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Ahhhh well, thats me out of detecting for 6-8 weeks.

Pushing a van out of the mud at todays rally and I heared a loud popping type thwack. My arm went limp and I knew I'd messed up big time.

Took my top off in the car and there was nothing where my bicep should be and an extra bicep near my armpit. Somehow I dont think my body got the anatomy memo.

Anyhow, after a rather exiting trip home which included peasouper fog, heavy rain and both my wipers giving up the ghost, I got my wife to take me to casualty as by now I was in agony.

6 hours later and its confirmed, total seperation by trauma of the bicep tendon where it meets the elbow. Scan, surgery and 6 - 8 weeks immobilisation of said arm.

Apart from that , it was a good day.

Thats bad news Rob mate, I thought you were messing about. Time will fly past and you'll be back on those hammered before you know it

Ouch !! Hope the operation and recovery goes well. Best wishes mate

Sorry to hear that Rob mate. Hope you have a speedy recovery

Sorry to hear about this injury Rob, take care of yourself
Get well soon
regards
Rookypair

nightmare !!  sorry to hear that Taff....im impressed you managed to drive home fella....fingers crossed for a speedy recovery mate  :-\

Good luck rob u didnt look to good when i spoke to you yesterday wish u a speedy recovery all the best   al.

Not good Rob  >:( take care buddy hope to still see you there for a chat after all its not all about the detecting

sorry to read about that Rob, take care mate, and i hope its a speedy recovery for you.

cheers

"Blimey Rob".  You certainly don't do thing by half do you? I wish you well bro and hope for a speedy return to the
fold. Going to be very frustrating for you just watching others doing the business but you have to immobilize that type
of injury or you can hinder recovery times, so listen to the doc's.

Best wishes

ouch! sounds painful ,speedy recovery fella

Nightmare mate - I thought you were just messing around when you rang me yesterday.

I'll call you later

Get well soon
Neil

Sorry to hear about your problem Rob, I winced just reading it. Hope you get well quickly and will make the 'Santa-dig' ATB Tone

bl**dy hell, thats a real bummer :(  You weren't looking so hot when I spoke to you by the tree in the pasture field but you didnt say anything, was this after the event ?

Reading the description made me winse as well, you did amazing to get home like that !

Here's hoping you have a speedy recovery Rob.  At least you can get everyone else in the family to sort out Xmas, you've got a good excuse now ;)
 

Now if you had said he looked "hot" when you spoke to him, I would be really worried ;D And that was probably before at a guess ;D ;D ;D

Now on a more sympathetic note; Ahhhh!, never mind.

Hey Rob, look on the bright side.........It wasn't as if you were any good anyway lol

Were you wearing your underpants on the outside at the time? "It only works if you do it right you know"..

Thanks guys,

On the upside though, the arm did dot fall off overnight. The downside is that its hurting so much, I wish it had  ;)

Oh you... (http://www.smiley-lol.com/smiley/drague/gay/effemine1.gif)  LOL.    ;D

Guess it must have been before, but his lad was doing the 'tecting, Taff didnt seem to keen and was proping the tree up...

It says a lot for Rob's dedication to DW that even after his excruciating injury he came with me to look at the fields for the Christmas rally and make arrangements for parking etc.

Get well soon Rob.

Geoff

hear hear, Geoff. Well done Rob, i hope that some kind soul will give u a lift to  the xmas rally [and back again!], as a just reward for all your efforts throughout 2012.

Of, poor Rob. :'(
 It makes me wince just thinking about it. Hope it mends quickly, keep taking the pills and with a bit of luck you'll start the new year all better.

Val

bad luck rob get well soon , at least you got the van out of the mud  ;) ;)

Ouch mate ..... when do you have the op ??

No idea fella, they said I'd have a phonecall this week to see he upper arm specialst, after I see him who knows!  :(

.....bless u rob...take care ...jan x charles....x

Ouch,real sorry to hear that Rob.In pain and I bet peeved right off too  :(
I'm sure they'll have you fixed up as soon as possible mate,'til then take it steady fella,
Wishing you a speedy recovery mate.All the best Neil

jeezus Rob really sorry to hear that , especially just so near to Christmas. Hope you're not self employed  ::)

Thats the trouble when we get older ..... we still have the memory of what we used to be physically capable of doing ....

