Ooops!

Ever since the floods, my butterfly bush has been looking increasingly sorry for it-self.
Obviously, Budhlia's don't like having their feet under 18+ inches of water, as others near by, looked equally sick.
This was mine last week-end...But, after the weeks, glorious sunny hot weather, it looked a darn sight worse this morning - a shriveled mass of leaves.
So, I decided to brake off the offending branches.
All was going well till I came to the last bough; pulling it down to remove its branches, the whole thing violently snapped underneath me & throw me onto my concrete path.
Agony!!!
The result a twisted broken left wrist.

Luckily, just before my accident, I'd been chatting over the fence, to my friendly, next door neighbour, The Animator.
So, I was soon tapping on his door for assistance.
He calls out, "Is that you Diane? I'll get back to you, as just got out of shower".
I quickly, say through pain tears, whats happened, & this handsome hunky male throw open his door wearing the skimpiest of white bath towels & invites me in!
Today's only silver lining!!!

Bless him, he quickly dressed & drove me across the city to Dreamingspires Emergency unit. Because it was only 10am, no line up @ reception & even better still, was a seen by a Triage nurse straightaway.
She concurred with my diagnosis - a nasty brake.
Next stop ex-ray.
At this point the Animator left me, saying "Call me when your ready to go home."
An hour later, I'm still there & the pains really kicked in.
The ex-ray, when it did finally happen, was an awkward affair, as couldn't flatten my wrist or bare to rest it side ways on.
I returned to the now, buzzing Minor Injuries waiting room.
It was only 30 mins before, I was called to see a doctor, who literally, had me screaming out, as he moved & twisted my wrist, made a fist with my fingers & pressed my thumb joint.
I've broken & impounded the Elna bone in my lower arm, hence, the strange angle I was carrying my wrist in, & also re-fractured my Scaphoid bone in my hand
Then, Dr Adjay, consulted with a colleague, as to whether the main brake, needed manipulating to straighten it out before plastering.
Two, hours later, I'm still waiting for a decision, & the Animator returns, concerned because he's not heard from me.
Nice Triage nurse dispatches him to the pharmacy to collect my pain killers - Codamol & Tramadol, and I continue waiting.
Then, another doctor, a lady, comes @ the bequest of the nurse, she plays painfully with my wrist, but decides thankfully, against sedating me, for any further serious straightening, as I don't work with my hands, don't play a musical instrument or use a computer for my living!!! Interesting!

Finally, my temporary half plaster cast is put on, and I'm told to keep it elevated, rested, seriously cold to help bring down the serve swelling & to come back tomorrow.
The Animator, my new best friend returns with my drugs, I make my new appointment & we head home.

He's volunteered to take my back to the hospitals Trauma Unit, early tomorrow morning for my full cast , but I will have to make my own way home as he's working all day in the Capital, where his computer graphic film production company is based.
He'd also thoughtfully been shopping; bought me a M&S microwaveable Chilli Con Carne for my supper & two large packs of frozen peas to help reduce swelling.
What a truly nice guy!
Aria's a lucky lady!

The good news is I'm right handed, & it could have been worse.
I could have broken my ankle, and, that would certainly have been more differcult to cope with when one lives on ones own.
I've had my wrist in plaster before - I'll survive! I can type!