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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: dazmond on November 24, 2013, 12:59:19 pm
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so guys just to make me feel better.whats the worst injury you ve had where you ve carried on window cleaning.
ive been working this last week with rib injury.not full days but ticking over.ive had a lumbar support on and just took it easy.now im full of a cold,sore throat etc.its been nearly 2 weeks since injury and its felt a lot better(still sore but not as bad) until last night.now im in pain all over again! >:(
ive got loads of work due the next couple of weeks.ill work through it the best i can day by day.
many thanks in advance guys
best wishes
dazmond
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not so much an injury but i went back a bit to early after having a kidney removed and then made myself suffer with stomach muscle issues got a telling off from the Doc. Problem was i was so bored at home and thought i could do the work but was not completely healed.
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not so much an injury but i went back a bit to early after having a kidney removed and then made myself suffer with stomach muscle issues got a telling off from the Doc. Problem was i was so bored at home and thought i could do the work but was not completely healed.
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I thought I was brave carrying on after I lost my heart to a starship trooper!
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i dont fancy taking another week off.i usually feel better when im out in the fresh air earning but i dont want to do too much too soon and knock myself back a bit.
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I have carried on working twice with trapped nerve in back and once with a green stick fracture of wrist and cracked rib
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select a lower gear and plough on
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2 broken ribs, took a week off and then worked slower after that. Took about 8 to 10 weeks to get over it.
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i was decapitated once nearly lost my mind over that one but pulled myself back together and just plod on
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Broken heart and stabbed in the back by ex still managed to work needed the beer money :P
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now im full of a cold,sore throat etc.
The ribs might benefit from a bit of movement; I dunno; but with a cold you're best taking a day-or-two off and let the body fight it.
Also get plenty of sleep; sleeps really important, more so when we're not well.
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Mine has to be a trapped nerve in my back, suffered with it for 14 yrs so far. I can normally cope with Ibuprofen, but after the last episode went to the doctors & got some naproxed 500mg's they do the trick nicely, though I only take them when it's really bad.
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Broken bones in hands. Not good. Should have had a cast on each time for up to six weeks. Never going to happen, just had to keep trucking.
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I've worked with gout very painful it was! On long term medication now so hopefully no more pain! The joys of getting old! :)
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I've worked with gout very painful it was! On long term medication now so hopefully no more pain! The joys of getting old! :)
Ouch!! Must have been a killer trying to move with gout! My old man has that and it near kills him to pit weight on his foot.
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Sounds painfull,
Having gout in ya old man ;D
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p1w1 gets the sympathy vote
man up dazmond ;D
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Broken wrist in several places and dislocated hand,carried on for a few hours before going hospital was hard changing gear and driving with 1 arm.lol
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Broken wrist in several places and dislocated hand,carried on for a few hours before going hospital was hard changing gear and driving with 1 arm.lol
dislocated shoulder, had to work with left
arm only. Parrot on my shoulder got s laugh though
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I've worked with gout very painful it was! On long term medication now so hopefully no more pain! The joys of getting old! :)
i feel your pain there,i get gout swell normally just in my big toes,i recently had it in the whole of my foot which was twice as bad as my toe and that was bad enough lol.
gout is the worst pain I've had.
I've been stuck under a lorry before with 18 ton onto of my leg for 1 hour and funnily enough the gout is worse than that,because after being under the lorry for 20 mins my leg went numb lol.
hope you improve dazz pain isn't nice in any shape or form,just take some strong pain killers and plod on.
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I sustained an injury playing football years ago when I copped the full weight of an opponent on the sternum.
I was able to carry on working (just) but it slowed me down a lot and took a full month for me to recover fully.
The worst pain I had while attempting to work though was one morning when I had just pulled up to do my first job of the day, I had a searing pain in my lower abdomen. I tried to walk it off but the pain got the better of me, so I went straight to the quack who confirmed my suspicion that my hernia now needed to be sorted.
Strangely, the next day and right up to the day of the op I was able to work, and after it was operated on I was back working within 3 weeks.
Dazmond, hope you are 100% again soon.
John
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Fell from a ladder doing gutters and dislocated my elbow I finished the job then went to hospital. Only took a week off, I cut the plaster of as was so bored at home. It's funny I knew the ladder was going to slip but still went up
It lol
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He's a Manc aint he they all whinge up there don't they lol! ;D
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I had a nose operation 4 weeks ago, it was to improve my breathing. I was supposed to take 3 weeks of and went back after 1 week. It still painful but ok with the pain killers
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yep im a manc through and through KLEAN07! ;) ;D ;D
im not moaning ive just gotta look where im going when looking up poling!!lol.
if anyone seen me fall they would of had a good cheap laugh at my expense!!haha. ::)roll ;D ;D ;D
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;D get well soon guys .them custies depend on us
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Had my finger amputated 2 weeks off then back at it
Then had a full wrist fusion in plaster for 12 weeks but still carried on working
Now working in continuos pain waiting for my 8th operation
That's what has to happen when your self employed :'(
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That's one thing I miss about being employed....holidays and sick pay.