Pity our equipment is not still in the same shape as our memory  ;D ;D

I was a Paramedic for 14 years before retiring with a bad back, delt with my fair share of pain and trauma your story just made me wince  :o get well soon  Rob ;) ;)

Sorry Rob, what can I say. I didn't realise you had injured yourself pushing my van out of the mud  :-[
I hope you make a miracle recovery, and  thanks for your help  :-\

All the best,
Jeff.

Hey Rob, when I saw it on Facebook I didn't realise how bad it was. Hope it gets sorted soon.
Best,
Bob

All the best Rob, I hope it's not your right arm :) , well that's the one you use for detccting I think!.

All the best for a speedy recovery.

An excuse now, to put your feet up and relax over the Christmas and New Year
period!  ;D

Maybe I should not have watched this  :-[

(Warning contains open surgery video)

Biceps Tendon Repair Surgery (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZouQQoSFDAs#)

if its any consolation, you won't be awake when it happens!  ;D ;D

Sometimes better not to know. As I have trouble with one of my knees I was interested to watch a replacement op. Wish I hadn't.  :o
My friend had it done under local anesthetic. Said she didn't feel a thing and was very surprised to see her leg thrown around like a sack of spuds. :o

Any news from the Hospital yet ?

Val

Nothing Val yet, yet the state of Royal Glam personnel wise is appalling. Methinks I may have it done by one of the grounds keepers a scythe and some gardening string.

Ill do it Rob for a quid, my work has dried up now !!!

Distal Biceps Rupture | Biceps Tendon Surgery | Vail, Colorado (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3j9oehA-sk#)

what you like..lol..take things easy mucker hope you have a speedy recovery..

Ray + julie !!

Can't you elect to have it done at a Hospital of you choice, thought it was an option these days.

Val

bloody hell rob,i am vey sorry to hear that mate, and this time of the year, hope you are feeling a bit better and wish you a very speedy recovery mate,viv

Oh well, had an Ultrasound on my arm yesterday and its confirmed that the tendon snapped totally.

Got to see the specialist on Tuesday morning to be booked in for the op on Thursday morning. Thats only 3 days before the Santa hats Rally so I'll have to see how I go. Hope I dont have to miss it.  :-\

stay home in the warm rob , not worth further damage or infection ,  ;) ;) ;) ;)

rob,take it easy and see what the hospital say if you have to miss it there's always the next one, but to say we would all miss you there will be an understatement,all the best mate.viv

Yes stay home Rob and give ME a chance to find something lol

Seems to have gone a lovely shade of owie :o

not good rob  :(

Ouch  :(

ouch !!!  I think Prince once sang a song about your arm ..............
                     " PURPLE SPRAIN "
                       ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

how the ell u doo dat big boy?

The only thing I can think, as you can't snap a bicep by pushing (wrong muscle) is that he was actually trying to pick the van up :o This would normally of been OK for Rob but little did he know that the van was packed with green kryptonite  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

bloody hell rob thats some bruise mate good luck tomorrow.viv

oh yes , she's a little beauty  :( :( :(

 : :D :D :D :D :D

he cant even pick his spade up now. ;D

Reminds me of a film with Gregory Peck in the Burma jungle WW11 'The Purple Pain/ Plain'

Surgery went well and I'm now out of the full cast, Stitches out yesterday and fitted me with a removable cast. Physio to start soon but no weight on arm for 6 weeks and then only 5kg for the following 8 weeks.  :-[

glad it went well rob, take your time a let it mend properly and we will see you back on a field soon  :) :) :)

Only 5 Kg...oh no you'll have to get a Deus lol

.........GET A GARRETT WITH ONE OF CHEFS FAB COILS ROBERT.... ;D......TAKE IT EASY .......

rob thats some scar mate take easy over xmas and hope to see you back detecting soon and have a good xmas and new year.viv

Hello Rob,glad to see you are on the mend mate ;)
Just take it step by step mate,you'll get there :)
Happy Christmas buddy ;)

Another War wound to show off Rob. Could have been in a more interesting place  ::) :o

Glad you're on the mend. Tiny steps (or swings) At least you'll be able to lift the kettle ;)

Val

The arms looking good Rob. take it easy
mate and have a great Christmas.