly I get use of both arms back so as to be able to use a walker.

So I may be a little scarce around here for a while, since I don't have access to my laptop and have to work through my phone.

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Lots of phin power headed your way. /) /) /)
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Post by bodypainter »

Oh, man, that is painful! Keep us posted on your recovery, Bill.
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Post by tailgaitingph »

Dang Bill! Work hard with therapy & you'll be winning walker races at the rehab facility in no time :D.
Sending tons of phin power your way!!
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Oh my goodness. So sorry to hear about this. Kevin and I will certainly keep you In Our prayers for steady, fast, healing.
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Post by big john »

That must have been one heluva fall. Phinpower headed your way, Bill. Hoping for a good recovery.
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big john wrote: June 25, 2022 11:18 am That must have been one heluva fall.
It was. Three steps from the door to street level. I don't know if I tripped, or misjudged the first step or even if my knee buckled and pitched me off-balance - i do know that it most certainly wasn't that i'd been imbibing - but I ended up going down and landing like a sack of hammers.

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tailgaitingph wrote: June 25, 2022 7:32 am Dang Bill! Work hard with therapy & you'll be winning walker races at the rehab facility in no time :D.
Sending tons of phin power your way!!
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Same here, BB, sending all the positive vibes your way for a speedy recovery.

If you are comfortable sharing the address we can send some cards your way. :wench:
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Post by Rabbitz »

Hey Bill,

A whole ute load of phinpower is on its way from downunder.
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Post by SeattleParrotHead »

Bicycle Bill wrote: ... Three steps from the door to street level. I don't know if I tripped, or misjudged the first step or even if my knee buckled and pitched me off-balance - i do know that it most certainly wasn't that i'd been imbibing - but I ended up going down and landing like a sack of hammers.
It sounds like someone dropped a sack of hammers on you after you fell!
Make good use of the painkillers and get well quick!
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lime rickie wrote: June 25, 2022 4:15 pm If you are comfortable sharing the address we can send some cards your way. :wench:
I wouldn't mind, but realistically it sounds like it's gonna be at least a month at whatever rehab facility I end up at, so that means it would be at least that long before I'd be able to get to them if they're sent to my PO box. Maybe I'll post the addy of the rehab - once I know it - and anyone who wants to can send something there.

Or you could send e-cards to my email ... bicyclebill_2000@yahoo.com
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Post by Dr.Corona »

Phin Power to ya Bill. Hope you mend well & upon finish of your rehab get back to normal!
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Post by Bicycle Bill »

A quick update:

I have gotten the cast off my right wrist and am gradually starting to feel a little less helpless. I'm still not independent by a long shot, though, and as of today (7/1/2022) have been released from the hospital and transferred to a nursing home/rehab facility in Osseo WI (about 60 miles north of home base).

It looks like I'll be here for two to three weeks, maybe more... or whenever I can finally put weight on both arms and am able to get around with the aid of a walker -- or even better, one of those 4-footed metal canes. I'm making it a personal goal to try to get back to my apartment by the 1st of August, so I can still attend my 50th HS reunion on the weekend of Aug. 13-14.

So if anyone wants to send a card like lime rickie suggested earlier, you can get "em to me at:

Bicycle Bill Scheitzach
Room 108
Dove Healthcare -- Osseo
51019 Ridge View Road
Osseo. WI. 54758

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Phin Power headed your way.
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Post by lime rickie »

Hang in there, BB. Please keep us posted on your progress. :wench:
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Post by springparrot »

Yikes!
I just saw this.
Keep healing!
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All the best in your healing progress, Bill.
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Card mailed.
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Sending positive vibes your way, BB.
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((((Bill))))
Keep healing.
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