I keep meaning to look into some kind of insurance to cover something like that if I can't work. It can be pricey though.
Need to weigh up wether I should just stick the money away instead of giving it to insurance. Then again though I have the tendency to spend spare money on WFP equipment and it's not a cheap game. Lol
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Broken wrist in several places and dislocated hand,carried on for a few hours before going hospital was hard changing gear and driving with 1 arm.lol
dislocated shoulder, had to work with left
arm only. Parrot on my shoulder got s laugh though
lol has to be done.how long did you have your parrott?
I had a big pot upto my shoulder but carried on window cleaning after a week.used one hand and steadied the pole by leaning on the pot.lol
Had the pot on for 7 weeks.physio for 3 months after.has to be done.
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June 2012 damaged lower back, doc says 'lower mechanical injury', very helpful! After several months of (inadequate) NHS physiotherapy, I was cleared back to work, and shortly after tore a muscle in my glute (yes, bum cheek) not long before Christmas. After a couple of months of private (and excellent) physiotherapy I was back at work, sore (lower mechanical had healed, glute tear STILL is sore but muscle needs to grow and strengthen but I wear it down just as quick going up and down my ladder - yes I'm trad only) but at least some money was finally coming in.
I have very gradually increased my daily work (which was very low compared to what most earn on here!) but then felt the dreaded twinge yesterday morning and retired for the day in fear of making it worse.
So it's going on 18 months now, very sad for a 32yo with 7 years wc having built my business up from scratch walking the streets, posting leaflets, knocking on doors etc to be in trouble money-wise.
Long time member of the forum, very rare poster, but I'm now on here researching cheap start up backpack WFP (which may not be a great idea considering past lower back injury) that I can use with my current hatchback (Clio, urgh, I know), as surely WFP is the only way I can earn more, especially considering my current 'passion' for being a sicknote.
Chin up ;)
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June 2012 damaged lower back, doc says 'lower mechanical injury', very helpful! After several months of (inadequate) NHS physiotherapy, I was cleared back to work, and shortly after tore a muscle in my glute (yes, bum cheek) not long before Christmas. After a couple of months of private (and excellent) physiotherapy I was back at work, sore (lower mechanical had healed, glute tear STILL is sore but muscle needs to grow and strengthen but I wear it down just as quick going up and down my ladder - yes I'm trad only) but at least some money was finally coming in.
I have very gradually increased my daily work (which was very low compared to what most earn on here!) but then felt the dreaded twinge yesterday morning and retired for the day in fear of making it worse.
So it's going on 18 months now, very sad for a 32yo with 7 years wc having built my business up from scratch walking the streets, posting leaflets, knocking on doors etc to be in trouble money-wise.
Long time member of the forum, very rare poster, but I'm now on here researching cheap start up backpack WFP (which may not be a great idea considering past lower back injury) that I can use with my current hatchback (Clio, urgh, I know), as surely WFP is the only way I can earn more, especially considering my current 'passion' for being a sicknote.
Chin up ;)
Go for it, and never put a back pack on your back!
Have 15 metres of hose attached to back pack, and that way you just sit the back pack at a corner of the house, turn it on and walk round the house. Same with next house and so on.
Go for it bud. Health comes first.
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yep im a manc through and through KLEAN07! ;) ;D ;D
im not moaning ive just gotta look where im going when looking up poling!!lol.
if anyone seen me fall they would of had a good cheap laugh at my expense!!haha. ::)roll ;D ;D ;D
Is your door blue or red then? ;D
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man city fan mate through and through! ;D ;D
on topic its been nearly 3 weeks since my fall and im still in pain but got a good weeks work done this week.6 days work next week then a few days off before final onslaught the week before xmas.
thank god i use extreme poles!its made the last few weeks more bearable!! ::)roll ;D ;D
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just saw this thread, and have to comment, i was speaking to my farmer mate Brian in the pub about half an hour ago, he spoke of a guy on the farm who was working in the bailer, and got his shirt caught, cut off half of his arm below the wrist and the nutcase drove to hospital 20 minutes away before passing out, ar, sowed back on an at work the next week, hows that for nutcase
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as a foot note, Daz it sickens me that you are a city fan, i thought we were mates
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Currently working with 7 stitches in my back, torn cartlidge in my left knee & tennis elbow!
I find window cleaning (wfp) one of the easiest jobs whilst injured.