MIA
Well, finally I'm going to explain why I've been away for more than a month.
On August 14th 2005, I was in my first motorcycle accident. Please stop reading now if you don't want details.
Part 1 (Sunday night)
I was on my way home from work @ MacAsia 1 Utama on my trusty RX-S ... when I took a corner near Bandar Utama 6, and skidded. I lost consciousness for a few seconds, so no one knows exactly what happened afterwards.
2 of the security guards from BU 6 ran out from their booth, because they heard something (I guess) picked me up off the road, and told me to lie down on the divider. I was bleeding, but I was able to call Jun Wei and tell him what happened. I also remember telling the guards who he was, his car colour and number, so that they would know. Those guys were really good, I even heard one guy yelling at the 999 operator because the ambulance was a little late.
Jun Wei got there, the guards passed him my phone and Palm. I asked him to call my dad and tell him and our cell group leaders.
So, they got me into the ambulance, I passed out (again) and they got me to the hospital. Apparently I was bleeding from the face quite badly ... and I'd broken my leg. So they got a couple of surgeons to sew me up :) and put something on my leg so the broken part was stable. My foot was quite swollen so they didn't put the plaster of paris (POP) on.
Part 2 (Aug 15 - 18)
My dad was there... Thank God! if I'd had to do everything myself, I'd still be in hospital :)
Doctors came in and said that I'd broken the two bones in my lower leg (tibia and fibula - med people). I'd need a cast, but not just then. My foot was too badly swollen. I had a 'icepack' on for the 4 days. Lots of people came. Relatives, friends, college staff :) even my dad's colleagues. The leg was painful, but it was immovable and I couldn't find a comfortable sleeping position. I was only able to sleep because of the painkillers.
Part 3 (Aug 19 - 21)
Doctor walks in, says the POP can go on today (yay!) He came back later with a resident and she did the actual application. I went for x-ray afterwards. Doctor said on Saturday morning that he's going to change the cast a little, so the bones are 100% straight. More x-ray after that. Sunday morning, doctor says the bone is perfect, and I can be discharged. I called my friends... and so many came to help me out of the hospital! First, we tried a wheelchair, but the cast keeps my knee straight, so that didn't work. Next, we tried a crutch under the cast, but my leg was too heavy. So the hospital staff got a trolley (movable hospital bed) and put me on that. Getting off the trolley and into dad's Waja was... interesting :) I couldn't stand at all by myself, so I'm not too sure how exactly we managed it. I was in the back seat, with my leg stretched over the back of the front seat, which was lowered almost flat.
More coming soon...
On August 14th 2005, I was in my first motorcycle accident. Please stop reading now if you don't want details.
Part 1 (Sunday night)
I was on my way home from work @ MacAsia 1 Utama on my trusty RX-S ... when I took a corner near Bandar Utama 6, and skidded. I lost consciousness for a few seconds, so no one knows exactly what happened afterwards.
2 of the security guards from BU 6 ran out from their booth, because they heard something (I guess) picked me up off the road, and told me to lie down on the divider. I was bleeding, but I was able to call Jun Wei and tell him what happened. I also remember telling the guards who he was, his car colour and number, so that they would know. Those guys were really good, I even heard one guy yelling at the 999 operator because the ambulance was a little late.
Jun Wei got there, the guards passed him my phone and Palm. I asked him to call my dad and tell him and our cell group leaders.
So, they got me into the ambulance, I passed out (again) and they got me to the hospital. Apparently I was bleeding from the face quite badly ... and I'd broken my leg. So they got a couple of surgeons to sew me up :) and put something on my leg so the broken part was stable. My foot was quite swollen so they didn't put the plaster of paris (POP) on.
Part 2 (Aug 15 - 18)
My dad was there... Thank God! if I'd had to do everything myself, I'd still be in hospital :)
Doctors came in and said that I'd broken the two bones in my lower leg (tibia and fibula - med people). I'd need a cast, but not just then. My foot was too badly swollen. I had a 'icepack' on for the 4 days. Lots of people came. Relatives, friends, college staff :) even my dad's colleagues. The leg was painful, but it was immovable and I couldn't find a comfortable sleeping position. I was only able to sleep because of the painkillers.
Part 3 (Aug 19 - 21)
Doctor walks in, says the POP can go on today (yay!) He came back later with a resident and she did the actual application. I went for x-ray afterwards. Doctor said on Saturday morning that he's going to change the cast a little, so the bones are 100% straight. More x-ray after that. Sunday morning, doctor says the bone is perfect, and I can be discharged. I called my friends... and so many came to help me out of the hospital! First, we tried a wheelchair, but the cast keeps my knee straight, so that didn't work. Next, we tried a crutch under the cast, but my leg was too heavy. So the hospital staff got a trolley (movable hospital bed) and put me on that. Getting off the trolley and into dad's Waja was... interesting :) I couldn't stand at all by myself, so I'm not too sure how exactly we managed it. I was in the back seat, with my leg stretched over the back of the front seat, which was lowered almost flat.
More coming soon...
posted by jeyadev at 11:05 AM
6 Comments:
Take care, Emmanuel - get well soon! Hope to see you when you get back - running!
selamat kembali.
yay! 3 people commented! time to post the rest of it soon.
So that's why you never replied my sms on the Edifier....So you hopping around or back on your wheels?
Good to hear back from you, man.
@princess, never got ur SMS :) still in cast lar.
@ewan, good 2 c ya 2.
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