Reply With QuoteNot good mate.
Puts ones own problems into perspective.
Best of luck, hope you get through without too much of a hassle
You know how sometimes you feel indestructible? You do the most stupid of things, and come away with nary a scratch. You play contact sports, or race cars at high speeds. You do the most stupid of things, like where I nearly slid off the house roof whilst I was painting it (ended up with lots of scratches down the legs from the tekscrews in the colourbond). But no major damage done, even though there was potential for huge damage.
Then there are the times when something small, something innocuous, gives you a potentially life changing injury.
In my case I sat on a chair. An ordinary, everyday office chair. A leather faced executive boardroom chair, to be exact. We had what we called the "boardroom chair lottery" as a couple of the chairs had dodgy locking pins, which meant that they would throw you backwards from the upright position, to an almost laying flat position without notice. And to much hilarity from the rest of the occupants in the room "hahaha, xxxxxx got the chair today......!".
I had strained my back a few days earlier, so was careful about how I sat down, and which chair I chose. When I saw two of my colleagues disappear backwards, I had a little chuckle, then lowered myself gingerly onto the nearest chair......when BANG over I go. Unbeknownst to me, the two dodgy chairs had become 3.
I laid there for a while. It may have been 20 minutes or a week, I don't remember exactly. But eventually the agony subsided enough that my colleagues managed to get me to the first aid room, and from there home.
And after two weeks, and enough pills to sedate a rhino, I get sent for an MRI scan to determine the reason behind the frequent loss of sensation in my right leg, down to my foot.
Result.....one totally screwed disc, with about three quarters of it's height lost, and the remainder pressing against the spinal cord. What you might describe as mildly sorePrognosis, go see the nice man with the sharp knife. Long term prognosis? Who knows.
So the morals of the story are: next time your EHS weenie gets pedantic about something, let them. And chairs are dangerous things.
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Puts ones own problems into perspective.
Best of luck, hope you get through without too much of a hassle
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Originally Posted by Judo
ForumSage
I know you don't put much stock in such things and you're a bit far away to provide any practical help but I'll pray for your healing if you would like me to.
I'm a remedial masseur and I see people with horrible back pain. I feel for you.
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SubscriberSo you work for a company that knowingly provided substandard chairs, with the possiblity of collapse causing injury, and it was the cause of much mirth. Did they laugh when you fell off? And you call your OH&S people weenies? Sorry to hear about your injury, hope you recover well, seems like a change in attitude is needed in your company, Bob
I’m pretty sure the dinosaurs died out when they stopped gathering food and started having meetings to discuss gathering food
A bookshop is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking
Wizard
SupporterGood luck with the surgery and rehab!
Its astounding that any organisation would knowingly have chairs like this given the clear risks to staff as demonstrated by numerous incidents?
Swaggie
As an old bugger with a crooked chassis (lumbar and cervical) I wish you a rapid recovery and do not get near the knife without few opinions including at least one from a neurosurgeon.They are good and have delicate hands.
Wizard
I can't add anything to that. Good luck
Puts ones own problems into perspective.
Best of luck, hope you get through without too much of a hassle
Ashamedly so Bob. What seemed like something innocuous enough to chuckle at, is very frequently a long, long way from it once someone ends up hurt.
No. The scream, followed by a long list of curses quickly put paid to that.Did they laugh when you fell off?
Yes, in the same light hearted way they call us IT boys geeks, and the finance types get called beanies.And you call your OH&S people weenies?
ThanksSorry to hear about your injury, hope you recover well, seems like a change in attitude is needed in your company, Bob
Thank you Korg. Our beliefs may be the opposite ends of the spectrum, but your positive thoughts are very welcome.
ForumSage
Not good.
Hope the op goes well
I would also expect those lottery chairs to be replaced quick!
I finaly had my back look at after my legs collapsed infront of the mother in law. I'm not at surger stage yet.
Friday saw my eldest diagnosed with spina bifida. He can hardly walk most days and has been like for over a month now which is not good at 12.
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