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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: JamesV6CDX on 16 March 2017, 20:18:22
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Yesterday marked ten months to the day when I broke my spine (among other injuries) in an RTC at work.
As is natural with such an injury I have been off work for a long time with both the physical and psychological impact of such an event, and due to the nature of emergency services work, I have had my progress reviewed several times with the work's doctor.
My medical certificate from the consultant runs until 19 April, however, by mutual agreement with the doctor, my return date was changed to yesterday, 15 March. I think part of getting him to agree to the early return was the fact I explained how have been keeping very active and improving my health and fitness.
The agreement was that I would work in the office, until such a time a course becomes available for me to enrol on, for my annual fitness test and personal safety techniques annual re-certification, which had long since expired.
By pure chance, I managed to gatecrash on a course at short notice today, well ahead of schedule, and passed them without any problems.
So tomorrow is my first day back out on the roads :y
Work have insisted on a phased return, so this set I will do 50% of my usual hours, next set 60%, and so on, until I am back up to my normal hours. There are a few other supportive measures in place, for example I will not be expected to crew alone etc, until we know I am coping OK with everything.
Nervous, excited, happy, never thought I would see the day! Still yet to be seen that I will cope with all of the physical demands and carrying the kit for the full hours, but, as I said to the doctor, I will never know until I try - and try I am ready to do.
I don't start until late afternoon tomorrow, so a couple of real ales are coming out to celebrate :y
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Very pleased for you, James. Waste of time telling you to break yourself in gently, I know, but the lift in your mood will probably help with the physical side of things. :y
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Congratulations James, I am amazed but pleased that you are ahead of the curve. Take it easy and good luck.
Chris
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WORK, what the hell is that all about. :D Seriously though, best of luck. :y
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Good stuff James, good to see you going back.
Crazy isn't it, how injuries can keep you from doing stuff, one of my best mates is a PC at Maidenhead, and was helping out at Henley Regatta last year when he was 'stabbed' by a 15 year old kid with a e-cigarette while nicking him. Missed his stab-proof at the shoulder and although it didn't break the skin, it separated the tendon on his pectorial from where it attached to his arm.
Had to have an op to reattach it. Physio etc...
Taken him 6 months to get back to work for a relatively easily caused injury. Really felt for him as he is a karate blackbelt, does weights, real active guy. He's been going nuts not being as active as usual.
So you've done pretty well to be going back after a mere 10 months for a broken back! Fair play to ya.
I had thoughts of re-joining the Specials again one day, but after seeing my mate's injury, if that happened to me it would be a disaster, being self employed. When I was in before I was young and didn't really give a monkeys, now I got too much to lose (including my nerve it seems lol!)
Be careful out there mate.
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:) nice one , just a word of caution though , make sure you stick to the phased return to work , it's easy to get overconfident and overstretch yourself and undo all the good work you've done to get back to fitness , other than that, enjoy !
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GREAT!!!
Ron.
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Superb news James. Take it steady :y
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Wow that's fantastic! :y
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Cannot believe it iis ten months.
Phased return sounds a good idea. All sounds good news :y
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Well done, I never saw the pics of the car you were in but it sounded like a lucky escape , take it easy though !!!
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Well done, I never saw the pics of the car you were in but it sounded like a lucky escape , take it easy though !!!
The media pictures don't show the true extent by any stretch. Head on well into three figure speeds yet no intrusion into the Volvo cabin. Just spinal break from the deceleration forces
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Christine ('Er Indoors) asked me to offer you her congratultions - if you remember her from when you did my cambelt here?
We are no end of pleased here, james. ;D ;D ;D :y :y :y :-* That last smiley from Christine, not me!
Ron.
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That's great James.
To celebrate why not go on a Omega-speeding nicking spree :y
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Well done James, just remember and take it easy at first, it's too easy to over do it. :y :y :y
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Great news, take it easy and don't overdo things. :y :y :y
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Can only echo the setiments before :y
Gently does it ;)
Can't believe it were ten months ago though :o
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Well done and congratulations James! :y :y :y :y
As I have been away from the Forum for some time I knew nothing about your troubles. Thank God you are still with us and now can even return to duty. Absolutely brilliant! :y
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Well done and congratulations James! :y :y :y :y
As I have been away from the Forum for some time I knew nothing about your troubles. Thank God you are still with us and now can even return to duty after obviously working hard with a finess regieme to get there. Absolutely brilliant! :y
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Great progress, but don't feel you have to over do things
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While you have made a startlingly quick recovery,make sure you make full use of the phased return and take care of yourself by not over doing things. :y
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Good news... now don't be so soft next time ;)