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Patrick Oliver
Boulder climber
Fruita, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 7, 2009 - 11:29am PT
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Pretty rough night. At about five in the morning I thought
to go upstairs and see if I could lie flat on my bed, as I
haven't been able to. With pillows I propped my leg up as best I
could, had ice on the swelling point of impact, and after
about half an hour of tossing, adjusting, moving, repositioning,
I discovered a position where I am almost on my stomach, but more
on my left side, and my bad (right) leg bent over me to the
left (crossing over the top of my body). It didn't hurt that bad,
and I promptly went to sleep for about an hour. Woke up, though,
when I had moved, and now I'm up I guess. The pain is
going strong, as I face the new day.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Often Moot, never Mute.
Hang on, Pat. You too, Karl!
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Out in the field (when I obviously wasn't posting) Lebby, I did make good use of ibuprofen and I had a good ankle wrap. I had stronger pain killers but didn't use them. I usually use something to aid sleep on rocky ledges and tight portaledges.
Pat, you have LEB on your thread now, which will help spread the pain from your leg out into cyberspace where we can share it amongst us. Sorry, it's not about you anymore unless you kick her off. You might get some helpful medical advice if you tell her exactly what happened and where you are in your treatment. Otherwise, Rush Limbaugh moves into your thread and responses to your nightly pain will be followed by the garden report.
Wishing you find all the secret sauces and positions to help you get through this worst part.
There is a saying "No itch is eternal" which could also apply to pain. It's going to get better.
Hang in there buddy
PEace
Karl
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Hi Lois
It's a half accurate summary of what happened and I'm not sure any of it belongs on Pat's thread. I'll copy your statement onto my own thread "Zodiac, three legged race" and answer you there.
Much Love
Karl
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Pat - I hope you are experiencing some relief. Best wishes to you...wish there was something I could do to help.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there pat... say, just throwing in my best wishes again.. and prayers..
jan once again, has good advice about the fever-aspect...
best wishes to karl, too...
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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I haven't been back there Lois, and I won't. If you have a question, you know how to find me ( we're fambly, after all). If it has to be in public you will need to start a new thread.
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Patrick Oliver
Boulder climber
Fruita, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 7, 2009 - 06:03pm PT
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I felt a little better (a very little) this morning, but I
have learned not to get my hopes up. If I have a respite
than I shall pay, pay dearly, as I have all afternoon.
Quite tired of it all.
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Jan
Mountain climber
Okinawa, Japan
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Pat-
Are you taking your temperature a couple times a day?
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Patrick Oliver
Boulder climber
Fruita, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 7, 2009 - 11:58pm PT
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I can tell when/if I have a temperature, always have
been able to. Today, besides hours of horrid pain,
the area of prime impact has turned to a knot, as
though I had a big rock in my right pants pocket. I mean
this large, round, puffed out thing fits in the palm of my
hand. I've iced it almost all day, with no result whatever.
And as it hardens, the rest of my thigh tightens, and makes
it harder to move my leg without pushing the tendons to
the breaking point, it seems. Always some new little twist
of fate.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there pat... oh my.... this sounds dangerous... :(
i think the next prayer to add to all this, is that you find some kind of new and special inner treasure that will one day shine, after you have gotten through all this... :)
and--perhaps that you can help someone else, too, with their days of pain, after all this...
god bless to you this night...
so very sorry to hear this new bad-sounding news... :(
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Jan
Mountain climber
Okinawa, Japan
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Pat-
Get yourself to a doctor immediately and get it looked at again. Either all your fluids have accumulated there and can be drained or you have an infection that needs to be drained.
I do recall you saying that you were having weird mental effects which could be the result of toxins in your system?
This is not just a matter of enduring pain, you are in danger of losing your whole leg if it gets infected!
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jstan
climber
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Pat:
Jan is right. See your Doctor ASAP.
John
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, jan, this ones for you...
you are a great friend, and you being here is some of the best, for pat...
keep being the "coach" here... and call him when you can....
god bless to you...
you are a good friend for one and all...
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Patrick Oliver
Boulder climber
Fruita, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 8, 2009 - 06:02pm PT
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I tried to sleep again in the bed, found a kind
of position that hurt, but not quite as bad, put a
big gel/ice pack on my leg, fell asleep, from
exhaustion undoubtedly, got up two or three times
to pee, once just to be vertical, because sometimes
it helps the pain, strange to find myself standing
there in the dark, on crutches, a kind of specter
in the room. This morning the knot has lessened,
back to where it was, a round bulge the doctor felt
but didn't deem dangerous. I don't know why it got so
hardened there a while, but the little bit of sleep helped
greatly, and I made it through the morning reasonably well,
tired, in pain, but enduring. At about two this afternoon,
the pain -- the killer stuff -- returns. It has been
about three weeks and three days now, and, as I told
another friend, it reminds me of lying on a ledge with
a shattered femur for three weeks, nowhere to go,
but one thing...
I hold in hand a DVD copy of my new film. Still need to
raise money for it, but at least the first cut is done,
to show, to decide if it's good. If I can make some progress
I would like to premier it at Neptune's just before Thanksgiving
vacation, but I haven't even talked with him yet, so that's
just a whim. We need to have some kind of festival somewhere
and show it... I'll get there somehow. Title: "The Disciples of Gill."
Back to the agony...
Thanks to everyone for your concern and friendship.
Just to hear certain voices, and to receive an email
from Dick Erb... take away some of the pain...
Pat
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there pat... nice to hear the lump has gone down some...
one small victory, is better than none... :)
prayers for you film to be enjoyed by many, too...
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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I'll give ya twenty, no questions asked...
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C. Small wall climber.
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So, how goes?
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Jan
Mountain climber
Okinawa, Japan
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Just woke up and checked up.
This injury should be written up for orthopedic medical students as a case study!
Thank goodness you went bouldering at the end of the film making and not at the beginning!
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Patrick Oliver
Boulder climber
Fruita, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 9, 2009 - 12:35am PT
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Yes, well one of the little features of the film is
to show how a once-gymnast boulderer now, in old age
boulders. I expose how weak and pathetic I am, how I
am challenged now, with adhesive capsulitis in both
shoudlers. So the fall actually fits into that part
perfectly, to show an ugly moment that is possible at
a venerable age... a moment that actually took place.
Strangely that ended all shooting, and maybe all climbing
for me as well...
Had a ferocious afternoon and evening. Just for a moment
here things have just slightly settled down. Anyone want
to come visit me for a few days?
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