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**MSE Lawrence** · 08-09-2008, 10:54 AM

This is the discussion to link on the back of Martin's blog. Please read the blog first, as this discussion follows it.

Read Martin's 'Breaking my ribs by not braking properly' Blog.

Click reply to discuss below.

MARTINS DOLL · 08-09-2008, 6:41 PM

Crikey Martin, do please take it as easy as possible. I know that'll be hard given your TV appearances etc., but remember your health must come first, and we need you...

Poor Lara must have been terrified, bless her!

I hope you are feeling much better soon, and the pain eases ASAP.

All good wishes for the new IPTW series, I know it'll be brilliant...

Buttercup.x · 08-09-2008, 6:51 PM

Ouch, Take care, Rest and in future dont try to be a boy racer

mrbadexample · 08-09-2008, 10:03 PM

Please don't tell me gran.

Sorry, had to

at that bit.

krazykidskate · 08-09-2008, 10:48 PM

From the title I didn't think of go-karting - I thought you'd done yourself an injury trying to drive more efficiently as part of your petrol saving strategy

It sounds awful, I can't believe you have to just live with it until it mends itself

I thought Doctors could fix most things these days. Hope you make a speedy recovery

Gasman2 · 09-09-2008, 1:49 PM

Surely you braked too late.

Although, from your ribs' perspective, perhaps you broke too early!

Pinzy · 23-09-2008, 3:26 AM

You may know this already but.... Buy yourself a stash of odourless garlic capsules, and at the merest hint of the sniffles, take a lot of capsules, I mean a Lot. Around 4 in the morning, same again in the evening. This is pretty much guaranteed to stop colds in their tracks. Do it even if you have a cold, it'll shorten the recovery time considerably (if in throes of cold, chuck some zinc down too).

Since finally listening to my mum and doing this, me + OH haven't had a single cold for nearly 3 years. (Previously would have them as often as everyone else.)

Finally, don't go for the cheapest - the difference in quality is astonishing. Holland & Barrat will do 1000mg capsules for about £6, thought I'd bought a bargain in Tesco at around £2, then realised they were only 2mg! I always stock up when H&B are doing a 'better than half price' sale, save 75% sometimes.

Hope this helps.