Wednesday, August 30, 2006
ZUBA'S BUREAU OF STATISTICS
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Ok, a little update in the ongoing saga as begun by the drifting Kenworth and its trailer load of potatoes on the 18th of March 2006.
Let's see,
Days in hospital - 155 ( 165 minus 4 weekends leave and two seperate days leave , currently second longest staying patient in ward by one week )
Operations till now - 9
Operations pending - 2
Skin grafts - 1 ( approximately 1 square foot of donor skin removed )
Bone grafts - 2 ( probably one more in next surgery )
Metal plates implanted - 5
Metal plates to be implanted - 1
Metal rods implanted - 2
Metal screws implanted - 38 ( approx. )
Metal screws removed - 1
Metal screws to be implanted - data unavailable ( I don't know how many it'll take to hold the plate in the pelvis )
Metal wires fitted to fingers and removed - 2
Metal staples used - 80 ( conservative estimate, possibly more in future operations )
Metal staples remaining within body - 1 ( hopefully no more in future operations , or any cutlery pieces from the surgeon's lunch for that matter )
Stitches used - at least 6 sites ( can't really estimate actual length as I was unconscious during surgery )
Plastic splints used - 5
Plaster casts used - 4
Fibre Glass Casts used - 2
Blistered burns from cast trimming - 1
Physical scars from crash and surgery - 19 ( ranging from 1 cm to half leg length, and more due from upcoming surgery )
Emotional scars - unquantifiable
Wheelchairs used - 2 ( one electric, one manual still in use )
Anti blood clotting injections in the stomach - 160 ( approx. )
Pills ingested - uncountable, but usual average is 20 per day
Crutches - 2 ( still in use )
Morphine ingested - enough to knock out an elephant
Hospital meals ingested - far too many than should be possible or desirable
Dodgy roommates - 2
Good roommates - 2
Cascade Red imported from overseas - 13.5 litres
If I think of any more interesting trivia I'll be sure to post it up.
Oh and a big shout out to Adam's Ma and Grand Ma - Agnes and Gwen :)
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Ok, a little update in the ongoing saga as begun by the drifting Kenworth and its trailer load of potatoes on the 18th of March 2006.
Let's see,
Days in hospital - 155 ( 165 minus 4 weekends leave and two seperate days leave , currently second longest staying patient in ward by one week )
Operations till now - 9
Operations pending - 2
Skin grafts - 1 ( approximately 1 square foot of donor skin removed )
Bone grafts - 2 ( probably one more in next surgery )
Metal plates implanted - 5
Metal plates to be implanted - 1
Metal rods implanted - 2
Metal screws implanted - 38 ( approx. )
Metal screws removed - 1
Metal screws to be implanted - data unavailable ( I don't know how many it'll take to hold the plate in the pelvis )
Metal wires fitted to fingers and removed - 2
Metal staples used - 80 ( conservative estimate, possibly more in future operations )
Metal staples remaining within body - 1 ( hopefully no more in future operations , or any cutlery pieces from the surgeon's lunch for that matter )
Stitches used - at least 6 sites ( can't really estimate actual length as I was unconscious during surgery )
Plastic splints used - 5
Plaster casts used - 4
Fibre Glass Casts used - 2
Blistered burns from cast trimming - 1
Physical scars from crash and surgery - 19 ( ranging from 1 cm to half leg length, and more due from upcoming surgery )
Emotional scars - unquantifiable
Wheelchairs used - 2 ( one electric, one manual still in use )
Anti blood clotting injections in the stomach - 160 ( approx. )
Pills ingested - uncountable, but usual average is 20 per day
Crutches - 2 ( still in use )
Morphine ingested - enough to knock out an elephant
Hospital meals ingested - far too many than should be possible or desirable
Dodgy roommates - 2
Good roommates - 2
Cascade Red imported from overseas - 13.5 litres
If I think of any more interesting trivia I'll be sure to post it up.
Oh and a big shout out to Adam's Ma and Grand Ma - Agnes and Gwen :)
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