On my way to the hospital

[gsdx]

I took a nasty fall and might have broken my hip.

Just so you know.

I'll update you when I can.

[unloadonme]

Jesus! Best of luck with that old chap.

[palbert]

Best of luck!

[FPNY]

That's terrible..good luck

[Beachguyj]

Oh no, hope it's not broken and hope you feel better soon.

[ronboy]

Oh, Neil....

I will think good thoughts for you...

[Vitamin]

Get well soon!

[MTLDude]

Oh! Sh*t! I hope you are ok!

[bankside]

Best wishes for a solid recovery!

[CowboyBob]

OUCH!

Sorry to hear this. Keep us informed.

[nycguydowntown]

So sorry--it has been brutal out there---wish you a speedy recovery.

[cityboy-stl]

Oh my. Hope you are okay. At least you do not have to worry about medical insurance.

[Kyanimal]

Oh, NO, Neil!

Thanks for letting "Us" know. And, I'm sure we're ALL looking forward to hearing from You again, Soon, with Good news!

Wishing You the BEST!

[Alistair]

best of luck Neil

[mikey3000]

Prayers to you. Hope all goes well. And you win the prize for most dedicated poster.

[talbot57]

Wish you well!

[geloge]

Sorry to hear. Good wishes.

[dpnice]

Goodness I really am hoping that it isn't a broken hip as that is nasty.

What on earth were you doing?

Many of us will be waiting anxiously for your next appearance here to let us know how you are.

[ibill1]

Hope all works out well buddy.

[T-Rexx]

Get well soon, Neil!

(and at least you have health care!).

[rareboy]

Well at least you'll be at PRHC emergency department on a Sunday so that will be an adventure in itself.

Good luck and we'll be rooting for you!

Ask for some titanium parts.

[Maklaar13]

Darn! Hope you feel better soon and that it is not too bad.

[The Fly]

You're posting with a broken hip..... That's dedication.

Hope you're wrong, and it's not broken...........best of luck.

[chrisrobin]

.
Above all, think positively. I certainly will.

"Dr." chris sez,

The fracture (if there is one) might not be your hip, but your pelvis with a hairline fracture. Much easier to manage.

ANECDOTE ALERT: Last summer I took a fall and landed on my hand. I was sure my ring finger was broken. NOT. It was only dislocated - the lesser of the two.

Hang in there,
chris

[Pianist]

Yikes! I hope it's not broken or fractured.

[PreTTy PeTe]

Aww man. I'm sure all will okay Neil.

Take care.

[peeonme]

My thought and prayers are with you, best wishes.

[jdcnow]

I hope everything's OK and you get to feeling better asap! Keep us advised!

[LilBit]

Take care!

[m1thousand]

I hope youre ok ;-)

[medic1]

Wishing you a speedy recovery, hopefully you may have only badly twisted the ball and socket joint. Please let us know how things are going. Adam.

[palbert]

7+ hrs by my reckoning.

[star-warrior]

Oh no! Hope you mend quickly!

[BillyT]

Hope all goes well.

[Alnitak]

I'm touched that in your suffering you came to us for support. Get well soon.

[MissAnne]

Feel better....

[ravenstar]

Hope all goes well mate. I'm sending you some home help.

His name is Sam, & he's a candy stripper

[FPNY]

/\ I'd like him better if his name was Neil...cause that's what he would be doing......in front of me

[cgymike]

Wow...that's not good. Hopefully you get some good drugs....jk

[roadtripboy]

I'm sorry to hear that....hope all goes well.

[MidnightPrism]

Bless you. Hope you are OK.

[DonQuixote]

Neil,
I just happened to step out into HT and saw your post!

You know you're in my thoughts and prayers.

Adam, Maybe you can put in for a transfer from Edinburgh to Peterborough for the next few months to attend to Neil's medical needs.

[purina]

I hope it's not as bad as you fear and that all goes well in any case.

[Telstra]

Is Canada's health system the same/similar to Australia , NZ and UK ?

[Alnitak]

Is Canada's health system the same/similar to Australia , NZ and UK ?

Three years old but probably current enough.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/ex...alth-care.html

[Telstra]

Telly, please give it a rest. This isn't a discussion thread. We're sending best wishes to Neil for a good prognosis and a speedy recovery.

We can discuss health care systems and their relative virtues in some other thread. It is sure to go off-topic here.

Stop stalking.
Health system for these countries mentioned is relevant .

[DonQuixote]

Respectfully, Telly, the only think that is relevant in THIS thread, is Neil and his health.

Yes, Canada has a National Health plan.
The link Matt provided explains some of the machinations of how it works.
Additionally, Neil is on disability due to his genetic spine disease.

What I care about now, is how my good friend is doing.
I just sent an e-mail to the hospital asking if they could check their admission records and get permission from Neil to let me know how he's doing.

They likely won't, but I'm hoping for the best.
I do have his phone number, too - I can try that tomorrow and see if his roommate knows anything.

[dereperez]

Wishing you the best, Neil. My condolences about the nasty fall; hope it isn't a broken hip. You're in my thoughts and prayers.

[cgymike]

Telly, please give it a rest. This isn't a discussion thread. We're sending best wishes to Neil for a good prognosis and a speedy recovery.

We can discuss health care systems and their relative virtues in some other thread. It is sure to go off-topic here.

I think it's OK here...
It's loosely on topic. God knows, I'm not a defender of Telly and he has been behaving a bit odd lately but on this he's not outside bounds or anything on bringing this up is he?

The problem would be if the discussion was just on that and ESPECIALLY if it got a CEP taint to it...

Equally well, we could discuss similar experiences with accidents (how to prevent them for instance or close calls or whatever). Particularly hip accidents. Health is on-topic here isn't it?

You are being too harsh voodoo IMO

[JayHawk]

However this turns out, be well in the end.