Unsecure chicken perches

[Angels4]

This weekend past was a beautiful weekend to be out in the garden puttering around with the girls, I was able to rake out the run and do a MAJOR clean placing 300lbs of new sand in the run, and getting the garden sorted for my new raised beds. I had some big straw bales used this winter as a wind break around the run so I needed to move them to another part of the garden....I did everything right (or so I thought) lifting with my legs as to not injure my back at one point I turned my body to stack a straw bale on top of another and that is when it happened, I heard a LOUD pop and fell to my knees in AGONY. Apparently I tore my ACL (whatever that is) in my left knee and now I'm laid up in bed or using crutches to get around........What a bother.

[Chickvic]

Oh no! Hope it feels better soon Do you know how long it will take to heal?

[Chucky Mama]

Oh goodness, poor you. The ACL is your anterior cruciate ligament http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anterior_cruciate_ligament#Diagnosis Are you sporty?

[Seagazer]

Oh no! Thats very painfull. My ES damaged his ACL when he was young, he's just had it repaired last year.

 

Take it easy and I hope it gets better soon (and you don't get too bored)

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Oh no, Mark, that sounds really painful . What rotten luck .

 

Fingers crossed it heals quickly .

[Egluntyne]

Oh no! So sorry.

[Cinnamon]

Poor you Mark, hope it heals well

[Space Chick]

You poor things Mark, sending healing hugs xxx

[Olly]

ow! Poor you, hope it heals up soon.

[ClaireG]

Ouch. Hope it's better soon Mark.

[Couperwife]

ouch

 

so, guess you'll be spending a bit more time on here then - see every cloud has a silver lining and all that

 

be careful on the crutches

 

(((hugs)))

 

cathy

x

[Scramble]

Oww, poor you Mark. Hope it heals quickly x

[Lesley]

Soooooo painful - hope it heals quickly. Take care.

[Chook n Boo Mum]

What a bother.

 

That sounds a bit of an understatement Mark Hope it heals quickly & you get rid of the crutches..they are dangerous things...ask Cookie

 

Sha x

[Karen & co.]

Sending some healing vibes across the sea for you

 

Karen x

[Goosey Lucy]

Ooh sounds nasty. Hope you're feeling better soon x

[Valkyrie]

Oooh Mark - that sounds really ouchie!!!!!!!!!

 

 

Well I'm afraid it has to be said that your long running thread seems to attract all manner of injuries to everyone on there - it was just a matter of time!!

But it really isn't fair that our bodies won't behave like they did when we were young. Hope it's all better soon. I'm still wincing at the thought of "pop"!

[Ms Marple]

Sorry to hear of your woes Mark My ES did that a few years ago playing rugby. I guess you are going to have keyhole surgery to repair it very soon and then lots of physio. (((Hugs)))

[Angels4]

Oh goodness, poor you. The ACL is your anterior cruciate ligament http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anterior_cruciate_ligament#Diagnosis Are you sporty?

 

I used to be sporty a while back, but have let myself gain some extra pounds with little exercise, bet this wouldn't have happened if I had been in better shape.

[keyhole kate]

Hi Mark

 

I think you were just plain unlucky my DS has the same injury from crashing into another Airman whilst playing Basketball he was super fit at that time but he needed re constructive surgery they did a fantastic job and is back to full fitness and passed his annual fitness test with flying colours. Hoping you too are quickly on the mend

[jlo]

Sorry to hear of your mishap! I really hope that it heals quickly for you.

[Plum]

Poor you. Hope it heals quick.

 

On the positive side you got all your work done first

[Cooks]

What a bother.

 

That sounds a bit of an understatement Mark Hope it heals quickly & you get rid of the crutches..they are dangerous things...ask Cookie

 

Sha x

blimey Mark poor you, that does sound painful, yes please be careful on those crutches which I now call 'death sticks' as I fell over twice on mine, one time ripping my shoulder muscle, so please take it easy

x

[WarrensWorld]

Pain, just wait for arthritis, that'll make your eyes water........

[ubereglu]

Ouch, sounds painful, here' hoping for a speedy recovery.

 

At least you can spend more time looking at your chickens though!