Me poor foot update!

[Eric Hardy]

Thanks Eric. Another op is NOT good news 
Good luck with it.

[ideasguy]

Thats very bad news Eric. It must be very difficult for you to soldier on through the pain barrier with that toe.
I hope your garden isnt getting out of control. Mine doesnt take long to revert to nature without continual attention.

Sorry to hear about your injury Eric (Mr Hardy this time) and we all know you love to spend time with your grandchildren - you must have been very disappointed to have to cancel that holiday.

Best wishes you guys!

[Kathy & Laurie]

Very bad news for both Erics. 

Here's hoping that in time you will both heal fully again.

Laurie.

[Eric Hardy]

Thanks, George & Laurie. I think mine is likely to be a much shorter problem than the other poor Eric. There are definite signs of improvement with me. No gardening yet though. I am longing to cut the grass. It looks quite odd now after the rain (which we have had in good quantity at last). It looks quite odd because the bits that were parched are still short, but greening up a bit now, and other bits that had a bit of shade are romping away and the grass is quite long.

[Palustris]

Went to the specialist on Thursday. At last the toe seems to be healing. There is definite bone visible between the broken bits. Still painful and still need to be careful with it, but at least it is mending. 6 months before next appointment and no apparent need for another op. Hurrah.

[ideasguy]

Great news Eric. I have to say you were surprisingly sprightly on Monday, but as you explained walking is still a major problem.
Hope you are back to full power soon

[The Gardener]

Just caught up with this post.  Sorry to hear about your problems, Eric and Eric!  It seems to be a year for broken bones!  I broke my little toe in March.  I got out of bed in the night (as you do  ) and just stubbed it in the dark, and it hurt at the time, but usually with stubbed toes, the pain wears off after a short while.  This didn't, and when I put the light on about an hour later, the toe was at a very funny angle!  I put a plaster on it (yes, really......... ), and went back to bed.  The next morning, I decided I ought to have it checked out, so went to A & E.  Result of X-ray - broken toe!  They can't do anything for broken toes, apparently, so they strapped it with sticking plaster to my next toe (high tech stuff....) and told me to get on with it!  Anyway, fortunately, it healed quickly and is now back to normal.  I hope everything will be back to normal too for you guys very soon. 

[Eric Hardy]

I broke my little toe in March. ..............  I hope everything will be back to normal too for you guys very soon. 

Well what a lot of forum members hobbling about  . I am glad you are mobile again. I'm pleased to hear that the other Eric is on the mend too. I had my last visit to the doctor's surgery last week, the last dressing was removed, everything looks healthy again and I am back to normal. The lawn has suffered from weeks of neglect and now I am going to see whether I can get the lawnmower started.

[Kathy & Laurie]

It's so nice to hear good news on the Forum.

We all know you'll both soldier on, get back in your gardens as best you can, and hopefully fully recover (just like Chrissie did  ).

Laurie.

[ideasguy]

They say bad luck comes in threes. We've had Eric, Eric and now Chrissie
Lets hop (typo pun!) thats the end of it but hey, take care everyone

Its really good to read that Eric H and Chrissie have made a good recovery (Hope the lawnmower started OK Eric!)
We'll watch this space for news of Palustris. Best wishes Eric!

[Palustris]

Well, at least mine was deliberate. Glad everyone else is now footloose and fancy free!