[BigSister]

thanks for the update James hope you feel better soon Mark

[sol]

Hope you get better soon Mark, that sounds awful.

[Kaz]

So sorry to hear your bad news, Mark.

Hope all goes well with the operation today and you make a full recoveryl

[lily.]

Christ.. that's harsh.

I bet your HM feels like a right b@stard as well.. What a horrible thing to have happened.

PS. I didn't know it was you who got robbed. I thought it was the other Mark... ... you really are having a chitty year so far!

[Ella]

Oh My God! That sounds so painful..I'm glad your Ok Mark..and hope you recover fast

[Siouxsie]

aww mark havent been here for a couple of days just heard the news
Gosh you were lucky
Get well soon
all my love suue
Hugs and kissesxxxxx

[Jay]

thats terrible

Hope you make a quick recovery.

[Lauren]

Thanks for the update James. Hope the operation sorts the nerves out, Mark.

[MarkWaldorf]

Thanks for the updates James. Hope he's better soon.

[The Duchess]

So sorry to hear of your accident Mark. Things like that happen all too easily. For a full recovery her is a word of advice....( some old tarts think they know everything).....

SOme years ago Mr. Duchess had a similar accident...well the result was Similar. he was walking into a restaurant and put his hand on the revolving glass door. SOmone came the other way, not looking where they were going and in a rush. The result was Mr. Duchess's hand going striaght through the glass an causing injuries much like yours. Neuro surgery was needed and he was stitched to the hilt! ( he did make a full recovery eventually ) When talking to the surgeon before surgery he told rather a large white lie. He said he was a musician and played the violin. He's no and doesn't. COnsequently even more care was taken that he getback full use of his hand and wrist.

He spent the next weeks doing physio, the most important part being done constantly at home. He had sponge balls...no laughing thank you. The sort children play with. They were of differnt solidity. The first he used were quite pliable. When he was sitting watching TV or playing music or just chatting, he always had a ball in his hand. To start with he sqeezed them in the palm of his hand. Then he manilulated them with 1 finger and the thumb making the ball travel from index finger along each one in turn to the little finger and back again. He gragulally built up the strength in his hand by increasing the solidity of the ball. Once h e was FULLY recovered he reconned he actually WOULD be able to play the violin...and rather well as his manuel dexterity was better than it had been before the accident.

SO ...dear boy..and this is NOT joke and NO laughing matter...if you want to get FULL recovery and use of your wrist and hand...keep sqeezing the balls.!!! HONEST ...this is NOT a joke!

[Sticks]

I let them know of the situation on the Malachi Cush forum.

Any updates of how surgery went?

[Mark]

Hiya

Thanks for all your wishes and messages, much appreciated. Finally just got out of hospital after the most boring 2 days ever sitting by myself in a room with no tv/music/interaction!
The surgery was a success and the surgeon has corrected my nerves under the thumb back to normal. My hand will still be numb (they gave me a general anesthetic, and a local one for my hand) until this evening... so I won't know until then if I will have full sensation back.
When I woke up\ after the surgery I had 'post anesthesia shaking' which was a little scary as I was only half awake and was wondering wth was going on!
I have to go back in 2 weeks to get the stitches out... they used 16.
One of the worst things was only being allowed to eat and drink between 12am and 4am for the last 2 days! I've been starving/thirsty the whole time... and on that note, I'm off to cook the biggest meal ever!

Thanks once again!

- Mark

[Lauren]

Quick recovery Mark, nice one! Glad to hear you're all better.

[BigSister]

glad everything went ok Mark glad to see you back

[Ruth*Star]

i'm glad everything went okay with the surgery. and glad to see you back.

[Kaz]

Great news, Mark. That must be a great relief to you.

Never mind you cooking ...... I would have thought it was the least your friend could do to cook all your meals for the forseeable future - or buy you carry-outs if he's a rubbish cook!

[Sticks]

I would have thought getting rid of the house mate who caused this might have been on the agenda

You just nominate him and will will melt the phones with our voting to evict.

[stacey]

aww glad everything went ok, just goes to show what can happen when you mess about

[Princess]

Glad everything went alright Mark!