Double fracture of the elbow, aouch! Experienced Geneva's Health care first hand for the first time. Seen by specialist straight away, got x-rays, CT scans and I've got an amazing HD DVD of my fractured bones, it all looked very impressive, all done with amazing, top of the range machines.

I was then sent to a "prothesis and cast" shop (I did not know they even existed!) where a man in a white coat, surrounded by fake legs, arms and feet (well, I assumed they were fake!!) in a shop where the lino, shelves and assistants all looked like in a film set of the 1950s, busied himself carving moulds for a claw foot, with utter concentration, precision and tools from another age...it was like being in an old clock maker's workshop from bygone days.

I love these total contrasts that Switzerland can offer, a bit like England, really.
I end with a "Robocop" armoured arm, even my children say I look "cool" with it. In England, it would have been a second hand sling, in pink with "arse" graffitied on it!!

Ouch you poor thing. How on earth did you do that? Get better soon - my fractured elbow only dates back to 1956!

Yowza. Hope you heal quickly. Unfortunately I bet your bill for today's services will be a tad higher than Odile's from 1956...

Oh come on now. You have a DVD of pictures and you don't post any?!

Thanks for the laugh - loved the last sentence!

Version my children TOLD me to tell: "I was going at 120 km/h down a black slope, when I saw a barrier of rocks, did a triple somersault down 15 metres, crashed into a tree and got lucky with just a double fracture".

The actual version: In my ski boots, after 2 hours of glorious skiing, I slipped on the wet tiles of the ski resort restaurant and fell of all my mighty weight on my elbow! 6 weeks to reflect on that one!

I was really nervous, being on just a basic health insurance. I did not realise that the accident insurance is completely separate and that I was covered for first class treatment...not that I am tempted to try if further in a hurry!!

Go with the kids' version. WAY cooler.

I would have believed the children's version if you hadn't spoilt it!
Hope you heal quickly.
Ouch!

You poor thing - hope that you do not feel too uncomfortable especially at night in bed.
My OH did a similar thing and was very impressed with the Cantonal Hospital in Geneva especially the physio down the line.