>Thanks to everybody. Just to set the record straight, she's my best friend, not my wife. But be that as it may, what actually happened is that I tore the tendons to the quads above the knee in both legs, and broke my right ankle in 2 places.
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>The hospital where I was until yesterday, has no internet access. I'm now in a different hospital in 'pre-rehab' waiting until I'm ready to go into actual rehab. At the moment I'm not allowed to bend my knees at all. Physio comes and bends them for me each day (I have to be completely passive), but otherwise, I wear Zimmer braces on both legs. My ankle is no longer in a cast, but it's in an ankle stirrup.
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>At least this place as an internet cafe. So I hope to be on from time to time.
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>It will be another 2 weeks at a minimum before I can be considered for rehab, and then heaven only knows how long until I can walk normally (without the walker I will have to use for a while).
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>Hospitals were not designed for people to sleep in.

Alan I wish you fast and full recovery!